FLOOR REFINISHING
An typical refinish job usually takes 3 to 4 days to complete. The basics involved in a refinishing job are as follows: the floor is rough-sanded to remove the old finish, and filler, that approximates the overall colour of the timber, is toweled over the entire surface of the ground.
In the case of top nailed or surface-nailed flooring, every nail is set by hand prior to the use of filler, so as to make certain each nail hole will take filler. When the filler is dry, the floor is coated again using a finer sand paper to remove any extra filler and smooth out rough sanding marks. Next, a very fine sand paper can be used for the last sanding pass, to remove any sanding marks left by previous moves. The flooring is then screened, a procedure very similar to sanding, but utilizing a milder abrasive screen rather than sand paper. At this phase, the floor is vacuumed, and the first coat of finish is used. The successive coats of finish are then applied, often with an additional screening between coats.
In the case of top nailed or surface-nailed flooring, every nail is set by hand prior to the use of filler, so as to make certain each nail hole will take filler. When the filler is dry, the floor is coated again using a finer sand paper to remove any extra filler and smooth out rough sanding marks. Next, a very fine sand paper can be used for the last sanding pass, to remove any sanding marks left by previous moves. The flooring is then screened, a procedure very similar to sanding, but utilizing a milder abrasive screen rather than sand paper. At this phase, the floor is vacuumed, and the first coat of finish is used. The successive coats of finish are then applied, often with an additional screening between coats.
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