Asked on Apr 30, 2018

My living room wood floors are too thin to sand

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i would like to paint my living room floors they are pretty rough looking from the previous owners. what would be the best paint to use

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Sharon
on Apr 30, 2018

I would go with Porch and Floor paint.

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Ireland Dowling
on Apr 30, 2018

Many hardware/paint stores sell paint made just for floors. I'd check out each option, or do a light sand, and stain.

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Naomie Moore aka baileyanddaisey, Castaic CA
on Apr 30, 2018

Great choice! And a wonderful way to save them. Here are some really good tips!

https://www.todayshomeowner.com/painting-wood-floors/

https://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-paint-floors-210

My favorite:

https://www.profloortips.com/hardwood/painting-wood-floors/

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Janet
on May 1, 2018

Floor paint

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Tae
on May 1, 2018

pirch and floor is what will hold up best!

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Tae
on May 1, 2018

porch And floor paint, sorry for the spelling errors

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Missy Burch
on May 1, 2018

Depending on the look you're going for- you could start with white Kilz & that will cover a multitude of sins. then you can do anything you want style or color wise- stencils, patterns, a new texture. I covered 2 floor types in 1 redo. You can see it in my projects. It was suprisingly easy!

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Lynne
on May 8, 2018

thank you all for so much good information. i really appreciate it

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John Biermacher
on Oct 8, 2020

It is very likely you have completed this project. Just in case, refinishing a floor is an alternative to sanding. It is similar to a piece of furniture, only larger. Won’t remove major defects (deep scratches and stains) but will greatly improve any floor’s appearance.

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