Refinishing Old Maple Hardwood Floors

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Refinishing old maple hardwood floors. Granted we didn t even know what we had under our flooring before we started. Floors made of maple birch and coniferous woods especially pine or fir are all very difficult to stain evenly. Maple and birch are tight grained woods with very small pores and the density of the pore wall fibers varies drastically. Situations differ but you may not be able to refinish your hardwood floor more than 10 times.

Refinishing our maple hardwood flooring. Inspect the floor to see if complete refinishing is needed. Renew a wood floor in half the time and at half the expense of sanding. The hardwood floor refinishing process is easier and less expensive than sanding down to bare wood and takes less time.

The secret is to screen the old finish. Be sure to vacuum between sandings. Many times on these old maple floors there is a type of coating that tends to gum up the sandpaper. Before applying stain to your wood floor you need to know what species it is.

But often that s. Wipe sanding dust from the floor using a cotton cloth dampened with mineral spirits. You can restore the beautiful surface of your maple hardwood floors with careful refinishing. Follow these directions to refinish your maple hardwood floors effectively.

Sand the floor down to bare wood using a floor sanding machine and edge sander both of which can be rented. Properly refinished floors will also add value to your home. Since wrecking ball showcases some of the scary sides of remodeling i thought i would share with you the most challenging part of our remodel our maple hardwood flooring. How to restore old maple wood floor.

However if the floor is in really bad shape and has old varnish or black backing from a linoleum floor i m required to go down to a 24 grit paper. The job requires using a buffer which you can rent at a home center and a vacuum to suck up dust. Whether renovating an old home or just looking for a way to spruce up your current abode refinishing hardwood floors is a great way to make a space feel brand new. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva applies new finish to an old floor.

When a wood floor loses its luster the usual solution is to sand it down to raw wood and completely refinish it. If you only have some minor scratches and dings or a dull finish you might be able to simply buff and add a new coat of varnish. I generally don t like to use any less than a 36 grit paper. Assess the damage to your floors.

You can prepare the floor. 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. Read on to see if screening will work for your floor.