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Stain your floor

The floors are perfect coverings for your floor, whether for bedrooms, living room, dining room or your office. Wood is a renewable and healthy material. It brings warmth, authenticity and charm to your home. But it also requires a little more care than most coatings.

Taking care of your floor

The floors Peuvent être loans for employment and posed directly on an existing covering. But with time and wear, it is necessary to take care of your floor so that it lasts. Several ways to proceed. It is advisable to varnish or paint it to protect it from possible stains from drinks, food or paint. In all cases, you must understand that a floor needs to be taken care of at least once a year by reapplying a coat of paint or varnish.

Fortunately, there is a wide range of high-quality hardwoods available at prices to suit different budgets.

The benefit of staining hardwood floors is that an opaque finish can cover up a myriad of issues. For example, the floor pictured on the left had a number of yellow spots and other imperfections. All of them were completely unnoticeable after painting the floor with floor paint.

Painting your floor

To paint your floor, it is recommended to use a special floor paint. Indeed, wood has characteristics that make it particularly absorbent and not all paints are suitable. It’s then up to you to choose the shade. It is possible to apply only one coat to give a rustic effect or to completely paint the wood. To avoid lumps, it is essential to sand your floor well beforehand. There is no specific equipment for painting a floor, you can use the same tools you use to paint your walls.

Stain your floor

Painting a floor is a correct option, but if you want to have an optimal result and a natural shade that matches the color of the wood, we advise you to opt for the stain your floor. But be careful, this process requires the intervention of professionals.

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To stain a floor, several aspects must be taken into account

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Indeed, to dye a floor, several aspects must be taken into account:

Predict the final color

You can choose the color of the wood by taking into account several elements. In fact, the color you choose in store will not be the same depending on the wood of your floor, its quality and the brightness of the room. The intervention of an expert is preferable.

Perform color tests

Once the color has been chosen, the expert can carry out tests. Several areas are sanded and sanded and different shades are applied so that you can get an exact idea of ​​the final shade.

Prepare the wood

The floor must be carefully prepare with two different types of processes. Sanding the floor over the entire surface and sanding the parts of the floor close to the walls. Then the wood is wetted to promote unification of the grain. Then, the color is put on the next day.

For a floor that retains its color and grain, it is preferable to favor stain over paint. The result will be more natural and it will last longer. The products used leave no odor and are not harmful to health.

Call an expert

Scheduling work can seem overwhelming, especially since these tips are just the tip of the iceberg. Floor painting is a great investment that will enhance the beauty of your home. But the work and knowledge required to ensure the best results leads many to consult or hire a professional. If you need professional advice or are looking for a stress-free experience from a trusted installer, contact us.