Best finish for fir floor boards.
Best finish for douglas fir floors.
We buy our douglas fir timbers directly from a west coast supplier who uses only the best looking timber.
Good for hardwood floors that need the protection but maybe not for furniture that you want to feel silky smooth.
I d like to finish the floors with something both to decrease wear and to make them easier to clean but i don t want to use any sort of top.
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Here are the basics of how to refinish douglas fir flooring successfully.
Granted the floor is thoroughly dented from a family of 5 but the coating is more flexible than oil modified and is actually a tougher coating.
In this case you are going to want to refinish the floor.
Our house was built in the 1920 s and our top story has raw fir t g floors with no sub floor.
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.
Its color ranges from light red to pale yellow.
This is the floor refinish done on the school house we are renovating in north idaho.
Polyurethane works best for floors though it also excels on doors and woodwork.
However in some cases it can be scratched and start to look a little bit old.
Choosing a penetrating finish for fir floor.
I have fir in my own home and the oldest finish is 14 years old and the coating is still in good shape.
For best results stick with 100 grit.
How to refinish a 100 year old wood floor.
Douglas fir flooring is a very durable type of hardwood flooring.
The downside of this finish is that it leaves the wood feeling like it has a thick plastic coating on it.