Here are the basics of how to refinish douglas fir flooring successfully.
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.
Choosing a penetrating finish for fir floor.
However in some cases it can be scratched and start to look a little bit old.
The downside of this finish is that it leaves the wood feeling like it has a thick plastic coating on it.
In this case you are going to want to refinish the floor.
Fir is an excellent wood for highly finished post beam frames and commercial work because of its strength and beautiful grain.
Best finish for fir floor boards.
This is the floor refinish done on the school house we are renovating in north idaho.
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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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.
I have fir in my own home and the oldest finish is 14 years old and the coating is still in good shape.
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.
We use waterbased products from basic coatings.
Our house was built in the 1920 s and our top story has raw fir t g floors with no sub floor.
How to refinish a 100 year old wood floor.
Douglas fir flooring is a very durable type of hardwood flooring.
Its color ranges from light red to pale yellow.
Polyurethane works best for floors though it also excels on doors and woodwork.