Bleached Cherry Wood Floors

This process often weakens wood fibers making floors more susceptible to the wear of regular foot traffic for more information see quick tips below.

Bleached cherry wood floors.

If the wood floor is painted sealed waxed or coated with any type of protective layer this layer must first be removed. There are three common methods for wood beaching. Experts recommend that you avoid bleaching hardwood floors however. After sanding thoroughly clean all dust from the.

Chris president of frank h. Sand with 320 or 400 grit sandpaper just enough to remove the fuzzy grain from the surface. Duffy floors proudly serving the boston area since 1927. Refinishing wood like a pro refinishing wood may seem simple.

The variation in the wood is still visible but its beauty isn t covered up by a blindingly shiny red glaze. Bleaching your hardwood floor is an option when you have stubborn stains that will not disappear. You must sand with the grain in the same direction. First make sure you sand the wood even if you don t see any sort of finish or top coat.

Now i must warn you that you need to hire an installer who is experienced here especially as it s both tricky to refinish brazilian cherry since it s a harder wood and an oily wood and the bleach needs to be applied carefully and consistently. Brushing the wood with caustic soda or ammonia. I ve done it many times myself on a lot of the hardwood floors in my house because what that does it that just sort of takes off and roughs up the upper surface of the finish. Just buy the stain and apply but take it from the furniture makeover experts of hometalk much can be done to enhance the staining process.

And that is you rent a floor buffer and a sanding screen. Household bleach oxalic acid or a two part kit containing hydrogen peroxide and sodium hydroxide. The 2nd way to get rid of the red in brazilian cherry is to bleach the floors. The homeowners loved how the refinished hardwoods turned out and so do we.

Call 781 395 3418 for a free wood floor estimate. We bleached the pale piece of red oak in the top photo and made three applications to the walnut sample allow the wood to dry thoroughly. It s really idiot proof. You can bleach wood as many times as needed to achieve the color you want.

It s the same brazilian cherry floor in a different room bleached and stained with a satin finish. Duffy inc shows and d. And it s very easy to do. Choose a method based on the stain composition.

The preferred method for bleaching hardwoods is a two step process.