Floors Taped Finished And Painted

Prep the floor must be properly prepped in order for the finish to last.

Floors taped finished and painted.

Oak floors painted in benjamin moore s platinum gray enamel with modern effect. A brooklyn townhouse reinvented with style and restraint. Photograph by matthew williams for remodelista from nordic beauty. The flooring contractor applied masking tape to the walls to hang plastic for dust containment.

If it s finished wood floors you re painting you ll need to sand and prime. To tape off a room for painting start by wiping down the areas you want to tape with a damp cloth to ensure the tape will stick to the surface. After the finish dried he used masking tape to protect the floor with red rosin. Porch and patio floor paint i used behr flintridge pfc 42 storm pfc 64 tar black pfc 75 and pacific fog pfc 62 in matte finish painter s tape a tape measure a straight edge i used a yardstick a small paint roller a one inch paintbrush floor polyurethane i used bona sport poly 350 in satin.

Prep your floors first by scuffing the wood to remove any existing finish and to make paint adhere well. That usually involves sanding and priming the floor. That can be an onerous job if you have to do it with a pad sander especially if the floor is large. Next place painter s tape on the areas you want to protect such as the ceiling floor trim and window frames.

To minimize sanding time karen burke of bravura finishes in portland oregon suggests using a deglosser like krud kutter gloss off. Painted floors how to paint a floor. Save your back by using a floor buffer. Non porous surfaces such as tile or laminate require a specialty primer to seal the surface such as bin or kilz.

Tape applied on walls and the wood floor had pulled off the paint and the floor finish.