How To Finish Particle Board Floors

This finishing process will enhance the natural.

How to finish particle board floors.

Just screwing down and filling the particle board flooring in the previous video. Thanks for watching finishing the particle board subfloor at jarleifhouse leave a comment and click subscribe if you want to be a part of project jarleifhouse and thanks for joining the. Particle board is a reconstituted wood product used to some degree in most modern day construction projects. Particle board is ill suited for paint adhesion unless you first treat it with a particular type of primer.

Make sure to remove stray nails or staples. Replace any nails with screws since nails that popped up will loosen again. A one part polyurethane protective sealer for a one step clear or tinted finish can be applied after puttying screw holes and sanding the walls. Particleboard flooring doesn t have to look cheap.

When leveling floors made of wood you ll need to sand down any high. Vacuum or sweep then wash the particle board. Proper storage is just as critical as the sealing process. While the aforementioned outer layer of laminate is useful in repelling moisture it will also prevent paint from adhering to the particle board.

Add more wood screws if needed to secure them. Prepare particle board for painting. Try to not get the floor too wet as water will damage particle board. Thankfully most commercially available particle boards are commonly covered with a kind of laminate that protect from water or moisture.

Diluted bleach or vinegar will help remove smells and stains. Though care must be taken to ensure moisture cannot access it particle board has proved to be a good building material. If the subfloor is plywood or particle board start by screwing down any loose boards or plywood sheets. Before you apply the paint prepare the particle board to accept the new finish or flaking will occur.

Add visual interest to ordinary particle board flooring and protect it from wear and rot by refinishing it with the right paint. At first i was a little intimidated by the amount of work to do especially because the budget is miniscule and i m being paid in tacos that s not a euphemism for cash. Particle board has a naturally decorative and porous surface requiring some basic finishing techniques.