How To Finish Raw Wood Floors

And this is the flooring today after almost 6 weeks.

How to finish raw wood floors.

Differing timber types respond to different cleaning methods for example it would be best to avoid using wire wool on oak as this can cause the oak to blacken due to chemical reaction between the steel moisture from. You can sand out dents scratches and even water stains and apply the same color oil over the raw wood. Varnish is a popular finish for raw and unfinished wooden furniture. This is a property that makes hardwood floors more durable than for instance a pine floor but also makes them more difficult to finish.

Hardwood floors tend to be resistant to soaking up liquid spills owing to the closeness of the grain. How to finish hardwood floors in one day with minwax uploaded apr 11 2011. The most natural but least water resistant film finish is shellac. The oil will darken the wood slightly.

First start by sanding your raw hardwood to leave microabrasions in the wood s surface. The last images in the video are after several coats of the oil finish before the flooring soaked up the finish completely. They work in my house because of the age of the home and my decorating style. The wood is old too so it has a lot of character and any new gouge or stain isn t noticeable.

Test areas are recommended and to ensure that you like the finish but also that the oil will absorb okay as you are applying it to a hardwood. Now i can paint while henry watches amazon instant video choosing a finish. Learn how to finish your hardwood floor in one day with minwax sanding sealer and minwax super fast drying polyurethane for floors. Try osmo a scandinavian product or one i tried recently was produced by a hard wood flooring supplier broadleaf in the uk this would be great for hardwood doors stairs etc.

Properly applied varnish will also give your bare wood furniture pieces a shiny lustrous finish. If the floor has a hardwax oil finish damage repair is even easier. For you purposes at least 5 6 coats of shellac can be brushed or rolled on to a well sanded pine floor. Still if you want the most durable hardwood floor finish it can last up to 25 years that s also low maintenance and you like the idea of installing wood flooring that s already finished.

Because the finish penetrates only the exposed wood and not the finished wood the repair is perfectly camouflaged and it can be completed by almost anyone in just a few hours. Although in my opinion 4 coats of satin polyurethane makes the very best finish for a pine floor there are many alternatives. I would not recommend a varnish for fencing although the yacht varnish will be tough and durable it will peel and flake over time. It works and makes sense.