| When you want to refinish your hardwood floors, | | | | and you don't want to inhale all that. |
| you know that there's a lot of work waiting for you. | | | | Once the sanding is done, you will have to stain your |
| You need time, you need a lot of patience, you need | | | | floor. First remove any sawdust that you might find |
| the right materials and tools for the job. However | | | | on the surface. Now use a rag to add some stain to |
| you also know that the result is worth every effort | | | | the corner of the floor before applying it |
| you put into it. | | | | everywhere. You want the colors to match. When |
| But how do you know when your hardwood floors | | | | you are sure you got the right color on, go for the |
| need refinishing in the first place? It is at the moment | | | | entire surface. For heavier coating use a brush, but if |
| you realize that your flooring is rather dull, worn out, | | | | you go for the lighter coating, continue with using the |
| no longer shiny and beautiful. When you feel in your | | | | rag. Just simply go with long and steady strokes |
| heart that something needs to be done about it. You | | | | along the wood grain. Don't go against it as it will |
| will know exactly when that is. | | | | show. |
| The first thing you need to do is sanding the floor | | | | The last thing you need to do is actually apply the |
| and for that you have to carefully remove every | | | | final refinish. It is of polyurethane which you need to |
| piece of furniture that is standing in the way. Also | | | | mix well right until you see air bubbles forming. With a |
| see if there are any nails on the floor. If you find | | | | roller or a brush apply the mixture on the wood grain |
| any, pound them down the surface so they are not | | | | and avoid leaving marks. Then leave it to dry. This |
| sticking out. Also if you have any carpet staples, pull | | | | could take a couple of hours or more, so be patient. |
| them out along with any tracks might be around. To | | | | Once it's dry, you need to apply a second layer of |
| actually perform the sanding job you need to have a | | | | coating. Then wait again to dry, and you're actually |
| sander. You can either buy it or rent it. | | | | done. Now you can clean everything nicely and put |
| One thing I forgot to mention, throughout all this | | | | back the furniture. However avoid leaving marks by |
| work you should have either the windows open or a | | | | dragging the furniture on the surface, you don't want |
| good ventilation going on. There will be lots of dust | | | | to scratch your newly refinished hardwood flooring. |
| and debris created through the refinishing process | | | | |