I need advice on my wood floor - we installed prefinished (polyurethane) oak

[hedgehog]

about a dozen years back. It's good and thick, so eventually it'll be re-sanded and re-finished. That's not going to happen for quite a while. In the mean time, I have a floor that has a very worn/no finish in high traffic areas. What's the best way to clean it, protect it and keep it looking good until we re-finish it?

Edit : did I mention the need to clean up pet "accidents"? (Accidents, my foot! they do this on purpose for some dog/cat reason.)

[NNN0LHI]

1. Here is my advice after having hardwood floors for about 20 years

Get a professional in to look at it. I have discovered anything that I have tried unprofessionally myself to help my floors just made things worse.

Wait until a professional looks at it and gives you some advice. He may be able to fix up your high traffic areas until you get them completely sanded and refinished?

But after you get them completely sanded and refinished don't wait until the high traffic areas are a disaster before getting the professional back. A professional should be able to come back ever 5 or 6 years and fix up your high traffic areas pretty much good as new. Not perfect. But close enough.

Good luck.

I like hardwood floors. Wouldn't have anything else.

Don

[hedgehog]

2. Well, if I had the cahs I'd probably have a profesional in. If he had the time, my husband would

re-do the floors himself. AS it is, I need to figure out what to do to hold things over the next 5 years or so I'm thinking. I've done a little reading and concluded that i should stay well away from any products that leave an acrylic coating. There seem to be some that put down a light poly urethane, but they seem to be meant to add that on top of an existing layer.

[Paper Roses]

3. I'm surprised WsDJ didn't chime in here.

He is a wealth of knowledge. I don't have the original post but do have bookmarked his reply about Minwax Floor Reviver. I used the satin finish, not high gloss. It did the best possible job to revive my old floors. Please check out this link. The stuff is easy to use and dries quickly.

My floors were scuffed up and, although they really did not need to be refinished, they needed help, I also gave this info to family members who used it with great results.
Just a thought. Good stuff!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=287&topic_id=8221http:

//www.minwax.com/products/maintenance_and_repair/hardwood_floor_reviver.html

[Wash. state Desk Jet]

4. That will buy the time

And the stuff works !