How To Refinish 100 Year Old Wood Floors

For us refinishing the hardwood floors in our home meant dealing with all those things.

How to refinish 100 year old wood floors.

Refinishing them was added to the list of to dos. I love this finish. Avoid sanding old hardwood floors unless absolutely necessary. You can also use a chemical to etch the existing finish then apply new finish.

Refinishing the farmhouse floors at sixty one park was such a huge job but it was all worth it because of what they look like now. We love them here at abm and were so excited when we pulled back the gross carpet in the habitat house to reveal the house had possibly original wood floors in ok shape. There s a limit to how much wood you can remove without permanently damaging the floor. How to refinish a 100 year old wood floor.

You either hate them or love them. Over the last century these floors have seen everything. Especially after years of foot traffic dropped items scratches from bedposts fires and floods have left behind all sorts of damage. Wipe sanding dust from the floor using a cotton cloth dampened with mineral spirits.

However the first method gives better results. Whether you ve been admiring your old wood floor for years or you just discovered it hidden under some old carpeting refinishing it can be a feast for. The best way to refinish wood floors without sanding is to scuff the floor with a buffer and sanding screen then apply two coats of new finish. Sand the floor down to bare wood using a floor sanding machine and edge sander both of which can be rented.

Hardwood floor restoration can be very challenging. Farmhouse floors saving and refinishing 100 year old wood floors. If your floor is more than 50 years old you should avoid sanding it. In this video this old house general contractor tom silva applies new finish to an old floor.

It was a project i was looking forward to tackling.