Finishes Pine Floor

You ll need to finish your own pine flooring using stain varnish or oil.

Finishes pine floor.

How to finish pine floors the best way to finish your pine wood floor. We chose yellow pine unfinished flooring from lumber liquidators sand floors with an orbital sander rented locally. Many of our customers want a pine floor finish that s tough easy to use doesn t leave brush marks and is quick drying. If you choose varnish instead of polyurethane to finish your floor you will want to make sure that you select a varnish or finish that has hardening agents added to it to give additional durability to the pine wood.

For the best results clean the floor first with a duster or vacuum to remove any lingering dirt or debris. This process is detailed in this post. The most natural but least water resistant film finish is shellac. Cleaning and sanding the pine floor.

For you purposes at least 5 6 coats of shellac can be brushed or rolled on to a well sanded pine floor. Ryan used an air nailer to nail the boards in place. Part 1 of 3. Oil based finish will last much longer in comparison.

More importantly still is that they often ask for something that doesn t darken the wood. The flooring installation and finish process for video haters. 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.