With the tip of the knife carefully grind away burned wood.
Fix burnt wood floor.
Luckily repairing burn marks and other damage to hardwood flooring is doable with a few materials.
Removing scorch marks from wood.
Removing scorch marks from wood flooring.
Although wood floors are desirable both for aesthetics and durability they can burn just like many other substances.
Sand a decent area around the burn mark to ensure that the floor doesn t end up being too deep in the one area just around the mark.
Remove as much of the burned area as possible with a 200 grit sanding block.
If you re working with a section of hardwood e g flooring from ash oak or beech trees your best bet will be to sand or scrape out the burned wood before patching the spot with epoxy.
Wearing safety glasses scrape the burn mark with a pocketknife to assess the damage and see how deep the burn goes.
Start by sanding down the area around the burn mark in the direction of the grain using 150 grit sandpaper until bare wood is visible again and the burn mark disappears.
Sand over the burn with the grain of the wood.
While there s no way to repair a piece of wood that s completely turned to ash you can get minor burn marks off of wood relatively easily.
Most damage done to wood flooring affects the finish which may easily be sanded away and refinished to restore the flooring appearance.