How To Finish Pine Plank Floors

Pine can serve as a beautiful softwood flooring in any home whether you ve just installed it yourself or had it professionally done.

How to finish pine plank floors. The earliest wood floors usually softwoods such as pine were often never finished. To finish a pine floor which is basically plywood that is purchased and finished from large sheets you need to use stain varnish or oil. However unlike hardwood floors pine floors do not come pre finished. It needs regular sweeping and mopping to protect the finish.

Most people prefer a clear oil finish. You can buy heart pine flooring in a variety of widths and grades. The pine will develop a slightly darker patina with age and exposure to light. Four things to look for in heart pine flooring.

The most natural but least water resistant film finish is shellac. In the north tight grained old growth eastern white pine is still going strong in many homes. Stain it or leave it natural and topcoat it with an oil or varnish. Most floor finishers use polyurethane to coat floors because it s one of the hardest finish materials available and it provides good dent protection for pine.

For you purposes at least 5 6 coats of shellac can be brushed or rolled on to a well sanded pine floor. The flooring installation and finish process for video haters. You ll need to finish your own pine flooring using stain varnish or oil. This process is detailed in this post.

We chose yellow pine unfinished flooring from lumber liquidators sand floors with an orbital sander rented locally. It was cheap and readily available so safe to say it s everywhere. Unlike hardwood flooring though softwood does not come pre finished. Pine is a softwood so an old pine floor is usually distressed which is part of its charm.

For the best results clean the floor first with a duster or vacuum to remove any lingering dirt or debris. Although in my opinion 4 coats of satin polyurethane makes the very best finish for a pine floor there are many alternatives. I show the changes repairs and talk a. Pine floor planking is in the category of a soft wood whereas most wood floors are commonly referred to as hardwood.

If you want to refinish sanding pine floors is easier than sanding hardwood. You need more than one or two coats. Often referred to as pumpkin pine because it has aged to a warm amber color this wide board flat sawn flooring was left natural and maintained by regular. Ryan used an air nailer to nail the boards in place.