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Posted by louie on November 10, 2005, 7:44 am
I have recently bought a house that is more akin to Tom Hanks's "Money
Pit" than an actual, livable house. However, the renovation is
progressing slowly (I'm doing it on my spare time) but surely and
recently we've discovered that the carpet in the dining room is
covering a pine floor. I haven't yet pulled up the carpet except at
the edges, but what I can see looks to be in pretty decent shape,
though the last person to "renovate" the house, sprayed paint all over
the place, including the floors.
My question is this: I'm willing to sand this floor down and try to
refinish it, but since it's pine I want some sort of finish that's VERY
durable. I was thinking of the "gym floor" type of finish, but don't
know what the stuff is called. Any thoughts?
Thanks.
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Posted by nospambob on November 10, 2005, 3:28 pm
Pine finished with shellac was the standard for YEARS prior to
development of varnishes. Shellac is an EASY finish to repair if
damaged as each coat melds into previous making one coat on the floor.
Dries very quickly and minimal odors compared to some others. If you
decide you don't like it easy to remove with denatured alcohol and if
dewaxed shellac is used anything can be used to topcoat it. Zinsser's
Seal Coat is dewaxed and off the shelf at box stores. Varnishes,
polyurethane is one, are nowhere as easy to repair as shellac!
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>I have recently bought a house that is more akin to Tom Hanks's "Money
>Pit" than an actual, livable house. However, the renovation is
>progressing slowly (I'm doing it on my spare time) but surely and
>recently we've discovered that the carpet in the dining room is
>covering a pine floor. I haven't yet pulled up the carpet except at
>the edges, but what I can see looks to be in pretty decent shape,
>though the last person to "renovate" the house, sprayed paint all over
>the place, including the floors.
>My question is this: I'm willing to sand this floor down and try to
>refinish it, but since it's pine I want some sort of finish that's VERY
>durable. I was thinking of the "gym floor" type of finish, but don't
>know what the stuff is called. Any thoughts?
>Thanks.
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Posted by Curious on November 10, 2005, 11:06 pm
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>Pine finished with shellac was the standard for YEARS prior to
>development of varnishes. Shellac is an EASY finish to repair if
>damaged as each coat melds into previous making one coat on the floor.
>Dries very quickly and minimal odors compared to some others. If you
>decide you don't like it easy to remove with denatured alcohol and if
>dewaxed shellac is used anything can be used to topcoat it. Zinsser's
>Seal Coat is dewaxed and off the shelf at box stores. Varnishes,
>polyurethane is one, are nowhere as easy to repair as shellac!
>>I have recently bought a house that is more akin to Tom Hanks's "Money
>>Pit" than an actual, livable house. However, the renovation is
>>progressing slowly (I'm doing it on my spare time) but surely and
>>recently we've discovered that the carpet in the dining room is
>>covering a pine floor. I haven't yet pulled up the carpet except at
>>the edges, but what I can see looks to be in pretty decent shape,
>>though the last person to "renovate" the house, sprayed paint all over
>>the place, including the floors.
>>My question is this: I'm willing to sand this floor down and try to
>>refinish it, but since it's pine I want some sort of finish that's VERY
>>durable. I was thinking of the "gym floor" type of finish, but don't
>>know what the stuff is called. Any thoughts?
>>Thanks.
I like shellac and agree any finish on pine should be easy to repair.
However, shellac will waterspot. I am in a similar position and
decided to go with waterlox http://www.waterlox.com/ Somewhat
pricey but will be worth it if it lives up to the claims. I have the
materials but have not yet finished the floor so I cannot offer any
specifics. Just throwing it out as another option.
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Posted by nospambob on November 11, 2005, 3:04 pm
Taunton Publishing put out a chart rating many finishes for a variety
of things and rates dewaxed shellac as "Good" for moisture resistance.
They publish Fine Woodworking and many other class magazines.
On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 22:06:00 -0600, Curious@nono.net wrote:
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>I like shellac and agree any finish on pine should be easy to repair.
>However, shellac will waterspot. I am in a similar position and
>decided to go with waterlox http://www.waterlox.com/ Somewhat
>pricey but will be worth it if it lives up to the claims. I have the
>materials but have not yet finished the floor so I cannot offer any
>specifics. Just throwing it out as another option.
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Posted by Dhare on November 10, 2005, 6:24 pm
Just remember that Pine is a Softwood. It makes for a beautifull floor.
I have pine floors here in my house. If you roll something heavy
accross it, there will be an indentation. The only time this happend to
me was when we rolled the big TV out from the wall. My floor is
refinished with polyurethane. Give it a go.
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>Pit" than an actual, livable house. However, the renovation is
>progressing slowly (I'm doing it on my spare time) but surely and
>recently we've discovered that the carpet in the dining room is
>covering a pine floor. I haven't yet pulled up the carpet except at
>the edges, but what I can see looks to be in pretty decent shape,
>though the last person to "renovate" the house, sprayed paint all over
>the place, including the floors.
>My question is this: I'm willing to sand this floor down and try to
>refinish it, but since it's pine I want some sort of finish that's VERY
>durable. I was thinking of the "gym floor" type of finish, but don't
>know what the stuff is called. Any thoughts?
>Thanks.