Restore Fir Floors
You either hate them or love them.
Restore fir floors. Whether you ve been admiring your old wood floor for years or you just discovered it hidden under some old carpeting refinishing it can be a feast for. Courtesy of duluth lumber most of the wood floors in our 1928 tudor revival style house are made from fir along with all the doors windows and trimwork. To keep floors looking their best use floor restore 3. This century old fir floor is in an apartment in seattle s capitol hill and refinishing it felt like a geological study.
It was a project i was looking forward to tackling. How to refinish a 100 year old wood floor. The various strata included layers. We love them here at abm and were so excited when we pulled back the gross carpet in the habitat house to reveal the house had possibly original wood floors in ok shape.
Fir floors are much softer than traditional hardwood flooring making them a bit more difficult to sand and refinish. Like most types of wood flooring fir is considered a unique addition to the home which adds warmth and character that can t be achieved with other materials. Refinishing them was added to the list of to dos. To care for floors between applications sweep and damp mop as needed.