| Is your wood flooring already worn out? Has it | | | | mixed with varnish to form a paste. Then leave the |
| already gone through the tough tests and is now | | | | floor alone for some time. |
| looking old and pale? It may be time to refinish your | | | | After a few hours, repeat the sanding process again, |
| wood flooring and make it look new again. | | | | this time doing it along the grain with a much finer |
| How do you know it is time to refinish the floor? You | | | | grit. Do this twice using the highest grit number on |
| can do this simple step. Go to the area where the | | | | the last sanding. After which, vacuum the floor once |
| floor is mostly used, your living room perhaps. Get a | | | | more and sweep off the sanddust. |
| tablespoon of water and pour it onto the floor. If the | | | | Once the floor is dust-free, it is now time to apply |
| water forms beads and can easily be wiped out, | | | | the coat. You would need a roller to do this. Before |
| there is no need to refinish it yet. Your floor is still in | | | | using the roller, make sure it is clean first using a stiff |
| good condition. | | | | brush to remove dirt and loose hairs that might get |
| If the water that you just poured slowly seeps into | | | | into the finish. |
| the floor and creates a visible spot, it may already | | | | The urethane coating can now be applied across the |
| need refinishing touches. You may want to keep it in | | | | floor grain by strips. Once the whole array of strips is |
| your to-do list and schedule a time when you can do | | | | completed, go back to the starting strip and make |
| the refinishing. However, if the water seeps in as | | | | sure there are no roller marks or urethane build up. |
| quickly as you had poured it, then don't waste more | | | | Let the first coating dry for some time. When the |
| time. Your floor definitely needs refinishing, and soon. | | | | coat is completely dry, the next step is to sand the |
| Refinishing your wood flooring would require | | | | whole floor using an orbital sander. Vacuum and |
| equipments such as a drum sander. Other equipments | | | | sweep the floor afterwards to remove the dust. |
| may be needed for other more detailed tasks in the | | | | Finally, the second coating can now be applied using |
| finishing process. You need not buy those | | | | the same procedure as the first. When you do the |
| equipments, though. These equipments are available | | | | second coating, make sure the sun doesn't shine |
| for rent in your local home shops such as Home | | | | through the window to any part of the floor to avoid |
| Depot. You can rent them on a daily or weekly basis. | | | | uneven marks. |
| Different grit papers are used in the drum sander for | | | | Refinishing your wood flooring is relatively easy as |
| different floor types. The lower the grit paper | | | | long as you have the right equipment. The rent may |
| number is, the coarser it is for use on more damaged | | | | be a little costly though, but not as expensive as |
| woods. Once you have chosen the right grit paper, | | | | replacing your whole floor. You can even save more |
| you can now start sanding the wood using the | | | | doing it yourself than hiring somebody to do it for |
| equipment. It is suggested that you do the sanding | | | | you. Also, wouldn't you be proud to show off your |
| diagonally on both ways then along the grain. | | | | work and tell your friends you did it by yourself? |
| Once you are done sanding the whole floor with that | | | | Nicely finished or refinished floors make your home |
| procedure, repeat the process again using a finer grit | | | | look more beautiful. It is also a healthy alternative |
| paper (one with a higher number). After sanding the | | | | than carpets. Carpets are known to cause allergies |
| whole floor again, you can now sand the edges using | | | | because they are difficult to clean. Having just bare, |
| a spinner/edger machine. | | | | nicely finished wood flooring will help you have a |
| Vacuuming is the next step to clean off the sand | | | | healthy environment inside your own home. Dusts, |
| dusts. Should there be gaps present after the | | | | pests, molds, and animal stains can easily be cleaned |
| sanding process, fill them in using the sand dust | | | | up as well. |