Soft Spots On Hardwood Floors

It has to come out or that rot will spread to the rest of the floor.
Soft spots on hardwood floors. After the spot is gone touch up the floor finish with paste wax or floor polish and buff it with a soft cloth. The soft spot was probably caused by a dip in the concrete subfloor which the installer failed to fix before the wood floor installation. You re walking across your hardwood floor and you feel it sink under your feet in one spot. This is how to polyurethane a spot on the floor with that refinishing the floor.
Closer examination finds the wood of one floor board or a group of them is starting to rot and soften. Therefore if you find yourself dealing with soft spots you might want to start by finding any sources of water that are contributing to the problem. Apply a light coating of floor wax to shallow scratches using a soft cloth. I took a coin and tapped across the floor and the spongy spots have a hollow sound.
On the main floor we immediately noticed low spots in several areas floor felt soft or hollow almost sinking not solid underneath sorry don t know how to explain better builder said that high spots were actually the problem so added extra support underneath in crawl space i don t feel an improvement. Hardwood floors are connected at. Black water stains the most troublesome hardwood floor stains are those that affect the wood itself. They are usually the result of standing water and are most likely to occur when the finish has worn thin.
Remove the excess wax and buff the floor. Some of the most common causes of soft spots include. The house i recently bought has hardwood floors but i ve noticed that some spots are spongy when i walk over them. These are 3 5 plys of real hardwood with the top ply being the finished and sometimes thick layer.
Using a good quality polyurethane and a china bristle brush and three differ. Alternatively use a touch up polyurethane repair kit following manufacturer. Jpat construction demonstrating how to fix a hollow spot in engineered hardwood floor. What causes soft spots in mobile home floors.