In a few hours your floors will look as good as new.
Refinishing maple hardwood floors.
The job requires using a buffer which you can rent at a home center and a vacuum to suck up dust.
While the end results are always worth it it was challenging to say the least.
You can prepare the floor for refinishing by using a liquid.
Continue to step 2 if you decide to go ahead with the complete.
Situations differ but you may not be able to refinish your hardwood floor more than 10 times.
Store and dispose of oil soaked rags properly.
Refinishing our maple hardwood floors over the summer was a huge undertaking we didn t expect during our kitchen remodel.
Flooring experts estimate that hardwood floors can be sanded for refinishing up to 10 times depending on the thoroughness of the sanding and the level of wear and tear on the floor.
Inspect the floor to see if complete refinishing is needed.
Even if you get prefinished maple flooring though you can still re sand and refinish these floors but they are easier in the sense that this isn t required.
Many floors can be restored with a thorough cleaning some patching with wood putty and applying a protective floor polish made for maple.
If your maple hardwood floor s finish looks scratched scuffed and dingy you can restore its color and luster with a new finish.
Follow these directions to refinish your maple hardwood floors effectively.