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Floors refinished and stained.
The average cost to refinish hardwood floors is 3 75 per square foot with most homeowners spending between 3 and 5 per square foot to have their wood floors sanded stained and finished.
While i was told i could start moving furniture onto the floors after 72 hours.
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Recoating a typical floor 200 sq.
I am thrilled with the refinished floors and the dark walnut stain.
This is because the paint isn t as durable as a stain.
Unlike stain paint isn t absorbed into the concrete but instead sits like a thin layer on top of it.
The amount of stain that a floor can absorb is finite.
If you want to change or improve the floor color apply a stain.
If you want your floors professional refinished you can find local contractors using several online services like yelp or angie s list.
Apply the stain with a foam applicator pad in the direction of the wood grain.
On the flip side waxing hardwood floors doesn t create a very durable finish.
Or so is about half the cost of sanding and refinishing it.
You should know each step.
You can even mix wood stain in with the wax to color your floors while you finish them.
It might have been a bit excessive but i wasn t in a huge rush and didn t.
Apply stain optional if you want to change the color of the wood add a stain.
Using excess amounts or applying multiple coats of stain can cause the stain to bleed back where it wicks back up to the surface of the board as solvent begins to evaporate.
How to refinish hardwood floors.
In general it will usually take 3 5 days to refinish hardwood floors with an oil based polyurethane drying time pending on whether there is a stain how dark the stain is how humid it is and how many coats of polyurethane you apply.
Most of the staining hardwood floors cost goes for tools and renting the buffer so recoating floors in two rooms costs only a few bucks more than recoating one room.
Pick an oil based stain in the color of your choice.
I decided to wait for about 10 days.
After the stain is dry or if you are skipping stain finish by sealing the floor.
Sanding patching staining and top coating will take a weekend or more to complete if you re refinishing less than 500 square feet.
And i was excited to finally be able to move into the second floor of my home.
The floor will not get darker if you flood it with an excess of stain or apply a second coat.
Work one manageable area at a time such as four square feet.