Paint & Whitewash Hardwood Floors (WITHOUT SANDING) 

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I know in the video it says it's in the description but for some reason I can't seem to find it

I know I’m sorry I just realized I didn’t ever put them in the description. So the first base coat was just some sort of tan. Doesn’t really matter. The gray was I think called slate gray or porch gray. It’s just just the stock gray porch paint from Behr. The white was Eider White which is a Sherwin Williams color but HD still mixed it for me. Hope this helps!

I’d seal them but can’t say for sure. The same process would work but if I had bare wood to start I probably would have just polyurethaned them. This was just a solution to keep me from having to sand.

lol when it comes to menial tasks like cleaning, laundry, etc

@@kiwifish9235 yes correct. The 3rd coat is the white wash. Water based polyurethane. Latex paint and water. Your final coats will be just polyurethane.

@@dougwolfedrums Thank you!

You are Not Lazy!

Start with Brown- Add a small amount of black paint to the brown to darken it. Start with something like 4 cups brown and 1/2 cup of black. Add a touch of red paint to give the brown a warmer, chocolatey tone. Yellow can also adjust the shade. Adjust with black or white as needed. But certainly add water to thin the paint otherwise you’ll potentially cover the wood grain more than intended. Also 1-2 cups of plaster of Paris

@@dougwolfedrums awesome!

Hahah I’m a couple west in York

I did that the first time I refinished the floors 13 years ago. Dogs/kids destroyed them. Plus I grew up working in my dads body shop sanding cars. I despise sanding lol. Thanks for watching

@@dougwolfedrums New products out that are strong.

I’m doing this now! So convenient being able to do sections and not completely remove everything. Plus we can still live here. If we sanded it we would have had to move out for the week. Thanks for the video!

@@chris-tq5ly That's just not true anymore. You can do sections with sanding. New water based products like Bona are stronger than old oil products. Cure in three days with no smell. Never have to move out. Sounds like someone misled you, or you don't have current information.

@@dougwolfedrums Sounds like sad story, but the technology has improved a LOT in recent years. New products are easier to use, and cure stronger and quickly. Much, much better than paint. Think you need to learn about all the new professional floor products. It's a mistake to choose paint instead which won't last as long, won't look better, or won't add value to home.

Durable meaning not easily damaged, I never said anything about longevity. Any hardwood floor will eventually take a beating with dogs/kids. But I have tested it trying to scratch it and dropped tools on it etc and it’s not been an issue. Dirt and liquid spills wipe right off. I did put 3 coats of poly on so I’m sure that helps. Thanks for watching

@@dougwolfedrumsso what if I just wanted to put grey paint on my floor? Would I have to do all the steps in the video? Or just sweep, clean the floors then paint?

@@oyahzi you’d still have to add plaster of Paris to the grey to get it to adhere to the floor. 2-3 coats of grey. Then 3 coats minimum of water based poly. They sell that in almost no sheen to glossy

I just pulled up the old sticky tiles over my hardwood floors. They are so dirty. I bought a scraper and some detergent so I can clean them. They look so bad and have small gaps in between some of the planks. I love these floors and can’t afford to refinish them so I am literally studying your video

As long as there’s nothing sticky left over and there aren’t bumps of residue you’ll be fine. You could try goo gone mixed with hot water and dawn. Use a really abrasive shop broom and then mop it up and see how it’s looking/feeling from there

@@mariaiturrino6693 it adds texture and porosity to the paint… basically it’s what makes it stick

The gray with the whitewash gave me closer to the look I was going for than the tan with whitewash. I would definitely do two coats, but the color is just a style preference really.