Do we paint walls before or after hardwood floor refinishing?
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Comments (3)"He told me that 99% of the time they can be re-finished with no problems even if there are pet stains." Stains often sand out, but if the satin got between the strips it may not be possible to sand deep enough to remove everything. "How many options are there for staining?" Probably millions. "I'm not sure if it would be easy to add additional floor boards. " You can often steal matching strips from closets, though obviously they will all be shorter pieces. 1957 wood should not be that hard to match. It is unlikely to be old growth with very tight grain....See MorePaint or refinish old hardwood floors?
Comments (1)I'm a fan of wood floors so my response is partial. Before you paint, I suggest having a refinisher look at your floors. They will be able to advise if the floors have sufficient thickness remaining to refinish. There is a good chance in 80 years that your floors have been sanded previously. The refinisher will need to examine them. If they can't withstand another sanding then the decision is made. As a general rule, 3/4" floors can be sanded 3 times. Hope this helps....See MorePaint walls or refinish hardwoods first?
Comments (6)Hi there. Congratulations on your new house! We have done several painting (and repainting projects) on our old house which we purchased 6 years ago. We refinished floors as well so I hope my observations can be of help. I was told that I should paint first but I found that the edges of the molding looked battered after I did the floors. I found that if you finish the floors first, you can keep the sides of your base moldings looking fresh and new BUT -- this is important -- have your painter (or you) cover the floors completely with paper and blue tape otherwise you will have little flecks of paint on the floor that will drive you crazy (or at least they drove me crazy). They sell rolls of that brown paper at Home Depot. Also I would recommend getting a good professional painter -- don't get the cheapest b/c you will just be disappointed -- hopefully someone can recommend one to you. We've had three different painters and you could definatly tell the difference between the professional and the johnny come lately painters. Regarding the carpet, it seems to make sense to remove the old carpet, paint and then put down the new carpet. Good luck to you on your new house and I hope you have a smooth closing. : )...See MoreRefinishing hardwood floors. Wax after polyurethane?
Comments (5)Wax is a BIG no-no on polyurethane/urethane finished hardwood floors. Big time no-no. So big, it can prevent future refinishings = very expensive yet USELESS hardwood floor that needs to be ripped out after 20-30 years. That is a very expensive lesson that MANY people have learned. You don't need to be one of them. Cleaning hardwood = sweeping multiple times per week (vacuuming with beater-bar turned OFF is the mechanized version of sweeping = perfectly fine). A "damp" cleaning (very, very, very limited amount of moisture on the pad) is done roughly once per week - water ONLY. This is with a microfibre mop/pad ($15 at Home Depot). The pad is very lightly misted with water and then swept across the wood very quickly. Just enough to get the fine dust that is not collected by sweeping/vacuuming. Then about 1 per month, you then CLEAN the hardwood using a pH neutral hardwood floor cleaner. Again the cleaner is misted onto to the head of the microfibre mop (just barely damp) and then it is swept across the surface. If you want "shiny" floors you need to start out with a SHINY finish. If you chose matte or satin finish and find it too dull (you want to pep it up - give it some "life") then you need to have another coat of finish added - in a higher gloss. Wax is NOT to be used to increase shine. It is not be to used at all on poly/urethane finishes. Good luck. Put down the wax. Put down the polish. Pick-up a microfibre mop and a brand name hardwood floor cleaner (should say "Does not leave a residue" on the bottle). Do NOT use steam cleaners. Do NOT use swiffer products of ANY TYPE....See MoreRelated Professionals
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