Black Spots On Engineered Hardwood

These discolorations will cause your hardwood floors to look old and dingy.

Black spots on engineered hardwood.

To remove dark water stains from wood floors you have two options. Black spots on wood can also appear due to prolonged exposure of water and metal nails forming the iron oxide. The gulf coast area home was late 1970s construction with a concrete slab. Dark spots on hardwood flooring are commonly the result of some type of liquid that has soaked into the polyurethane finish and top layers of wood.

With the proper care hardwood floors will last a lifetime. Over several weeks and even months the mysterious crud spread onto adjoining floors and materials. However items such as oil water grease and pet urine will create black spots on the hardwood floors. Last january i was commissioned by a flooring manufacturer to inspect a prefinished 3 inch engineered oak floor that had developed dark spots.

I considered black iron oxide contamination but such spots encapsulate once the finish is dry and do not spread. The homeowner was convinced the flooring was defective and wanted the floor replaced. Black rings or dark water marks can be more problematic as these are generally water stains that have penetrated into the finish of the floor. The use of the best hardwood steam mops is recommended for sealed floors.

Unlike white water stains residing on the very surface of the hardwood floor dark stains require more steps and products in order to restore the beauty of the wood. For more on black spots see my previous article what causes mysterious black spots in wood floors.