I would like to lighten my engineered wood floor without sanding?
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Jim Head
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Not possible. Any change in color (for it to last), it needs to be sanded down, restained and resealed.
Since wood floors are finished with poly, sanding is the option to remove it unless its a floating floor.
I would contact the manufacturer to see if this is even advisable since its engineered wood that is a sandwich of hardwood and softwood, and the wood bleach might effect the glue holding the sandwich together.
maybe paint or an opaque stain finish?
home depot sells a bleach for wood pickling is nice to
It would probably be less expensive and less of a pain to just get the color you want and either replace the current flooring or lay another one over it, maybe in the opposite direction?
A typical 200 square foot garage floor, therefore, may cost between $400 and $800on average, but can cost up to $6,000 for an intricately stained floor, or a floor that requires multiple coats or repair prior to coating.