Refinishing Old Pine Floors

Here s what our 113 year old yellow pine floors.

Refinishing old pine floors. It needs regular sweeping and mopping to protect the finish. In fact our contractor said most people rip out their old pine floors and replace them with white oak to get that lighter and not amber look and i was like ahhh my ears are bleeding who rips out gorgeous original hardwood floors. Redoing the floor involves sanding it but when the floor is old you have to be on the lookout for signs of. But straight pine pics details about achieving a softer lighter just sanded look not so much.

How to refinish a 100 year old wood floor. I m back to share a long awaited update on our upstairs renovation. Pine is a softwood so an old pine floor is usually distressed which is part of its charm. Most pine flooring and pine steps can be sanded and refinished.

It is not complicated or difficult although generally hard on the knees and time consuming and it is a job that most people can do themselves. Occasionally i have seen floors that have been refinished so many times and it s time to replace them but this the exception to the rule perhaps this occurs in 5 of floors. If you want to refinish sanding pine floors is easier than sanding hardwood. This assumes that the pine is solid and thick enough stable enough.

Our last post left off just before sanding some diy wood filler mixed from heart pine sawdust and too little glue and realizing we d need to apply a second. Whether you ve been admiring your old wood floor for years or you just discovered it hidden under some old carpeting refinishing it can be a feast for. However there are a few key things to keep in mind about pine floors when you re trying to refinish them. Consequently most heart pine floors are old which makes them even more valuable.

Adding new life to old floors is a great way to make your home more beautiful and inviting as well as add value to your home. The end result was a floor that needed to be heavily repaired with new heart pine some serious tar that needed to be removed from the old flooring and the need for a whole lot of sanding. When the finish gets dull you can restore it by a screen and recoat.