How To Finish Wide Plank Pine Flooring

Choose the grade of pine you will be using.

How to finish wide plank pine flooring.

When i left off on the last post we had just finished the installation and were moving on to the finishing. The pine will develop a slightly darker patina with age and exposure to light. So the first thing is to check the ends or side of the pine floor boards and see just how much wood is left. Types of oil commonly used to finish pine floors include.

Oil finishes unlike many varnishes won t peel or flake and often look better with age. And pine being quite soft tends to get sanded quite deeply each time. When the finish gets dull you can restore it by a screen and recoat. Welcome back to our diy install of 12 wide plank pine floors.

There is a significant difference in hard and soft wood as. Pine is a softwood so an old pine floor is usually distressed which is part of its charm. Oils are a traditional softwood finish that will penetrate deep into the pine flooring. Most people prefer a clear oil finish.

You need more than one or two coats. You can buy heart pine flooring in a variety of widths and grades. Pine floor planking is in the category of a soft wood whereas most wood floors are commonly referred to as hardwood. Tung oil which has a relatively low level of sheen.

Stain it or leave it natural and topcoat it with an oil or varnish. It needs regular sweeping and mopping to protect the finish. Four things to look for in heart pine flooring. Most floor finishers use polyurethane to coat floors because it s one of the hardest finish materials available and it provides good dent protection for pine.

Installing and finishing hardwood floors ourselves is definitely not the easiest or quickest option when it comes to flooring. It was cheap and readily available so safe to say it s everywhere. Pine is a common material that was used in flooring in the early 1900s. If you want to refinish sanding pine floors is easier than sanding hardwood.

Many craftspeople recommend the standard 8 foot long pine plank measuring 1 inch by 6. But i think they were worth the time and effort. Our yellow pine floors from lumber liquidators are officially finished and cured and i am fairly certain i m in love with them. Pine wood is classed in a range from no knots to large knots.