Hardwood pine flooring
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Instead of pine flooring, my "contractor" installed pine wood. The wood was not kiln dried. One floor has been stained & looks horrible another hasn't had anything done to it yet. Any suggestions?
The first thing I would do is call a real flooring contractor and ask them what is really going on. Is it T&G, is it installed correctly or incorrectly, etc. From the picture, it looks like yellow pine (which is cheap, but while not my go to wood, but it we sand it all the time, especially on 3rd floors of older homes). From the picture, it also looks like this isn't sanded/refinished correctly. This isn't surprising as many handymen and GC's are not experts at flooring and especially with refinishing. Ironically, it's more challenging to refinish the softer pines, especially if you don't do this all the time. Not only do you need a conditioner (which looks like it's missed), but you need to sand w/ 3 grits finer and finer (and the grits are different than grits you'd use for oak). It doesn't look like either were done. Hence, the stain wasn't absorbed properly and the poly won't adhere properly. BUT, get a real local expert to look at this in person. That way, you know what the problem(s) is/are, how to solve them and a better case against the contractor. If this can be solved just by sanding and refinishing, it's a much less expensive fix. Good luck with this and getting a refund. I hope it works out well for you.
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Call Mike Holmes!
Seriously, I'd report the contractor to the BBB and the State licensing board. Shame on him. Take plenty of pictures and document everything. Create a journal for legal purposes. I'd rent a sander, clean and condition the wood, stain, then seal the wood, replacing only those boards that must be replaced first. I wish you the best of luck. May many blessings come your way in 2017.
You could go over it with vinyl flooring get a floating floor put it right over that looks like he used plywood .Jerk