Removing scratches in engineered oak flooring - help please! :)
leonardoflondon
6 years ago
Hi all,
We had engineered oak flooring laid downstairs in our house during our renovation. 5 years and 2 kids in, it's pretty badly scratched. We're now trying to decide between repairing it and replacing with Karndean; if we do want to repair, can anyone tell me the best way to do that? I'm thinking that we may need to sand the whole thing - which wouldn't be the end of the world, as we are about to build a new storey on the house and will have builders onsite and a cleared out house. But concerned it might be a bit past it now!
Any advice appreciated!
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