If the moldings are in place make sure that the painting tape is secured properly.
Painting wood floor in house.
Painting wood stairs and floors requires the same preparation as for any interior paint job.
Use a paint brush to cut the edges of the floor with paint.
If the surface has been finished previously such as with stain and polyurethane or old paint.
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.
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.
Including the length of time to allow for drying and sanding between coats if required.
1 gather your materials.
I usually paint about 2 3 inches of the wood floor from the wall around the entire room.
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.
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.
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.
Using a roller to paint our wood floor.
If one coat does not completely cover the floor follow the manufacturer s instructions for multiple coats to the letter.