How To Refinish Engineered Wood Floors Without Sanding
In this video I teach a college student how to give new life to an old hardwood floor in her apartment.
How to refinish engineered wood floors without sanding. We cleaned the floor thoroughly with a Hoover Floorm. In some cases you may be able to apply a translucent glaze that can darken the color without a full sanding and refinishing job. Thoroughly clean the floor with a pH-neutral cleaner and lightly rub it down to provide a key for the next coat.
Refinishing engineered hardwood floors is ideal if your wear layer is thick. The best way to refinish wood floors without sanding is to use a technique called screen and recoat. Alternatives to Refinishing Engineered Hardwood Flooring There are steps you can take to delay the need for refinishing your engineered flooring.
This involves scuffing up the finish with a floor buffer and applying a refresher coat. Use a finish compatible with the existing finish. A wear layer thats less than two-millimeter thick can sustain damage if you refinish it more than once.
In this video I answer a simple question about engineered hardwood flooring. You may be able to refinish your flooring up to three times if the wear layer measures at least three millimeters thick. However at times you may stain your dull-looking floor without sanding.
You may otherwise be on a budget and just want to spruce up your floor. This method involves a sanding screen but its not the messy and time-consuming process that comes with traditional sanding. In some cases you may be able to apply a translucent glaze that can darken the color without a full sanding and refinishing job.
To refinish a floor without sanding you need a floor thats already in quite a good condition. Adding a layer of polyurethane sealer to the existing finish a process known as refreshing the finish is a good option when light wear that hasnt penetrated the wear layer is starting to show on your flooring. Restoring hardwood floor to its original shine may require refinishing and sanding before staining with polyurethane.