If the floor has large and stubborn stains it may be necessary to refinish it.
Wood under carpet staind.
If there are small stains on the floor remove them with rubbing alcohol or fine steel wool.
It will continue to reappear until the carpet and pad are deep cleaned by either a machine or professional.
More than likely it is the pad under the carpet that still has the stain.
I wanted to see what type of condition the wood was in so i proceeded.
Vacuum the floor then sand again with 100 grit paper.
Yes the builder grade is stainable the wood under the carpet on my stairs that i stained were builder grade.
At the same time you should clean the hardwood once more using the appropriate vacuum cleaner in order to make sure that it s 100 dust free.
There truly were oak hardwood treads under that dreaded carpet.
Examine the floor for stains.
If i had known that i would have pulled that carpet up a year ago.
They were pine wood which is what most builders use.
Sand the floor with an orbital flooring sander and 80 grit sandpaper to flatten the wood grain and blend the filler.
The stain was on the carpet and soaked through to the pad the carpet got cleaned but spot cleaning only cleans the carpet not the deeper stain in the pad.
After sanding your floors you should plug any holes caused by nails by filling them with wood plugs or wood paste a combination of saw dust and white glue which you can make yourself.
This involves sanding the floor and then applying a wood stain and a wood finish.
This is our stairs before.
Use a palm sander to sand.
It wouldn t hurt to ask your builder though.
Using the most sophisticated carpet removal tools vise grips and machines my foot i pried the rest of that carpet off the edge of the stair.
Our main goal was to rip off the carpet see what wood was underneath and.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.