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Home Improvement InformationRefinish Your Wood
Floor Like a Pro
by:
Dan Farrell
by Dan Farrell
This article is written by a pro of refinishing wood
floors since I have done too many an to count. Peradventure 300 would-be be a nice guess.
My father was in the business full time (as well as aluminum windows and doors (which I'll write another article simply about that soon) and spell I attended college, and for a short time after, I worked with him as well as on my own refinishing wood
floors.
In fact, I simply did my mother-in-law's last summer and my back still hurts!
Before you even as think of starting this DIY project, you need to be fairly nice shape. There is a lot of bending, motion and scraping :(
Ok, you still are here reading so I guess you are serious :o)
Here are the easy? steps to a beautiful, shiny wood
floor:
1. Determine what kind of stop you would-be like first. There are a couple choices, low gloss and high gloss. It's strictly taste as they several wear the same. I prefer a ployurethan paint but several like varnishes. I found ester
to be a durable stop and won't yellow over time. Look for 'non-yellowing' on the can.
2. Go to your local hardware store that carries floor sanders, edger sander, pain scrapers, sandpaper (medium) and the floor paint.
3. Prepare your floor by filling in any blemishes, depressions, cracks and nail holes.
4. Sweep and then vacuum floor. (at this point I would-be hang a plastic sheet over any door openings if the door has been removed (new construction etc).
5. Sand main floor being careful to support power tool going in same direction. Start with a coarse sandpaper and switch to finer for second sanding. The 1st sanding is to get to bare wood and the second for a finished look.
6. Sand the edges. The trick here is to use a fairly light touch and rotate the power tool in semi-circle reducing sand marks.
7. Now the fun part. Take your hand tool
in scrape the corners and under heaters. Don't worry simply about under heaters too more as it won't be that noticeable.
8. Whew! The hard part is done. Now the fun part. Sweep and vacuum floor and if you see a swirl or sanding marks scrape the out.
9. Put the sealer down. Wait at least 2 hours, hand sand the whole floor, vacuum and apply the urethane. If you don't have air conditioning, put a fan on the floor to dry it quicker.
10. I ordinarily waited at least 4-5 hours for it dry, most of the time overnight. I recommend at least 2 coats of ester
for a durable, hard finish.
You're done! Wow not so bad was it?
Oh yeah,
Email me for a therapist :o)
Just simply about the author:
Dan Farrell is the owner of http://www.closet-organizer-plan.comwhere you can get a free closet organizer plan and
other house improvement ideas and articles.
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