How To Stain Parquet Floors

After filling voids with wood filler and trowel floor installers use a floor buffer to smooth the floor surface and blend the filler with parquets.

How to stain parquet floors.

They ensure that the wood filler is suitable for staining. Apply polish on all surface of a floor with a soft rag a mop or the roller. We mixed a stain to match the homeowner s adjoining floors. You get to see this parquet sanded and finished from start to finish.

Work from one side of the room to the other frequently wringing out rag or sponge so coverage is even and stain doesn t pool on floor. It would be inefficient to apply stain square by square with the grain so by wiping on and wiping off in circles we hit most of the squares with the grain. Clear a surface by means of the vacuum cleaner and a damp rag. Most floor stains are solvent based.

If existing parquet floors exhibit nicks splits or gaps they fill voids with a wood filler compound. Parquet finishes usually consist of polyurethane and this can usually be removed relatively easily with the correct sanding techniques including making use of an orbital sander machine and sandpaper. Wait for full drying of a parquet. Applying a stain stains tend to enhance the appearance of parquet and they offer extra protection against wear by penetrating the grain and sealing the wood.

In order to effectively stain your parquet floor you need to sand it to remove as much finish from it as possible. Carefully wash out the floor with water it is recommended to use a special cleaner which contains a wax. Dip rag or sponge into stain and apply stain to floor going with the grain rather than against. Use a wax remover if you have waxed your parquet floor.