DIY guideFloors

Check the felt pads under everything that slides

Worn or gritty felt scratches a floor. Tip each chair and table, peel off the tired pads, clean the feet and stick on new ones.

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Tip each chair gently onto its back, or lift one end of a table, and look at the bottom of each leg.
Felt worn thin, packed with grit, gone hard or missing: replace it. Grit in felt scratches the floor.
Peel the old pad off, and scrape off any glue left behind with a plastic scraper.
Wipe the foot clean and let it dry, so the new pad sticks.
Pick a pad the size of the foot. Press it on firmly and hold it for a few seconds.
Slide it back and forth: it should glide quietly. Look at the floor under the worst ones for scratches.
Deep scratches or gouges, finish worn through to bare wood, or boards lifting: ask Handyman for a flooring pro.

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