Sanding And Refinishing Wood Floors

Don t use a sanding block for refinishing hardwood it might miss uneven spots in the floor.

Sanding and refinishing wood floors. Remove finish layer by 2 pass machine sanding. Pulling up any carpet vinyl or linoleum from the hardwood floor. Rub with the grain 4 to 6 inches out from the baseboard working over each board until the finish dulls and a powder forms. By the diy experts of the family handyman magazine.

It also works on plastic laminate floors. You don t want to sand off more wood flooring than you have to but you must sand out all of the imperfections. Store and dispose of oil soaked rags properly. It includes everything you need to create a fresh semi glossy polyurethane finish without changing your floor s color.

It sounds like a lot but we are sanding off the wood a paper layer at a time. We sand the floor with 7 or 8 grades of different sandpaper. But when you are refinishing hardwood flooring in southern california you will have dust. When you sand your hardwood floors you use coarse sanding equipment to remove all of the finish and stain from your floors as well as smooth out the wood underneath those layers of stain and sealer.

Situations differ but you may not be able to refinish your hardwood floor more than 10 times. Prep up to 1 hr per 100 sf remove debris spot fill and patch level up to 2 defects per 100 sf. Renew the finish on your wood floor without the hassle of sanding. To help you select the best stain and finish.

And then applying two to four coats of stain and or finish. Diy a new finish without sanding if deep cleaning didn t restore your wood floor s glow you could give it a fresh new finish without sanding or staining using one of the following products. Basic labor to refinish hardwood floor with favorable site conditions. Apply 2 coats polyurethane finish.

Before you start sanding remove everything from the room and vacuum the floor. A step by step video for a home owner on how to use various wood floor sanders and how to apply the finish. Stripping and sanding the wood up to five times using different grits of paper. Using 180 grit sandpaper hand sand the perimeter of the room and any nooks that the buffer can t reach.

You ll need to sand the entire floor not just one section. Sanding the floor will kick up a lot of dust so protect light fixtures and tape over electrical outlets. Instead use a simple chemical etching technique and apply a new topcoat of finish. Remove shoe moulding the wood trim where the wall meets the floor.

This is an intensive process that strips everything from the floor by grinding it down to the natural wood underneath all that shine.