Crack open a walnut and rub the nut "meat" against cracks and scratches in hardwood floors to repair them. The nut meat fills in the scratch with a color resembling the wood. Natural tannins found in nuts contain healing properties. Almonds and pecans also work if you're out of walnuts!
By attosa from Los Angeles, CA
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We just had some oak hardwood floors put in. No stain, just red oak. I was moving a dresser with pads under it, but there must have been a screw stuck on the leg. Any thoughts on fixing it?
How can I repair hardwood floors that have a couple of scratch marks from moving furniture?
How do you repair scratched wood floors?
I just recently moved into an older house that has some neglected, beaten up wooden floors. Some of the floor area is scratched, even gouged.
