You cannot paint a hardwood floor with standard latex paint.
Can you paint hard wood floors.
If the surface has been finished previously.
Although if you ve painted stairs you re already a step ahead.
I can t begin to tell you how many articles i ve read about painting worn out hardwood floors but yours is definitely the first one that made complete sense to me.
Paint the floor with a roller or a paint pad on the end of a 4 foot extension pole.
If you use a roller you can load it in a paint tray the same way you would if you were painting walls.
I d like to know if you can recommend a water based floor paint for me.
After 2 weeks you could take a hammer to it and never know it.
Instead purchase a latex enamel that is specifically designed to be used on hardwood floors porches or decks.
When using a pad you may find it more efficient to pour the paint on the floor and drag the pad through it from one side of the room to the other.
That should allow them to custom mix your wood floor paint.
Thank you for that.
Whether you ve schooled yourself on how to paint a room or tried your hand at painting kitchen cabinets you probably haven t painted a floor.
Its dey in few hours that you can walk on it gently almost no oder its hard enough that in about a week you can take 80 grit sand paper to it with out causing little to no harm.
1 gather your materials.
Thank you for this easy to read and very informative article.
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Select a latex enamel designed for floors or porches.
Another good choice for painting wood floors is a pre catalised water baawd epoxy.
If you decide you want your painted wood floors to be the same color as ours snap a pic of the label on the top of the paint can shown above and take that to your paint store.
Keep in mind that whatever color you choose will thin out and become lighter as people walk on the floor over time.
Painting wood stairs and floors requires the same preparation as for any interior paint job.
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.