How Do You Finish Bare Wood Floors?
Finishing wood floors is a simple task the average homeowner can easily do themselves. Starting with a bare wood floor is even easier then a finished wood floor, because you do not need to remove the previous finish. If you’re planning on finishing a bare wood floor, the best thing you can do is educate yourself on the entire process before beginning the project, to save yourself money and frustration. Put on your painter’s mask or respirator before you open the polyurethane. Even with water-based urethrae, fumes are a concern. Attach a lamb’s wool roller cover to a long handled paint roller. Pour polyurethane into a clean, dry paint tray. Dip your paint roller into the polyurethane, and make a long stroke along one edge of the floor. Continue with similar strokes, moving slightly away from the edge each time. Move quickly to avoid marks left by applying wet polyurethane over a dried edge line. The key is covering the floor evenly, but quickly, to avoid discoloration or visible lines b
