Paint the entire floor with the desired color using a paint roller.
Painting wood floor in house.
Use a paint brush to cut the edges of the floor with paint.
In this video this old house technical editor mark powers shows you how to avoid the cost of refinishing or replacing worn planks by sprucing them up with a few coats of durable paint.
You can choose whatever pattern you want here we use a checkerboard for a cottage style look or color you want.
This summer i committed what any self respecting lover of natural building materials would call a cardinal sin.
Including the length of time to allow for drying and sanding between coats if required.
If the surface has been finished previously such as with stain and polyurethane or old paint.
Use two paint colors.
If one coat does not completely cover the floor follow the manufacturer s instructions for multiple coats to the letter.
This makes it super easy to use the roller to finish the job a little later on.
Painting wood stairs and floors requires the same preparation as for any interior paint job.
I walked into our old farmhouse with nearly 100 year old pine floors and when my husband asked what we should do with them i replied paint em.
1 gather your materials.
Using a roller to paint our wood floor.
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.
All you need is a framing square and some painting tools.