Finishing Red Pine Flooring

A step by step video for a home owner on how to use various wood floor sanders and how to apply the finish.

Finishing red pine flooring.

With this process texture is added and makes the red pine flooring more forgiving to live with and adds to the unique beauty. I always prefer to let the wood do its own thing as opposed to staining so have no real advice for you on that front. If you re lucky enough to have a heart pine floor it s worth saving. Red pine flooring questions i have never used pine for flooring but have played with some furniture pieces over the years.

The flooring installation and finish process for video haters. After installation and during the finishing phase we can add more subtle texture. Initially we install it with a flat top. Tung oil which has a relatively low level of sheen.

We chose yellow pine unfinished flooring from lumber liquidators sand floors with an orbital sander rented locally. Although in my opinion 4 coats of satin polyurethane makes the very best finish for a pine floor there are many alternatives. Pine can look beautifully pale when sanded and then once you apply a finishing product particularly a clear one it will highlight the natural tones in the wood with pine this can be red yellow or pink or somewhere in between and this is probably what is showing through on your floor. Whatever flavor of pine i have had it seems to start to develop its particular patina fairly quickly.

Ryan used an air nailer to nail the boards in place. If you prefer to keep your floor in pristine condition pine isn t the best flooring material for you. Oil finishes unlike many varnishes won t peel or flake and often look better with age. This process is detailed in this post.

Types of oil commonly used to finish pine floors include. The most natural but least water resistant film finish is shellac. 100 year old pine floor refinished photo credit. For the best results clean the floor first with a duster or vacuum to remove any lingering dirt or debris.

Heart pine which is the wood from the longleaf pine tree was common in early america. Oils are a traditional softwood finish that will penetrate deep into the pine flooring. 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. How to redo heart pine wood floors.

For you purposes at least 5 6 coats of shellac can be brushed or rolled on to a well sanded pine floor.