Painting Prefinished Hardwood Floors
We took a worn out prefinished hardwood floor and made it new again.
Painting prefinished hardwood floors. Almost as good as my stair project. This is a great video from ken fisher which explains the process of refinishing pre finished floors and how to eliminate or reduce the bevels. If you like your finishes to be durable and you don t want to spend more than you have to spend for your floor installation you ll naturally gravitate toward prefinished flooring. The floor is painted strong white by farrow ball.
That s right 106 for a brand new floor. I m painting old oak floors and i have tried to do everything by the book sanding from 150 to 250 two coats of sw paint and primer not by the book 24 to 72 hours dry time sand between coats vacuum and removed all dust then 3 coat oil fast dry poly for floors same dry time 24 72 and 250 sand paper the finish is pretty but the satin dried. We are so incredibly thrilled with this floor. They ll need a thorough cleaning before doing so.
As you ll see refinishing pre finished hardwood floors are a bit more challenging to do and best left to the professionals. White walls ceilings and floors create a clean backdrop for vintage inspired decor. Let me bring you up to speed i painted our floor. This paint is nothing short of amazing.
To keep painted floors looking pristine consider priming and painting them annually. The best of today s designs. The choice between prefinished and unfinished hardwood flooring depends mainly on your priorities. Video on refinishing pre finished and beveled hardwood floors.
To paint a hardwood floor start by sanding the wood to remove any preexisting layers of varnish or enamel. Then prime any unfinished wood with an oil based primer. But since the introduction of prefinished solid hardwood during the 1940s this newer form of flooring has become increasingly popular and today you may find that it s easier to find than traditional unfinished hardwood planks. Painting a hardwood floor is a fairly straightforward process with a lot of room for creativity in terms of the texture and finish of your floor.
If the surface has been finished previously. Painting a prefinished hardwood floor. Traditionally hardwood flooring was always installed as unfinished planks that were then stained and finished with a protective surface layer right on the worksite.