How To Finish Salvaged Wood Floors

Our reclaimed barn wood floors are one of my favorite things about our house and one of the things i get the most questions on from blog readers and random internet browsers.

How to finish salvaged wood floors.

Your first goal in maintaining your reclaimed wood floor s appearance is to protect the finish from wear and damage. The beauty of reclaimed wood with the practicality of engineered flooring. Everyone wants to add the charm of reclaimed wood in their homes offices retail stores and restaurants. Keep floors clear of dirt sand and other grit.

When it comes to pine flooring. Wood flooring from reclaimed lumber is in a revival period. Increasing the useful life of natural resources eases the demand for new resources and creates a smaller carbon footprint. Reclaimed engineered wood flooring may sound like an oxymoron but aged woods has just that.

Like other prefinished floorings this product receives seven coats of aluminum oxide finish. So today i m sharing the answers to many of these questions along with loads of gorgeous photos of various reclaimed barn wood flooring. The hardwood grooves and knotholes along with the already worn finish creates personality in flooring that you would be hard pressed to find in a newly honed piece of lumber. Regardless of the finish oil based water based etc or the type of flooring hardwood or softwood etc these steps are the same.

How to finish reclaimed pine flooring.