It will continue to reappear until the carpet and pad are deep cleaned by either a machine or professional.
Wood under carpet staind.
They were pine wood which is what most builders use.
We did this project over a full weekend and two additional weeks nights following.
Use a palm sander to sand.
After sanding your floors you should plug any holes caused by nails by filling them with wood plugs or wood paste a combination of saw dust and white glue which you can make yourself.
Sand the floor with an orbital flooring sander and 80 grit sandpaper to flatten the wood grain and blend the filler.
More than likely it is the pad under the carpet that still has the stain.
This is our stairs before.
My husband and i recently tore the carpet from our stairs and painted the wood underneath creating a fresh clean and modern look.
I wanted to see what type of condition the wood was in so i proceeded.
Vacuum the floor then sand again with 100 grit paper.
It wouldn t hurt to ask your builder though.
Yes the builder grade is stainable the wood under the carpet on my stairs that i stained were builder grade.
At the same time you should clean the hardwood once more using the appropriate vacuum cleaner in order to make sure that it s 100 dust free.
Your floor needs to be absolutely dry before a new finish can be applied.
Examine the floor for stains.
This involves sanding the floor and then applying a wood stain and a wood finish.
If i had known that i would have pulled that carpet up a year ago.
If the floor has large and stubborn stains it may be necessary to refinish it.
The stain was on the carpet and soaked through to the pad the carpet got cleaned but spot cleaning only cleans the carpet not the deeper stain in the pad.
There truly were oak hardwood treads under that dreaded carpet.
Using the most sophisticated carpet removal tools vise grips and machines my foot i pried the rest of that carpet off the edge of the stair.