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Finishing A Hardwood Floor

Hardwood floors provide a rich, warm, andsandpaper will scratch the floor surface
inviting ambience to any room. However, overrather than sanding it smooth. Remove all
time, the finish will wear off and it willwax with a quality wax remover and dirt with
need to be rejuvenated.Refinishing a hardwoodsoap and water.Sand the floorSanding the
floor will make a tremendous difference tofloor has to be done in stages. Starting
any room. It is not difficult if donewith a course grit sandpaper and using finer
properly with good preparation andgrits as the process continues. Corners and
planning.Before starting, consider whatedges will have to be sanded with a hand
finished color and gloss factor you want onpower sander using the same grit
your floor. Paint stores carry a multitudesandpaper.Remove the dustOnce you have
of samples of colors and clear finishes.completed sanding all the dust must be
Remember that the color of the floor isremoved from the room. Vacuum using a
relative to the type of wood, its grain,machine with a HEPA filter and then use a
fiber density, and a number of other factors.tack rag to wipe down everything.Inspect the
If possible, always test an exact piece offloorFill any cracks between boards, gouges,
wood with the color that you haveand dents with wood filler. Correct any
chosen.Remove everything from the roomSandingsqueaks and loose boards with finishing
a floor produces vast quantities of finenails, countersinking and filling the holes
dust. Even the most expensive power sanderswith wood fill. Sand the areas that have
with built in dust collectors do not capturebeen filled, vacuum and wipe with a tack
100 percent of the dust that will berag.Stain the floorIf you are changing the
generated during the sanding process. Forfloor color from its natural color, this is
that reason it is imperative that everythingthe time to apply the stain.Apply the clear
be removed from the room.Prepare the room forfinish coatsChoose a high quality
dust containmentThe dust generated frompolyurethane finish that is made for floors.
sanding your floors will permeate your home.Allow the floor to dry overnight between
It will be collected on the bottom of shoes;coats. A minimum of two coats should be
it will be in your hair and it will remainapplied. Three if you are doing a high
airborne for long periods of time. It istraffic area.For additional information on
important to isolate the area to befinishing hardwood floors or other home
sanded.Remove any wax and dirtWax and dirtrenovation projects, visit Renovation
will clog the sandpaper and create hardHeadquarters.
pieces of matter that if captured on the



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