Refinishing Maple Hardwood Floors

Inspect the floor to see if complete refinishing is needed.
Refinishing maple hardwood floors. If your maple hardwood floor s finish looks scratched scuffed and dingy you can restore its color and luster with a new finish. Many floors can be restored with a thorough cleaning some patching with wood putty and applying a protective floor polish made for maple. The job requires using a buffer which you can rent at a home center and a vacuum to suck up dust. You can prepare the floor for refinishing by using a liquid.
There are also distressed hardwood floors which have been roughed up in the factory to create a rustic wire brushed look. Even if you get prefinished maple flooring though you can still re sand and refinish these floors but they are easier in the sense that this isn t required. The hardwood floor refinishing process is easier and less expensive than sanding down to bare wood and takes less time. In a few hours your floors will look as good as new.
Flooring experts estimate that hardwood floors can be sanded for refinishing up to 10 times depending on the thoroughness of the sanding and the level of wear and tear on the floor. Store and dispose of oil soaked rags properly. Continue to step 2 if you decide to go ahead with the complete. Situations differ but you may not be able to refinish your hardwood floor more than 10 times.
Follow these directions to refinish your maple hardwood floors effectively.