Old Harwood Floor Redo
by
Clök Concept
(IC: homeowner)
4 Materials
$20
5 Hours
Hi there!
It is only my second post here, since I'm a french speaking person and it asks me a lot of time to write in English!
My hardwood floor has been redone over 10 years ago, but with 3 young kids (and sometimes even 5!!) and a big dog, they needed some love and care!
I was planning of taking care of them in the next few months (I already started a lot of projects : bunk beds for my grand-sons, my office, my stairs, my dinning room table and my kitchen cabinets!!) But last night, we had an accident : we broke a full glass of red wine and I couldn't make the stain go away!!
This morning, I decided the war was about to start between my floor and myself. I'm proud to say : I am about to win this battle!! :)
Here's some pictures of damaged spots : red wine and scratches :
I tried to sand away all the scratches with a sanding paper 60 grade. Didn't work fast enough for me so I went to the store and bought 40 grade.
I didn't hesitate to use some plastic wood on the most damaged spots. Than I sanded everything another time. After the vacuum, I washed the floor with as less water as possible. Let it dry for at least an hour.
I started to put varnish on my sanded floor. I used Sam An Water-based Varnish
gloss with a good brush.
I did the first 2 coats, than sanded it again but with 120 grade. Add a third coat. As per Sam An notice, 3 coats should be enough... But I prefer to add a fourth coat just to be sure!
I only did a section of my floor for less than$20. I'll be away from home for the next weeks and I'll be finishing my hard-floor restoration when I'll return.
I added 4 tablespoons of Water-based Wood Stain Whitewashed in the 945 ml varnish so my floor would be a bit whitish...
Can't wait to see the complete results! I'll post new pictures as soon as I am done!
Who said we absolutely have to give this job to a pro? Not me. :)
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Suggested materials:
- SamaN Waterbased Varnish gloss (https://ardec.ca/en/p/389/saman-waterbased-varnish)
- Sanding paper grade 40 (Local hardware store)
- Sanding paper grade 120 (Local hardware store)
- Orbital sander (Already had it)
Published August 2nd, 2017 12:07 AM
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Clök Concept on Aug 03, 2017
Thanks! :)
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18579179 on Aug 07, 2017
Looks great.
https://theflooringblog.com/hardwood-floor-care-and-maintenance/
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