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Repairing damage to floors

Hardwood floors can be damaged by chair

Photo credit: Tim Carter | Hardwood floors can be damaged by chair legs but aren't hard to repair.

Before starting this repair, you need to realize you can't make floors look any worse than they are. Just about anything you do will be an improvement.

1. Starting from scratch

The first thing to do is to sand the damaged areas. If there are deep scratches, you'll have to use coarser sandpaper to start the process. Use this coarse sandpaper only in the area of the deep scratches. You...

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