A few years ago we removed all carpets in our house and just left the wood floors. Carpets were in rough shape, wood floors were in just as rough a shape. A few nail holes, a couple screws, some cracked boards. All finish is gone in high traffic areas. May sound worse than it really is...but maybe not. Could not afford to get the floor refinished, but there was no way we could keep the carpets either. Used an area rug in the main area, but got rid of it as we just prefer the bare wood. Still cannot afford to get the floors redone, but I would like to make them better than they are now. My questions are: 1) The wood on the main floor is the same flooring for the living room (14x24), the hallway and the master bedroom (10x12). Each room has a lot of stuff in it and I have no where to put it all. If I do the floor in sections (say living room, hallway, bedroom) at different times, will there be a very noticeable difference? 2) There is no finish in large areas (most of the floor actually), but there is in seldom seen spots along the walls (under furniture). Do I need to sand the whole floor, just the spots with finish, or not at all? 3) Is there a simpler solution to just improve the look/quality of the floor so it is not just bare wood without refinishing them? If it helps, I can post photos of the floor. Thanks for any help?

Hello everyone, I am new to the forums and am jumping right in with a problem I discovered in the house I recently bought. I had the main water like break and leak some water into the wall, and it mostly went into this room and under the wood floor. I was able to get everything dry as far as I can tell with a combination of fans, a dehumidifier and towels. I decided to tear up some of the wet floor and the baseboards to look for damage. what I discovered is that there was some wood glued down in the gap between the drywall and the subfloor that was drying. As I went around to the area under the window, I found that the wood was extremely rotted, so much so that I could tear it out with my hands. Basically what I am looking for is guidance, as I am learning how to do all this by necessity. I figure I should tear out all this rotted wood, but should I tear the wall up too? I was unable to replicate the possiblity of water coming in under the window, so im unsure how that spot could have gotten so wet.