Making A Floor From Old Wood

Here are some tips for sanding i picked up a square sander is for newer unfinished floors.

Making a floor from old wood.

Drag a plastic comb which comes with the wood graining kit lengthwise along plank to form distinct lines of glaze. Once applied it takes 24 hours to dry and seven to 14 days to cure. Draw the rocker along each plank rocking as you go to redistribute the glaze and produce the wavy lines characteristic of wood grain. In fact i ve never found one at the store that works.

Your other option is to air dry the lumber this option will take a long time before you can use the flooring. If you have old hardwood floors the best thing you can do is sweep dirt and dust away daily. Apply a coat of glaze to a section of the floor using a paint roller. If you are redoing a crappy old stained floor rent a drum sander the drum sander does not take much to control.

Here are some basic cleaning tips for keeping your beautiful hardwoods looking great despite your family s daily abuse. Plus wipe up any spills or stains right away. Prepare the wood to go to the kilm to be dried to a moisture content of 8 percent. Surface and straight line the lumber.

They are not hard to work with. Rust oleum transformations wood and laminate floor renewal kit. It is beautiful durable and lasts for years. Sanding that floor felt great.

Some saw mills can do this for you or you can find a local trim supplier that may have a kilm. It looked so good. It includes everything you need to create a fresh semi glossy polyurethane finish without changing your floor s color. In a couple of hours i had the entire floor down to bare wood.

It s the eternal quest for a lot of people who have hard surface floors finding a natural cleaner that doesn t make your floors look all foggy is really hard.