| Painting a hardwood floor can cover up any marks if | | | | If you mix them with water, the result is a hard, |
| the floor is damaged and make it last longer. It can | | | | heavy surface. |
| also end up looking better than a laminated floor or | | | | The next thing to do is to prime the floor before |
| tiled floor. Using a thick, brightly colored paint is a | | | | painting it. The function of these sealers is partly to |
| good idea, one that will cover the original grain in the | | | | hide the wood grain that might show through the |
| wood. You need to use a lot of urethane - at least | | | | paint. If there is already urethane or a varnish finish |
| three coats. This increases the durability of the floor | | | | on the wood, you should sand it well before applying |
| and makes it shiny. The paint itself is not resilient to a | | | | primer. If you get stuck, you can ask for help in the |
| lot of foot traffic but the wood beneath it is. If you | | | | hardware store or get a list of all the compatible |
| do not use urethane or you do not use enough, the | | | | primers which would work with specific coat paint |
| floor can lose its luster and look dull and neglected. | | | | products. A lot of manufacturers have these lists |
| The urethane also protects the hardwood floor from | | | | available already in the stores so you can check what |
| contaminants such as water and dust. | | | | is compatible with what before making a purchase. |
| If you are going to paint your hardwood floor, the | | | | For floor painting, oil paints seem to work best usually |
| first thing to do is to make sure it is clean and dry. | | | | because the oil resins adhere well to the hardwood. |
| Make sure there are no hairs, dust or other particles | | | | With water-based paints, this is not always the case. |
| on it. Sweep or wash the floor well. If there are | | | | Oil paints also harden and dry quicker so your floor |
| seams, dents or large holes in the floor, you might | | | | can be ready sooner. When the paint is dry, you can |
| need to fill these with plastic wood type fillers before | | | | add patterns or designs in the form of stencils or |
| starting any painting. You can get plastic wood type | | | | something from your imagination. You can make the |
| fillers in hardware stores or home renovation shops. | | | | floor look exactly as you want. |