Making A Floor From Old Wood

They are not hard to work with.

Making a floor from old wood. In fact i ve never found one at the store that works. Draw the rocker along each plank rocking as you go to redistribute the glaze and produce the wavy lines characteristic of wood grain. It is beautiful durable and lasts for years. Rust oleum transformations wood and laminate floor renewal kit.

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. It includes everything you need to create a fresh semi glossy polyurethane finish without changing your floor s color.

Some saw mills can do this for you or you can find a local trim supplier that may have a kilm. Apply a coat of glaze to a section of the floor using a paint roller. In a couple of hours i had the entire floor down to bare wood. It looked so good.

Your other option is to air dry the lumber this option will take a long time before you can use the flooring. Streak free natural wood floor cleaner. Drag a plastic comb which comes with the wood graining kit lengthwise along plank to form distinct lines of glaze. Sanding that floor felt great.

Here are some tips for sanding i picked up a square sander is for newer unfinished floors. 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. Prepare the wood to go to the kilm to be dried to a moisture content of 8 percent. Wood is a great material for floors.

Surface and straight line the lumber.