Refinishing A Hardwood Floor

Hardwood floors are tricky to refinish. There’s a lot of steps involved and the person cleaning it must be careful not to leave any scratches or errors behind. Its easy to damage the surface if you don’t know what you’re doing. It’s always a good idea to hire a professional cleaning company that can take car of all your needs when it comes to refinishing a hardwood floor.

Many companies opt to refinishing a hardwood floor by trial and error. They go online or talk to the hardwood supplier about the best techniques possible. They don’t realize the damage that they can do just by using the wrong materials for refinishing a hardwood floor. They can create potential nightmares for themselves that they have to clean up later on or hire someone to redo. It’s always best to hire the experts at No More Dirt to help take care of that for you.

Is it simple? No.

It is doable? Absolutely!

If you have a DIY mentality or want to take a stab at it, here’s what you need to know. It is going to take a lot of time and effort to get this done. If you don’t know what you’re doing, then you might end up with a bigger problem in hand.

You need to start by preparing the room for sanding. This involves buying the right equipment prior to starting and removing everything from the room. Take up the heat grates and pull out the carpet staples. Remove any old nails and sweep the floor from all angles. Don’t apply wood putty, as it’s a bad idea. Soft wood may make it pop out in a couple of years, leaving the foundation weak. If you have a really old hardwood floor, then leave it to the professionals. You don’t want to damage anything by mistake.

Start by sanding the floor. Remember to measure twice and cut once. Sanding raises a lot of dust so be careful and wear a protective mask when doing this. Do a walk through of the entire floor before you begin to avoid any problems later on. Sanders can get extremely loud so its best to wear earplugs or some sort of protective gear. Do this process multiple times for best results.

Buffing comes next. You can put a 100-grit sanding screen on the buffer and move it back n forth to clear out any leftovers. You should focus on covering as much area as possible and not let any spots be unbuffed. Move the buffer slowly and overlap each pass as you did with the sander. Start in the center of the room and blend it all together.

You need to apply the finish next. Use a high quality natural bristle brush and foam applicator to cut in along the edges and corners. You need to be careful about dripping and layers that might be too thick. You want to have even layers that begin at the furthest point from the door, and make sure that you’re doing it as evenly as possible.