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Refinishing Antique Heart Pine Flooring
I have finally reached the point of not being able to stand the unfinished heart pine, or perhaps doug fir, kitchen floor in our 1903 Queen Anne home. We uncovered the original floor way back in 1998 when we bought the house and removed layers of plywood, vinyl, and linoleum. We were forced to remove all the layers due to previous tenants leaving dogs in our kitchen. After removing all the layers and exposing the original wood floor we chose to leave the wood floor exposed so it could dry out. We moved on to other more pressing issues & repairs and covered the kitchen floor with many rugs. The small sections of floor that have not been covered with rugs now need sanding. The rest of the floor is as smooth as glass.
My question is: Once the floor is sanded, what do I finish it with? There are so many articles out there on the internet, and so many products to choose from, I am at a loss as to what type of ffinish and what type of product to use.
Has anyone refinished a heat pine floor? What did you finish it with?
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Permalink Reply by Bill Hendrickson on -
Thanks for the info. I will be confering with our flooring guy and see what he suggests.
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Permalink Reply by Sean Maher on -
One thing to keep in mind with poly is that it wont stick to itself, so if the floor needs to be refinished, you have to sand. With a floor like that, you may want to limit the amount of sanding. We used waterlox on our old pine floor (1807) and it has held up really well.
Before and after. Hand sanded with low gloss waterlox.
Sean
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Permalink Reply by Bill Hendrickson on
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Sean, I agree about the sanding and this should be the last time. It may have been the first time, but this we do not know. We have a mix as you can see here. Maple and other hardwoods. This is the foyer. The livingroom is parquet fir, the kitchen is fir as well as the second floor and first floor hallway.
I would think the kitchen should have poly because of the wear and water.
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Permalink Reply by Cate on -
We stained and refinished our pine floors throughout our house with Minwax Golden Oak and four coats of water-based satin polyurethane.The color is a beautiful medium walnut brown. Test any stain in an inconspicuous place to make sure you like the color, use a sealer before staining so the color goes on evenly, and be sure to use an experienced floor person because pine is tricky. It has a tendency to absorb stain unevenly, and semi-gloss can make it turn funny colors.
However, kitchens get a lot of wear, so you may want to use a different type of polyurethane, such as three coats of oil based semigloss, in which case I would recommend not using a stain, since the poly will turn the pine dark. Discuss with your floor refinisher, since I haven't tried this type of poly on pine.
I also recommend using a washable cotton rug over the floor in front of the sink or any other area that gets a lot of use.
You can also skip the poly and use oil and wax, but I haven't tried it.
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Permalink Reply by Susan on -
Thanks all for the input. I really have not made up my mind yet. I do want a finish that is durable and does not have to be re-applied yearly. I intend to keep some of the rugs I am currently using, but would love to see finished floor in some areas. The kitchen is very high traffic with four doors and a staircase.
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