How To Finish Wide Plank Pine Flooring

If you want to refinish sanding pine floors is easier than sanding hardwood.

How to finish wide plank pine flooring.

Most people prefer a clear oil finish. On a 3 4 t g brand new floor there is only 5 16 of wearable sandable wood on the top of the groove. In this second post i m going to do my best to explain how we sanded stained and finished it. And pine being quite soft tends to get sanded quite deeply each time.

It needs regular sweeping and mopping to protect the finish. There is a significant difference in hard and soft wood as. Hopefully at least 3 16. Tung oil which has a relatively low level of sheen.

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. Our yellow pine floors from lumber liquidators are officially finished and cured and i am fairly certain i m in love with them. The pine will develop a slightly darker patina with age and exposure to light. 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. Pine wood is classed in a range from no knots to large knots. Oil finishes unlike many varnishes won t peel or flake and often look better with age. You need more than one or two coats.

Pine floor planking is in the category of a soft wood whereas most wood floors are commonly referred to as hardwood. So the first thing is to check the ends or side of the pine floor boards and see just how much wood is left. Choose the grade of pine you will be using. Pine is a softwood so an old pine floor is usually distressed which is part of its charm.

Types of oil commonly used to finish pine floors include. But i think they were worth the time and effort. Many craftspeople recommend the standard 8 foot long pine plank measuring 1 inch by 6. Installing and finishing hardwood floors ourselves is definitely not the easiest or quickest option when it comes to flooring.

Stain it or leave it natural and topcoat it with an oil or varnish. Four things to look for in heart pine flooring. 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.