Friday, March 14, 2014

How To Do Hardwood Floor Refinishing

By Gwen Lowe


In this modern age, wood has apparently become a popular material which is used for floor covering purposes. It is broad-based and very proficient suitable to be used in homes to give it a classic style and finishing. This is why many people are using it in their homesteads. There are so many benefits you can get from the hardwood floor refinishing.

These type of floors decoration is very appealing to look. Of much significance, it is long-lasting once installed in your room. However, this durability comes with more of your effort to service it regularly. As a homeowner, ensure that you inspect the flooring materials and if you identify any issue, do not hesitate to repair it.

People love to use these materials, but they are not professionals. However, they do not know what to look for when they want to refinish. These surfaces are used daily, and they become exposed to air, moisture or heat. This makes them deteriorate easily. Water and air cause some areas in your flooring material to get ridges that look awful. In addition, moving furniture causes scratches, dents and scuffs.

To refinish the room made of wooden materials, the first thing involves preparing the floor. Remove carpets from the area and carry it outside. Now the real work begins. The first thing to do involve hammering protruding nail heads. After use, nails start protruding, and some are used to fix and stop squeaking and securing the basement. To avoid hammer marks, you need to use the nail sets and work in their directions.

The worked area must be cleaned using rugs. In addition, use cleaning agents. Scrape off the hard dirt using the puffy knife. The vacuum cleaners and mops remove remaining debris. On the edges, take time to remove tack strips. Tack helps when installing your surfaces with carpets. To finish off well, do this job before sanding to hit the finished area well.

When you find you that your house has an old finish, it will need the sanding process. This can be done using chemical strippers to make the work faster and easier. The tough stains, scratches and patterns, will have to be sanded too. Then finishing will be done after which a new coat will be applied on top.

You will apply the new finish after removing all the dirt, dents and scratches from the surfaces wiping it clean. Ensure that all the holes are filled up with wooden plugs and paste. The last thing is to vacuum the place properly, and it will remove all the debris, sawdust and stripper. The room should be dried and then the coats are applied all over the floor. It is good to ventilate to improve the air circulation in the room so as to prevent yourself, the workers and your family from developing health complications.

This job of refinishing a hardwood floor is effective when the applied coat is allowed to dry well. After this, you can add the final coat. This is for the purpose of deepening the color. For the best outcome, it is good that the procedure is repeated severally and then you can finish by using the polyurethane coating or wax so that it becomes shinny.




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