Painting wood stairs and floors requires the same preparation as for any interior paint job.
Painting wood floor in house.
Use two paint colors.
Including the length of time to allow for drying and sanding between coats if required.
Use a paint brush to cut the edges of the floor with paint.
If the moldings are in place make sure that the painting tape is secured properly.
All you need is a framing square and some painting tools.
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.
I usually paint about 2 3 inches of the wood floor from the wall around the entire room.
This summer i committed what any self respecting lover of natural building materials would call a cardinal sin.
You can choose whatever pattern you want here we use a checkerboard for a cottage style look or color you want.
If the surface has been finished previously such as with stain and polyurethane or old paint.
If one coat does not completely cover the floor follow the manufacturer s instructions for multiple coats to the letter.
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.
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.
This makes it super easy to use the roller to finish the job a little later on.