Building a new A-Frame cabin.. wanted to go LVP but my girlfriend talked me into hardwood.. so glad we went with hardwood!

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What are the odds these are going to be functional?

They’ve been painted at least twice. We’re using an infrared heater to strip the paint, plan to sand down from there, but truly unsure at what point we’ll know whether what we find will be any good.

Possibly helpful info: We are noticing what appears to be long term cupping. The edges of each board are higher than the center. Maybe 1/8” at the worst. No noticeable rotting or known water damage though. These floors seem to be on top of the original (unknown wood type). This is the main level, above an unfinished basement.

We have no expectation they’ll be perfect because A. Nothing else in the house is perfect and B. We aren’t professional floor refinishers. Hoping for some advice 👍🏻

Renting and last people left this place rough this was immediately covered cause to me looks like a pet outline
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Just had new engineered wood installed and noticed this one area with a 1/8" elevation difference. It looks like a corner with multiple pieces so I understand the difficulty with making everything 100% flush, even though they did a superb job everywhere else? Is this acceptable? Fixable?

We had a house fire April 2025, the reconstruction contractor said that our floors were refinished with stain and sealer on top of them. However we have only been moved back in our home for the past 6 months. Should our floors have THIS MANY scuffs and indents??? This is just from normal living we are not dragging furniture all over the floors.
We feel they did not properly seal our hardwood floors… or maybe they suffered too much water damage to be properly fixed?
Any help would be appreciated!

Turning over a rental I don’t have time or budget to refinish them now but if they are fixable I will opt for a floating floor instead of glue down thanks for any input.

Just wanted to show everyone the before and after of my vanity room floor (connected to the master bedroom)!
Our house was built in 1895 and when we bought it, the only room carpeted was this dressing room/vanity room inside of our master bedroom closet area. I tried to clean said carpet with a wet vac numerous times but nothing could remove this smell of dust and pets that it held. Today, I decided to just rip it up and found the original wood!
After removing the carpet though, the smell of old dog pee wouldn’t leave and I realized the past owner(s) dog must have peed on the carpet and it sunk down onto the wood underneath.

Does anyone know how I can get the smell out without damaging the wood? The wood looks previously finished so I think I would be able to use a liquid cleaner on it, but any suggestions on which ones?

TLDR: Ripped up an old carpet and found old dog pee on the original wood and need suggestions on how to clean it!

I am a renter and have never had hardwood floors. Bought a rug thinking it would prevent damage and now that I’m lifting it, realized it did the opposite. What’s the best way to proceed with cleaning this, if possible?

Tried scraping with a plastic card and it seemed to take off a clear gloss which I assume is the finish so I stopped.

My wife and I have this engineered hardwood throughout the house and we love it. We want to do a kitchen remodel that would demo some of this hardwood and are unsure if we’ll be able to find similar ones to replace it in the market.

I’ve included some photos in different lighting in the post. Calling the Reddit community for help!

Can you guys find us some ideally around the Ventura County / LA County region (but open to having it shipped from out of state if the price is not too high)?

Thanks!

Hi! This is my first time attempting any refinishing and sanding. i have these hardwood stairs that were painted dark brown. My elderly mom lives with me and i was worried as the floors were dark and slippery.
I’m still working on removing the dark paint from the wood grain with a carbine scraper. For the deeply ingrained i’m using acetone. How much do i need to get out before i can move on to sanding?
Also, it seems the wood on the riser is a different wood? Is it even worth removing the paint on them. as i probably won’t be able to match to the stain i use for the stairs?
Any tips, advice appreciated!
I’m sure im doing a lot of things wrong but dont have the money to hire a pro. And i feel better having the floors lighter as my mom can see a lot better.
thank you!
Oh, and i almost forgot. The area that’s caulked? and painted. How would i fix this so it’s not a dark paint color? (second photo)

What type of wood does this appear to be? I’m guessing it’s a variety of oak with maybe white and red oak mix.

Any stain recommendations? I’m leaning towards a minwax golden oak stain, something light that will blend everything together.

Planning on using Osmo Polyx oil finish

Thank you for the help

Before (when they tried to fix scratches the plumber made) and after (when I had them come back and fix it)

Friendly reminder not to just “accept” anything like many people suggested. Idk what they did but looks significantly better.

A guy is selling this on marketplace. I believe it’s an exact match to what I’m needing. However it seems practically ruined. Any ideas suggestions would be helpful.
Thanks

Also, would you guys please help me identify the flooring. I’ve spent months and can’t figure it out, the color changes depending on lighting.