Stripping hardwood flooring the wrong way can cost you hours of backbreaking work leave you with an enormous mess and even cause permanent damage to your subflooring.
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You ll find a beautiful original 1920s maple hardwood floor buried under layers of vinyl or linoleum plus a nasty layer of linoleum adhesive that has been pressed into the hardwood floor below by years of foot traffic.
The floor may need to be sanded to clear up any scuff marks caused by the carpet installation or the glue removal.
There are lots of ways to get glue and adhesive off the floor from diy methods to rented machines.
This is what my completed project looks like.
Optionally sand away the old finish in preparation for adding a new stain and or finish.
A we often see this problem in kitchen floors.