Wood flooring

The wooden floor is relevant at all times. Its beautiful appearance, combined with the pleasant smell of natural wood, serves as the basis for home comfort. But such a floor covering needs careful and constant care, which involves not only cleaning the surface of contaminants, but also returning the “novelty” to its appearance. To do this, hinge wood floor. Let's figure out what it is, and also learn about some of the nuances of its implementation.

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What is floor scooping?

After a long use of the wooden floor structure, unattractive dents, scratches and stains appear, and in some places the smoothness and integrity of the lacquer layer may be violated, the color becomes not as bright as it was in the original time. That's when flooring comes to the rescue. Thanks to it, on a wooden floor you can eliminate various kinds of defects.

Important! Depending on the service life of your existing flooring, you may also find tips useful how to remove the creak of a wooden floor.

But not everyone knows what scraping the floor means. In fact, this is repair work, during which the top layer of the wooden structure is updated. Such a process consists of four stages, namely:

• Thorough examination of the surface for defects.
• Correction of all differences and irregularities, removal of the old coating and existing dirt.
• Sanding a wooden floor.
• Drawing a protective layer.

Important! It is necessary to cycle the floor with the help of a special grinding machine, but if you don’t have one at your disposal, you can do it manually, although this will be more difficult.

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Equipment and materials for work

In the process, you will need the following:

• Peeling machine.
• Drum grinder.
• Abrasive materials.
• Wire pile.
• The machine for scraping borders.
• Knife for repair work.
• Polyethylene film.
• Paint roller and brush.
• Protective varnish.

Important! In addition to the above, it is advisable to carry a construction vacuum cleaner with which you can clean the rooms from fine dust. When choosing material for the roller, it is better to give preference to microfiber, because thanks to it, the varnish layer will be applied more efficiently and evenly.

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Preparatory stage

Before embarking on a wooden floor hacking with your own hands, it is necessary to carry out a series of preparatory work in this order:

1. To get started, take out all the furniture and the chandelier from the room. Otherwise, everything will be covered with a large dusty layer.
2. To make it easier to work under the front door, remove it. At the same time, try to seal the doorway with a plastic film to prevent dirt from entering other rooms of the house.
3. Provide good ventilation in the room - open the window.
4. Coat all scratches and cracks with putty. Also check the floor for rotten boards. If such are found, then replace them. At the same time, make sure that the screw caps do not protrude; otherwise, you may break the grinder.
5. Use a wire pile to remove the old coating. To fix the effect, use a peeling machine with mineral alcohol.
6. To complete the preparatory phase, thoroughly wash the floor with plain water or an alcohol solution.

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Do-it-yourself looping technology

After the preparatory work, you can begin to directly cycle the floor.

Important! Before starting work, you should protect yourself. To do this, arm yourself with quality construction headphones, a respirator, gloves and goggles.

The process of hinging a wooden floor is as follows:

1. Insert sandpaper into the drum of the machine, and then run the tool. Start work from a corner, then continue moving to the opposite wall in a straight line.
2. Next, turn the machine in the opposite direction. When moving, grab the area that has not yet been cultivated. So, each track should be covered with a little overlap to the previous one.
3. In the process, try to monitor the sandpaper - it needs to be cleaned or replaced periodically when the surface is worn off.

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Hitch Features

When working on scrapping a wooden floor, the following should be considered:

• Not all wood can be treated equally. If the flooring is made of squiggly boards, then when moving the looper, it is necessary to adhere to the diagonal direction.
• In order for the surface to be smooth, you should go through each track several times.
• After the complete completion of the initial processing of wood, it is necessary to replace the large sandpaper with the middle one, and move the grinding machine parallel to the boards.
• The most difficult areas when working are places near the walls. For their processing, it is necessary to use a special machine, which is designed for scraping borders.

Important! Striving for maximum comfort in their home, many decide to install a warm floor. When combining such a system with a wooden flooring, certain rules must be observed, which you will learn about from our publication. “Warm floor on wooden floor”.

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Final stage

After the floor has been completely treated with a scraper, walk along it with a clean, dry cloth. After that, you can begin to apply a protective layer. To do this, it is recommended to use a varnish product for wooden surfaces or a tinted product to make the floor look more noble. But you can cover it with paint, the main thing is that it is a moisture-resistant composition of good quality, only then will the floor last a long time.

Important! When choosing a varnish, it is better to give preference to a water-based coating, which is made of acrylic or polyurethane resins. After solidification, it forms a strong film, which can withstand significant loads for a sufficiently long time. In addition, such products do not have a pungent odor.

As a rule, the floor is covered in several layers. After the first time, you need to wait about an hour until the paint dries, and then apply the next coat. However, if four or more layers are applied to the surface, this will adversely affect the durability of the paint.

Important! If you plan to give a certain color to the floor, and not just protect it with varnish, then check out our article, the information from which will help you choosethe best paint for the wooden floor.

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Some more useful recommendations:

• Before starting the scraper for the first time, it is worth tilting it a bit and turning it on, and then carefully lowering it to the floor. At the same time, the device can move forward, but there is no need to be afraid of it. Hold it tight with both hands.
• It is worth using the coarse-grained abrasive to start hinging the wooden floor, reducing the grain size with each layer. Large emery paper makes it possible to eliminate bumps and residues of the old coating, and small - gives the surface a beautiful shine.
• To avoid getting the cord from the machine under the device, put it on your shoulder and make sure that it is always there.

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Stock footage

If the appearance of the wooden floor in your house leaves much to be desired, and walking barefoot is accompanied by an unpleasant feeling, then there is a need to restore the surface, which means it's time to scrub the wooden floor. However, one should not forget that achieving perfect smoothness is extremely difficult, since it is a work with wood. Therefore, an excellent result is the floor, which is pleasant to the touch. With all the tips and recommendations listed above, it will be easy to cycle the floor with your own hands.