Brush up on the basics of 8 popular options before choosing yours.
Pine floor varnish.
Pine floor planking is in the category of a soft wood whereas most wood floors are commonly referred to as hardwood.
Pine is hard to stain for a couple of reasons.
And that s the effect you can get from a standard clear oil or varnish as time passes it can turn a deeper orange gold even a nasty brown.
Pine is a common material that was used in flooring in the early 1900s.
For maximum protection and durability give the floor 2 coats of stain or varnish and wait 24 hours for the floor to dry.
Orange or golden pine isn t everyone s cup of tea.
Then apply a final coat of stain varnish or oil.
Pine shows wear faster than many wood species and you ll usually need to stain and finish your new pine floor yourself.
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.
You need more than one or two coats.
Hardwood floor finishes have varying levels of ease durability even glossiness.
You ll need to finish your own pine flooring using stain varnish or oil.
It was cheap and readily available so safe to say it s everywhere.
The most natural but least water resistant film finish is shellac.
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.
There is a significant difference in hard and soft wood as the grain of soft wood is not as densely packed as it is in hardwood materials.
Typical wood stains cause grain reversal because they color only the porous earlywood.
For the best results clean the floor first with a duster or vacuum to remove any lingering dirt or debris.
If your pine floor has gone a funny colour you can always sand the old finish off and replace it with a product that won t change colour as it ages.
For you purposes at least 5 6 coats of shellac can be brushed or rolled on to a well sanded pine floor.
First its grain is unevenly dense.
100 year old pine floor refinished photo credit.
They can t penetrate the dense latewood.