Old Pine Floors Refinished
Hardwood pine floors can be found in older and newer homes because of their great beauty and durability.
Old pine floors refinished. Just regular old pine that isn t darkened and yellowed actually sees this post and has the heart to save them. The softness of pine will be an advantage and a flight grit on your floor sander 100 or 120 grit will quickly wear off the surface and remove surface blemishes. Occasionally i have seen floors that have been refinished so many times and it s time to replace them but this the exception to the rule perhaps this occurs in 5 of floors. Here s what our 113 year old yellow pine floors.
This assumes that the pine is solid and thick enough stable enough. Most pine flooring and pine steps can be sanded and refinished. If you have never refinished a floor before at all this step may be one you need a professional to help with or you could cause irreparable damage to your floor. If by some chance you should tire of the weathered appearance of your old pine floor you can sand it just as you would a hardwood floor.
I m back to share a long awaited update on our upstairs renovation. So consider this my contribution to the internet in the hopes that the next person who is desperately googling for photos of refinished pine flooring not hickory. Last spring we started work on our master bedroom installing a faux brick accent wall and beginning the process of refinishing the floors a few months later i tore out the carpet in the adjoining hallway and we ve been working on these projects on and off for the last year. Refinishing old hardwood pine floors needs to be done after years of wear and tear.
You ll have to clean the wax and oil soap off the floor before you sand or they ll gum up the sandpaper which is one reason why you shouldn t use these products.