| shing hardwood floors is something that you can do | | | | and dirt will show up when you apply the stain and |
| yourself without paying professionals high amounts of | | | | finish. In the information you have about how to |
| money to do it for you. However, you do need to | | | | refinish wood floors, you will find out that you should |
| have time to spend on your refinishing project to | | | | only use a damp mop to wash up the floor. Excess |
| make sure that you end up with the effect you | | | | water, especially on the sanded hardwood, will cause |
| want to achieve. Many places that rent equipment | | | | stains in the floor. |
| have the heavy-duty sander that you need for the | | | | When you dry the floor, then you are ready for the |
| refinishing job. To start to refinish hardwood floors, | | | | next stage of refinishing hardwood floors. You can |
| you first have to move all the furniture and take up | | | | choose to stain the wood floor in different colors |
| any rugs or mats that you have on the wood floors. | | | | suited to the type of wood. You may want to leave |
| You also need to wear a dust mask so that you | | | | the wood in its natural color, but when you read |
| won't breathe in the dust when refinishing hardwood | | | | about how to refinish hardwood floors, you will also |
| floors. | | | | learn about the need for a protective coating. The |
| Older wood floors can be restored to their former | | | | polyurethane coating adds protection to the floor. |
| glory when you find out how to refinish hardwood | | | | You can choose a coating that will give you a |
| floors. There are many books you can buy on the | | | | gleaming floor or one that has a low lustre. When |
| subject of refinishing hardwood floors and you can | | | | refinishing wood floors, it is essential that the first |
| also get valuable information when you search online. | | | | coat is dry before you apply another coat. The more |
| You do need to have a heavy- duty sander that you | | | | coats you put on, the shinier your floors will be. |
| move gently back and forth over the wood floors. It | | | | Refinishing wood floors is a time-consuming project. |
| is best to move in a straight line with the pattern of | | | | However, it does not mean that you have to move |
| the hardwood boards instead of going across, | | | | out of the home until you complete the refinishing. |
| especially if the hardwood has a bevelled edge with | | | | The coatings for refinishing hardwood floors do not |
| small grooves. You also have to be mindful not to | | | | have any strong fumes that may be dangerous for |
| apply more pressure in one place that in another | | | | anyone with respiratory problems. The only thing you |
| because you could take gouges out of the floor. | | | | have to remember is not to walk on the floor until |
| Once you have the initial finish sanded off, you have | | | | the finish is dry. If you do, your refinishing project will |
| to sweep or vacuum up the dust and give the floor | | | | have your footprints all over it - in more ways than |
| a light washing. This is an important part of refinishing | | | | one. |
| hardwood floors because the least little bit of dust | | | | |