Adding Top Coat To Prefinished Flooring

The tough uv cured factory applied top coat lasts longer than a typical one applied on site.

Adding top coat to prefinished flooring.

If you are using water based polyurethane. On a parquet floor the grain direction doesn t matter. In fact there is no turnaround time. With pre finished flooring there is no mess and smell associated with finishing the floor within your living environment.

The pre finished urethane coat provides a thicker more uniform coating than can be done manually. Always apply finish with the grain direction. If your floor is made of engineered wood you may still be able to strip and refinish it yourself depending on how thick the top layer of the wood is. Instead of the multiple day process of sanding staining and then applying three polyurethane top coats to unfinished wood these diy friendly floors can be put down in a single day.

I was thinking of installing pre finished hard maple diy. Someone once told me that i could apply a coat or two of sealer on top of the pre finished floor which will help protect all the spill from getting in between the floor another diy. Can i really do this. If yes what kind of sealer do you recommend.

Dampen cloth with water formulated floor cleaner or paint thinner. It looks good for a long time. I ve re finished my 1967 hard wood floors twice and have checked out many friends relatives new and re finished hardwood floors over the years and have yet to find a finish as durable as those on most pre finished floors. If the prefinished floor is solid wood sand down the floor and then restain and reseal the floor with urethane there s no need to worry about damaging the floor.