To finish hardwood floors start by removing any furniture and trim in the room and vacuuming the floors so there isn t any dust or debris on them.
How to finish oak wood floors.
This how to refinish wood floors article will show you how to do just that.
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Situations differ but you may not be able to refinish your hardwood floor more than 10 times.
But as long as the damage is shallow in the coating and not in the wood itself you can renew the hardwood floor by adding a new coat of polyurethane right over the old finish.
How to refinish solid oak flooring.
Despite the ever increasing selection of hardwood flooring materials available oak continues to be the standard.
Then use an electric drum sander to sand the floors several times so they re ready for the stain and wax.
It is one of the most abundant.
Hardwood floor refinishing can help you get rid of those unsightly scratches and marks.
Unlike some hardwoods oak continues to be relatively abundant and most oak floors are solid wood.
While there are many species of hardwood fit for flooring.
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My preferred progression for a hardwood floor such as oak begins with 60 grit abrasive goes to 80 grit and finishes with 100 or 120 grit sand as though you are mowing the lawn.
If your floors are heavily damaged it is best to use a trowel filler a thinner wood filler that spreads and covers large areas image 1.
One advantage of solid boards over engineered ones is that.
Do i have to sand down to bare wood to get rid of them.
My oak floors are covered in scratches.
How to install unfinished oak hardwood flooring.
If the scratches don t go all the way through to the wood you can scuff sand your floors with a buffer and apply a fresh coat or two of finish.
Flooring experts estimate that hardwood floors can be sanded for refinishing up to 10 times depending on the thoroughness of the sanding and the level of wear and tear on the floor.
You finally decided on the perfect hardwood for your floors whether that s a deep rich walnut a warm cherry wood or a rustic oak.
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