How To Finish Wide Plank Pine Flooring

Tung oil which has a relatively low level of sheen.

How to finish wide plank pine flooring.

Installing and finishing hardwood floors ourselves is definitely not the easiest or quickest option when it comes to flooring. Pine wood is classed in a range from no knots to large knots. 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 is a common material that was used in flooring in the early 1900s. When i left off on the last post we had just finished the installation and were moving on to the finishing. Many craftspeople recommend the standard 8 foot long pine plank measuring 1 inch by 6. Stain it or leave it natural and topcoat it with an oil or varnish.

Four things to look for in heart pine flooring. It needs regular sweeping and mopping to protect the finish. And pine being quite soft tends to get sanded quite deeply each time. Hopefully at least 3 16.

Choose the grade of pine you will be using. If you want to refinish sanding pine floors is easier than sanding hardwood. You can buy heart pine flooring in a variety of widths and grades. There is a significant difference in hard and soft wood as.

Our yellow pine floors from lumber liquidators are officially finished and cured and i am fairly certain i m in love with them. You need more than one or two coats. Types of oil commonly used to finish pine floors include. 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. So the first thing is to check the ends or side of the pine floor boards and see just how much wood is left. It was cheap and readily available so safe to say it s everywhere. On a 3 4 t g brand new floor there is only 5 16 of wearable sandable wood on the top of the groove.

When the finish gets dull you can restore it by a screen and recoat. Welcome back to our diy install of 12 wide plank pine floors. Oil finishes unlike many varnishes won t peel or flake and often look better with age. Pine is a softwood so an old pine floor is usually distressed which is part of its charm.