They can be cleaned with less ceremony and precision than stained and finished hardwood and they are much easier to touch up if an area fades chips or cracks.
Can you fill in painted hardwood floors and repaint.
Use painter s tape or stencils to make checkerboard and geometric patterns stripes designs and motifs.
It should hold up without the need for a coat of polyurethane.
I wouldn t recommend it however.
Remember that the drying process will be between 24 and 72 hours following 1 to 3 days depending on the moisture air and other factors.
The reason for this is three fold.
It can also make your floors a beautiful design element in their own right particularly with interesting patterns.
Summer is a poor time to fill gaps because the wood is fully expanded.
First porch and floor paint is made for this application.
Keep in mind that whatever color you choose will thin out and become lighter as people walk on the floor over time.
However you shouldn t never paint directly onto a glossy finish as this usually comes out looking bad.
This can be broken into three easy steps each outlined later in more details.
You cannot paint a hardwood floor with standard latex paint.
First pick a rod diameter that will fill your crack snugly without being forced into the space.
The paint seals the grooves in the wood making them more impervious to dirt grime and stains.
And like stained floors painted wood floors can be mopped and scrubbed with no polish required.
To fill the gaps in your painted wood floors.
Instead purchase a latex enamel that is specifically designed to be used on hardwood floors porches or decks.
Next fill 2 3 of the depth of the crack with the foam backer rod pushing it down firmly with a blunt tool that will not cut the foam.
How to repaint concrete floors.
It takes some time and patience to paint hardwood floors but if you know how to apply nail polish you already know the basics.
Darker colors will show dirt and scuff more easily.
That s the cool thing about painted floors you can change the color and there s no end to the creativity.
Doing the prep work before you repaint a concrete floor avoids a peeling paint job later.
You could add a coat of clear polyurethane on top of your painted hardwood floors after the two coats of porch and floor paint.
Most wood floors can be painted yes even expensive teak flooring if you dare.
When you already have all the painted floor let the paint dry.
Set off areas of the room using painted faux throw rugs or borders.
Your best bet is to test the wood that you wish to paint.
Concrete paint can be purchased in either latex or oil based epoxy enamel.
Painting older solid wood floors can give them new life without the expense and mess of refinishing them.