4 to 6 mm wear layer.
Can you refinish 3 8 hardwood.
Solid hardwood is generally 3 4 thick where as most engineered hardwoods are 3 8 or 1 2 thick.
Hardwood flooring materials are available in a range of thicknesses but solid hardwood flooring generally ranges between 5 16 to 3 4 inch thick.
Oil based polys are cheaper but each coat takes about 8 hours to dry.
If you are not sure about the wear layer of a floor you ve purchased from us give us a call.
Removing 1mm to 1 5mm of the wear layer should do this on most floors.
However homes built before the 1920s often have floors that are only 1 4 to 3 8 of an inch thick due to different milling standards.
If you have the solid wood type you can absolutely refinish it usually between four and seven times before the floor would need to be completely replaced.
Hi i have 3 8 engineered hardwood flooring with bevelled edges.
Can you give me any advice on how to sand or get the old finish out of the bevelled edges that sits in between the planks.
Can be sanded and refinished 3 to 6 times.
Once the finish is roughed up we put on a water based polyurethane which can be recoated in 3 hours.
Traditionally hardwood flooring was always installed as unfinished planks that were then stained and finished with a protective surface layer right on the worksite.
Removing 1mm to 1 5mm of the wear layer should do this on most floors.
I would like to at the very least screen and recoat preferrably refinish the floor.
Can be sanded and refinished 2 to 3 times.
The second reason to refinish engineered hardwood flooring is that you want to change the stain color of the wood.
Take a look at this project and you will like what.
These floors can only handle a full sanding and refinish 2 3 times.
Buffing hardwood floors can be tricky so if you ve never used a buffer before practice in the middle of the room until you get a feel for how to maneuver it.
Generally these are 3 4 of an inch thick.
Solid wood which is made of actual planks of real wood and engineered wood.
We offer many options of engineered hardwood flooring with thicker wear layers that will help to extend the lifespan of your.