Can You Paint Old Hardwood Floors
You ve likely tackled a paint project at some point.
Can you paint old hardwood floors. As you can see we applied with a foam roller and a long handled pole attached. Paint the floor with a roller or a paint pad on the end of a 4 foot extension pole. Select a latex enamel designed for floors or porches. 1 gather your materials.
I adore william mclure s white painted hardwood floors. But williams s homes tend to be in old rustic converted factories. The thought of painting wood floors can be scary but if your hardwood floor is damaged or just ugly painting the floor can make it look great again. What paint can you use to paint your hardwood floor.
Keep in mind that whatever color you choose will thin out and become lighter as people walk on the floor over time. Our hardwood floors have started to look older because i am not good at keeping them clean and i am wondering what my options are to help them last longer. If the surface has been finished previously such as with stain and polyurethane or old paint. Instead purchase a latex enamel that is specifically designed to be used on hardwood floors porches or decks.
Yep those beat up old floors can become a great big blank canvas. The paint that we used is a low lustre enamel porch patio floor paint in white and there are several brands to choose from. It is good to know that painting wood floors can help you to revive old and worn floors. If you use a roller you can load it in a paint tray the same way you would if you were painting walls.
If i paint the floors in one room do i have to paint all of the floors. You cannot paint a hardwood floor with standard latex paint. You ll need a stir sticks a couple of 2 1 2 inch synthetic angled sash brushes a telescoping extension pole two roller covers a roller cage a 5 in 1 tool a. That should allow them to custom mix your wood floor paint.
Whether you ve schooled yourself on how to paint a room or tried your hand at painting kitchen cabinets you probably haven t painted a floor. If you decide you want your painted wood floors to be the same color as ours snap a pic of the label on the top of the paint can shown above and take that to your paint store. The floors are inherently old and funky. So paint is a perfect solution.