Finishing White Pine Floors

Most floor finishers use polyurethane to coat floors because it s one of the hardest finish materials available and it provides good dent protection for pine.

Finishing white pine floors. It needs regular sweeping and mopping to protect the finish. The first is my own eastern white pine floor that i sanded and finished about 22 years ago with 4 coats of satin poly. You ll need to finish your own pine flooring using stain varnish or oil. In fact our contractor said most people rip out their old pine floors and replace them with white oak to get that lighter and not amber look and i was like ahhh my ears are bleeding who rips out gorgeous original hardwood floors.

Then apply a final coat of stain varnish or oil. Part 1 of 3. I m going to send you two pictures. For maximum protection and durability give the floor 2 coats of stain or varnish and wait 24 hours for the floor to dry.

You need more than one or two coats. But straight pine pics details about achieving a softer lighter just sanded look not so much. Pine is a softwood so an old pine floor is usually distressed which is part of its charm. To finish a pine floor which is basically plywood that is purchased and finished from large sheets you need to use stain varnish or oil.

When the finish gets dull you can restore it by a screen and recoat. It s dinged and dented but holding up just fine. Water based finishes are not safe and will give the pine a pale washed out look so don t let anyone talk you into that.