DIY Floor ReFinishing- STAIN AND POLY- Minwax Wood Finish Weathered Oak| Staining Hardwood Floors
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- Опубліковано 7 тра 2022
- Minwax Floor Finish - We ReFinished our Hardwood Floors with Minwax Polyurethane Floors Satin Finish and Minwax Weathered Oak Stain!
Staining Hardwood Floors
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After the stress of sanding our hardwood floors, all of our focus moved to the Minwax floor finish! The most important part of refinishing your floor is how it turns out right? Luckily our hardwood floor refinishing ended up going very smooth and the Minwax floor finish and Minwax stain turned out great on the floors!
We spent some time testing out stain and landed on Minwax Weathered Oak to offer a softer color and honor the age of the house! We also used Minwax Polyurethane Floors in a Satin Finish. The Minwax poly does have an amber color and we did notice that on. the floor when adding it, but it was worth using the poly vs. a water based product for longevity.
Hopefully you enjoyed the entire floor renovation project. We certainly love how it turned out!
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We did the sanding ourselves too! Check it out: ua-cam.com/video/tUkER6cxLJ4/v-deo.html
Sweet!!!!! Thanks
Laura , my floor looks exactly the same. That blended color wood. What grit sand paper you used and what color stain you use?
I’ve watched a lot of hardwood refinishing videos as I am tackling my own project and yours was by far the most enjoyable and informative! Thank you!!
First time finishing floors and followed your journey step by step. Hard work, but I love that I am able to refresh this 100 year old family home! My grandmother bought it as a single woman in 1938!! She is my inspiration every step of the way! Yay Ethel Fern Marrow Steinhouser!!
Seems like she would be so happy you refinished the floors yourself! I’m happy the video helped!!
@@LauraOnTheMove 😊
I haven’t stained hardwood floors before but I am a painter with 20+yrs experience. With that being said I’m going to tackle my first hardwood project. Thank you for sharing your video. It’s helped me make the decision to go ahead and move forward with my project.
Happy it was helpful!
Wow that was incredibly easy. That said I know it was hard to get it done. I’ve lived in my house for 20 years. And my floors need to be done but now I have the confidence to do it thank you ladies
Yes! Go for it, but slowly and with reading lots of directions 😅
Just bought a house! Was quoted $3500 for sanding and refinish. After see both your videos, I think I’m ready to save some money and do it myself! Thank you guys!
It was perfect to give some new life and protect our floors!!
That’s so cheap! Where at? What was the sq footage?
We have 600 SF to sand and refinish. The quote we got was $6000 last year. It is ridiculous! We are doing ourselves now....
In the middle of my own floors now. Sanded today. Tomorrow stain. Thanks for sharing your success with us. It’s so encouraging for me. ❤ Great work!!
Thank you! I’m so happy it helped the finished product is way more satisfying when you did the work to make it happen 🤗
It turned out beautifully and I love the built-ins in the hallway.
Thanks! We were excited at how deep they are, but they still filled up fast 😅
We just sanded, stained and put our first coat of polyurethane on. Going back tomorrow to put on the second coat.
You had a lot of sqft to sand, prep, stain and seal, mad respect!🤘
It feels like the work just keeps growing as you go. Great to hear you made it to the finish line!!
@@LauraOnTheMove you are definitely right about that! We finished our second coat of polyurethane yesterday, and are heading back over to admire our efforts on this Easter Sunday
Looks amazing, thanks for giving me the inspiration to tackle my floors in my 108-year-old house.
Yes! It's been 6 months and we are still talking about how happy we are that we tackled the project!
We have are floors sanded and Poly is our next step.....We are for sure going to use the T bar!! thanks for posting the tools that you used!!
That ancient doorbell!!!! I want to hear it!!!! That house has so much character, congratulations!!!
I can make that happen! Its really fun and almost rings perfectly.
It looks amazing ladies!!
Thank you!
Great job ladies! Such a satisfying and rewarding transformation!
Thank you!! SO happy we did it before having furniture in the house!
I agree! Mine will need refinished and as I was watching I was wondering how the heck I'll move my furniture out of the way. 🤣 You definitely provided great tips for when the time comes!
Looks amazing!! Great job!
Thank you!!
Beautiful, you really brought new life into that house.😍
One of those things that you don’t realize how good it can look till you do it!
This is beautiful
Y’all did such a great job!! Looks fantastic and I love your house
Thank you!!
Looks so very good!!!
Thank you!!
Looks great!
Thanks!
Oh man, that is back breaking work Laura. Great job!!!!!!
It took a week to recover!
Beautiful job 👏 👌
Thank you!!
You ladies did a beautiful job. When you said hopefully by the end of the emend you should be done, I smiled because it reminded me of your van build videos. Things took a little longer 🙂
Even on day 2 I still think things will go faster then they do 😅 this felt like my van build to me too!!
Great Job! ❤
Thank you! 😄
Hi Laura on the Move. Thank you for your video. I got more from your video than I did all the many I watched beforehand. You also made it fun. Thank you. I am at this very moment playing this as I do my kitchen floor. I have all hardwoods in my house. I am doing the kitchen area first then will move into the other parts of my very large kitchen area, eating area, then into my other rooms. I am sanding one room at a time. So I am putting stain today and poly tomorrow. This is actually quite exciting. I will do a video on my channel once I am finished. Thank you again.
That’s awesome! I think it’s a great plan to do one room at at time too!
Impressive.
It’s dark because you waited 15 minutes, you should have work in sections, stain on and wipe off, then the next section. You did great and it looks amazing
You guys did a great job!
I just got quotes to have the floor done in one of our bedrooms. Where I live, it is $3/sqft to sand it down, stain it and seal it. (They do it over 2 days) - We were going to do it ourselves, but when I found out the cost, I figured my old-man back and knees would much prefer to support the small business guy! 😂
It is a small room, and their quote was $465 all-in. When we were thinking of doing it ourselves, the sander rental was about $54 plus the various equipment, stain, sealer, etc was going to run about $110 - so in reality it only would cost us about $300 to have it done, so no brainer for us. (Amazing how many times you justify hiring out home repairs as you get older!)
I feel like after we got done we would have also considered hiring it out! 😅That's a great deal and for a small room, it'll work perfect to have someone else do it!
Definitely an amazing transformation! I appreciate the history you left in the floors. Every ding, discoloration and scratch is part of it's story/history. Otherwise it has no character. Years ago only old growth trees were used for hardwood floors so the grain was tight. The current hardwood flooring is newer growth so the grain is much less dense therefore less strong. IMO the 'luxury vinyl plank' nonsense is a total waste. If sanded you are looking at shiny vinyl. It cannot be stained. And if there's ever a fire the toxic fumes are a reality. LVP is a temporary option. That's why house flippers love it. It's similar to 'putting lipstick on a pig - it's still a pig. . . suddenly it's a painted pig'. I would definitely prefer a painted floor over LVT. I painted the floors in a rental I owned, it was crisp and clean. Tenants loved it because it was easy to maintain. I have personally refinished hardwood flooring 4 times. No regrets. The most affordable estimate I ever received was over $5000 and that was over 25yrs ago. About 5yrs ago it was $11,000. Those houses were about the same size.
Wow, 11,000 would be crazy! This ended up being cheaper then putting anything new over the top and we appreciate the floors so much more now!
good video. Im about to embark on refinishing 3 rooms and a hallway. i think im goin with the weathered oak.
We love the color! The top coat did add an amber color, but even 9 months later we are loving how it turned out! The Weathered oak was just enough to bring out the wood grain and honor the age of the floor.
For a DIY its good
Nice
Thanks!!
This looks great! What applicator did you use for the stain? Also did you step on the stain 15 min later to wipe it off? Thanks so much!
Floor looks great. Amazing and inspiring job. So, looks like you applied the stain heavy and didn't wipe off? That may be why you think it's darker than expected? Did the oil poly smell bad, and if yes how long for smell to go away?
I’m going to do my own to save money
That's why we did it!!
Floors look great I'm staining my children room weather gray wish me luck
You’ll do great! The stain is easy and just take your time on the finish! Love the color choice!!
About to tackle this myself and I have seen a lot of people saying you need to sand/buff between poly coats? How rough was the surface of your floors with two coats of ploy and no sanding in between?
There is a timing window where you don’t have to sand! The can will mention the time but it’s something like if the 2nd coat is applied between 8 and 10 hours of the first coat then you don’t have to sand.
Hi Laura, did you do light sanding after the first coat of poly? If you did, how did you clean all the dust before applying the second coat? Thank you.
Hi! I did not, The polly that we used said that if you applied the 2nd coat between 8 and 10 hours then you did not need to sand. We made every effort to hit that window in each room to make sure we didn't have to sand. The polly was made for floors, so if you find the same thing make sure your read the instructions to see if you can skip that step. It's been 1.5 years and we haven't had any issues with the floor refinish. Hope that helps!!
Hi! Loved the videos on sanding and staining. I sanded a few days ago, pretty much in the same fashion as you did! I was wondering about the stain, though; did you wipe it down at one point? Or did you let it dry?
Great to hear that you made it through the sanding! I wiped it down. I did it based on the instructions on the can. I forget how long you wait but you add the stain, wait the recommended time then wipe off all of the access. You want to make sure you wipe with an absorbent cloth that doesn’t leave any fluff behind. Then you still need to let the stain fully dry before a top coat. Good luck!
@@LauraOnTheMove Thanks very much for the info! I imagined that was the case, but just wanted to make sure. Did you start the wipe down from the same spot you started to apply the stain? Or did you start from where you finished? I have the same stain, but from Varathane instead of Minwax. I’ll test in a closet first, cause I love how your stain came out; my floors are exactly like yours and would love the same result. If the Varathane is not quite the same colour, I’ll try to find Minwax somewhere around here.. thanks again!
I'm using the product in my living room, how long did it take to dry? Also is the surface all smooth ? Mine has some rough spots. Don't know if I need to go over with a 3rd pass or not.
You should read the can to make sure its correct because there is a window of time that you need to hit. We did two and there are some spots that could have used a 3rd, but I'm still very happy with it. We left some of the character spots in our wood floors, so they aren't perfectly flat and those are the ones that needed a bit more attention.
Nice I got big project coming up want to get 3 bedrooms and larger 12x20 dinning/living room floor area. How long did you need to rent the sander for? Im tempted for the week amount. Any idea how much sand paper you used? Hoping the drum floor sander can get least 1 room done per round of grit.
We rented the sander the weekend so we had to work fast, but I would recommend for the week. I think we used 2 of each grit per room. I noticed it just took longer if you tried to stretch the sandpaper, so it depends on you patients 😂
@@LauraOnTheMove Thank you
Hello it looks real nice. Can you tell me the Minwax stain was it oil or water base
Hi 👋 it’s water based!
Did the stain and poly not give off the smell for a long time? How did you avoid not venting while doing this?
Luckily we had a full week after before we moved in, so we were able to stop by and open the windows a few times before moving everything in. It also allowed the poly to cure without us worrying about furniture.
How many how many quarts of stain and poly did you use for the bedroom? I’m afraid I’m not going to buy enough
I don’t know exactly how many quarts of stain but I think it was only 2? For the finish we used 2 of the 2 gallon tubs. We had just enough. I wish we had more left over so we could fill in a few spots after and we had to improvise.
Hi Laura, just wondering why you didn't lightly sand between the two coats of polyurethane. I'm guessing it's because you used water-based poly?
No it was actually oil based. There is a window where you don’t have to sand between coats. You’ll have to check the product label but ours was something like wait 8 hours and if you apply before 10 hours you won’t need to sand. We made sure to time it so we wouldn’t have to sand
How do you cover the nail spots
Luckily we didn't have many nail spots, so we didn't have to worry. Just be aware some wood filler is not recommended for floors.
Quick question , did you just sand and stain thats it . Just two steps and nothing else
No, the third step was to add the top coat the the floor. We went with the traditional oil based option just so we knew it would last as long as possible. I think water based would be better for color, but we are happy with the finish now. This is what we used: amzn.to/49u0iGw
What kind of mop did u use an where do I get 1..
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Where’d you find the Tbar? My local HD doesn’t offer these😢
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@@LauraOnTheMove Thank you Laura OTM!!
Well done, looks good 👍 I been watching my floor for 5yrs now thinking about sanding it every morning.
I've done heaps of sanding in my time the floors are getting heaps of character in the meantime.
Nice colour I like it.
Thanks! It is hard because we love the character too! We didn’t want to take all of it out but also wanted to protect it for years to come!
What are u using to apply the stain
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This shit is hilarious 😄
What machine did you use to sand the floors?
This is an orbital floor sander. The other option is a drum sander. This one removed our fear of making the floors uneven or adding groves. I'm sure it took much longer, but we were happy with it!
Do you still live in this same house?
How long does it take for the smell to go away?
It was better after a day or so, but probably a week before we stopped noticing it
Did you sand by hand or with a machine.
We used a machine! It was a pad sander instead of a drum sander that most people use. It took away a lot of the risk of making a grove in the floor. You can check it out: ua-cam.com/video/tUkER6cxLJ4/v-deo.html
Did you stay in house will all fumes and seal off room?
No, luckily we were able to do it before moving in, so it had plenty of time for the dust to settle.
What was the sanding process? - R.Ferencik
It went pretty smoothly. I used an orbital pad sander instead of the drum sander. Here's the video:
ua-cam.com/video/tUkER6cxLJ4/v-deo.html
How did you wipe the stain
We used a shop van to vacuum then a damp towel across the floor to pick up any last dust. A tac cloth would work too, but we went with the damp towel.
@@LauraOnTheMove sorry typo I meant the stain
Was your wood floor red oak ?
I'm not sure. We do think it is oak, but it could be red oak!
Today Dark Spots are either water 💦 damage or marks left from a cute 🐱 or🐶’s less than successful 🏡 /Litter 📦 Training.
The 🐱/🐶 kept hitting the same spots & there’s no remedy except cutting-in new boards.
Any regrets about using the t-bar foam applicator instead of a lambswool pad? Just wondering if any of the polyurethane you squeegeed onto the floor with the t-bar ended up pooling in local depressions.
It’s definitely something you get better as you go! I was nervous at first to add some pressure to the bar, but that’s really the only way to get a thin coat. the top coat is really thin so I was worried it would need more and if I did it again I would try for the thinnest coat possible. I would also make sure I had enough top coat to come back in the next day and add to any problem areas. You would need to sand lightly before adding it, but that final step would fix them. Overall no regrets! I love them and even with the handful of blemished they don’t take away from the accomplishment of doing it ourselves or saving money. PLUS it’s so much better and more protected then before!
@@LauraOnTheMove Thanks for responding to my questions so quickly. You're freaking fearless! I'm a lot more like your partner, who looked terrified the entire time that something was about to go horribly wrong. Congratulations on snagging such a beautiful old house!
@@examplification8347 I tried to reassure her even though I had no idea how it would turn out 😂
You didn't wipe the excess stain off is why it's so dark
Damn that's overkill
What a cochinero you did
Why did you wipe the stain after 10 minutes according to directions this is why you’re floors are dark
I was able to wipe off the access, I just had covers for my shoes and I used an old t-shirt to wipe it down. We loved the color before the top coat. I think a water based top coat would look better, but I like the oil based top coat to protect the floors. The added protection is worth it to have it a little darker!
90% of the floors I sand are around 100 years old. I could have made those floors look almost new and it would have taken me 3 days.
That’s definitely not it, your supposed to apply and dry quick or you’ll get spots and color will be awhile lot darker
This lady is NOT a pro.
*It says right on the minwax can NOT FOR FLOORS!*
Minwax is for wood trim, cabinets, etc. For floors, you need minwax other brand called duraseal or bonna hardwood floor stains.
as a professional floor sander for over 20 years of experience under my belt. this hurts my eyes watching this. its like watching someone cook a great steak with a lighter. yes the steak is going to get finished but its going to be bad.
This looks great! What applicator did you use for the stain? Also did you step on the stain 15 min later to wipe it off? Thanks so much!
This looks great! What applicator did you use for the stain? Also did you step on the stain 15 min later to wipe it off? Thanks so much!
I just used a regular applicator for stain. I used shoe covers to step on it after 15 minutes because it just needed to happen. It didn't cause any issues walking over it and I just used an old t-shirt to wipe it down at 15 minutes. They sell t-shirt rags which would also work, but its a great use for old cotton t-s that you don't wear any more. Just turn them inside out if they have screen prints. Here's a link to the applicator and shoe covers: amzn.to/3HbSk8X amzn.to/3vvURIE