Strip And Refinish Knotty Pine Floor

Inspect the baseboard trim just above the floor.

Strip and refinish knotty pine floor.

The hardness varies pending on the pine species being used. When i accidentally ripped up all my floors this past fall as one does i decided i was going to research everything there was to know about refinishing pine floors until my fingers were numb and my floors weren t orange. Technically pine flooring is not a hardwood. However there are a few key things to keep in mind about pine floors when you re trying to refinish them.

Remove damaged and worn trim to replace or refinish as desired. I know more than anyone. Refinishing pine floors is a big project. It is a soft wood.

Amazon link to great products that every diyer and handyman should know about. I am now the most knowledgeable person in the galaxy with regard to pine flooring. It is not complicated or difficult although generally hard on the knees and time consuming and it is a job that most people can do themselves. On the janka hardness scale southern yellow pine is 870 douglas fir 660 and eastern white pine 380 compared to red oak which is 1290.