How To Smooth Hardwood Floor

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How to smooth hardwood floor.

Gravity will help it settle into the low areas. When i asked the installer about it he said that it wasn t debris it s the wood grain that was raised when the poly was applied. Pour the liquid like floor leveler onto the subfloor and smooth it out with a trowel. 18 14 sf per carton.

Buffing can create a glass smooth finish even after polyurethane has been applied not too well with nothing more than a brush in an ordinary home workshop. 2mm attached pad for fast installation and authentic hardwood sound. The growth rings are formed each year one hard and one soft. We ve had hardwood installed in our home and the floors are completely smooth except some roughness around 1 4 inch at the edges near the baseboard.

Stack flooring log cabin style or just spread it around the room but not directly on concrete. Use a pry bar to pull up hardwood floors one section at a time or unfasten carpet or laminate and roll it up from one end. Coordinating moldings available for the perfect finish to your floor. Huge savings on our discount hardwood flooring.

Thank you for your replies we rented a drum sander and started with a 36 grit followed by an 80 grit and finished with a 120 grit the wood felt as smooth as glass before the first coat of polyurethane was put down we are using minwax oil base gloss polyurethane for floors the can says no sanding between coats required we are going to put a fourth coat on this evening but i will lightly sand. Buffing is especially valuable for dealing with the nasty side of waterbased urethane the brush strokes the bubbles and the less than smooth results many people struggle with. If you re replacing an old floor with a new one your first task will be to get rid of the outdated flooring material. Remove any excess floor leveler and feather it around the edges so it blends with the rest of the floor.

Wire brushed hardwood floors tend to also be harder than smooth hardwood floors for the same species because the process remove a portion of the soft wood grain leaving more hard wood grain. Most 3 4 inch solid hardwood flooring can be installed using nails or staples over an approved subfloor. Most engineered flooring can be installed using staples full spread adhesive or a floating method over an approved subfloor. Let the floor leveler dry overnight or as indicated by the manufacturer.

The grain of most woods is formed by the annual growth rings of the tree. Sample swatches available please call 888 459 9220.