However homes built before the 1920s often have floors that are only 1 4 to 3 8 of an inch thick due to different milling standards.
Can you refinish 3 8 engineered hardwood.
These floors can only handle a full sanding and refinish 2 3 times.
A question we commonly get in our showroom is whether engineered wood floors can be refinished.
Wear layer times to be refinished.
I would like to at the very least screen and recoat preferrably refinish the floor.
If you have the solid wood type you can absolutely refinish it usually between four and seven times before the floor would need to be completely replaced.
Hi i have 3 8 engineered hardwood flooring with bevelled edges.
We offer many options of engineered hardwood flooring with thicker.
The easiest way to determine the thickness is if you or the previous owner has extra pieces left over.
Can be sanded and refinished 1 to 2 times.
The surface material or hardwood is approximately 1 8 inch in thickness followed by two layers of softer wood.
Should not be refinished.
Many customers are surprised to learn that engineered hardwood can indeed be refinished once and sometimes more.
Can be sanded and refinished 2 to 3 times.
Can you give me any advice on how to sand or get the old finish out of the bevelled edges that sits in between the planks.
If you are not sure about the wear layer of a floor you ve purchased from us give us a call.
Solid hardwood is generally 3 4 thick where as most engineered hardwoods are 3 8 or 1 2 thick.
Hardwood flooring materials are available in a range of thicknesses but solid hardwood flooring generally ranges between 5 16 to 3 4 inch thick.
There are two types of prefinished hardwood floors.
If your floors are an older hardwood and have already been refinished once or twice they typically.
If you are looking to bring back the luster of the floor this could be done with a light screening and reapplication of the finish.
Can be sanded and refinished 3 to 6 times.
4 to 6 mm wear layer.
Solid wood which is made of actual planks of real wood and engineered wood.
Using simple division for common flooring thicknesses we can determine how many times the engineered hardwood can be refinished.