How To Finish Wide Plank Pine Flooring

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How to finish wide plank pine flooring.

When the finish gets dull you can restore it by a screen and recoat. Oil finishes unlike many varnishes won t peel or flake and often look better with age. But i think they were worth the time and effort. In this second post i m going to do my best to explain how we sanded stained and finished it.

Tung oil which has a relatively low level of sheen. Most people prefer a clear oil finish. Welcome back to our diy install of 12 wide plank pine floors. Types of oil commonly used to finish pine floors include.

There is a significant difference in hard and soft wood as. Many craftspeople recommend the standard 8 foot long pine plank measuring 1 inch by 6. So the first thing is to check the ends or side of the pine floor boards and see just how much wood is left. You can buy heart pine flooring in a variety of widths and grades.

Our yellow pine floors from lumber liquidators are officially finished and cured and i am fairly certain i m in love with them. Oils are a traditional softwood finish that will penetrate deep into the pine flooring. Most floor finishers use polyurethane to coat floors because it s one of the hardest finish materials available and it provides good dent protection for pine. Pine floor planking is in the category of a soft wood whereas most wood floors are commonly referred to as hardwood.

It was cheap and readily available so safe to say it s everywhere. When i left off on the last post we had just finished the installation and were moving on to the finishing. It needs regular sweeping and mopping to protect the finish. If you want to refinish sanding pine floors is easier than sanding hardwood.

Pine is a softwood so an old pine floor is usually distressed which is part of its charm. On a 3 4 t g brand new floor there is only 5 16 of wearable sandable wood on the top of the groove. Stain it or leave it natural and topcoat it with an oil or varnish. Pine is a common material that was used in flooring in the early 1900s.

Choose the grade of pine you will be using. And pine being quite soft tends to get sanded quite deeply each time. The pine will develop a slightly darker patina with age and exposure to light. You need more than one or two coats.