Will polyeurathane cause a line if i do half the floor at a time?
Question:I just started to stain the hardwood floors in my house. Because I have no other place to put my furniture I have decided to stain half the floor first and then put polyeurathane on it. Then once that dries Ill move all my furniture onto it and do the other half of the floor. I dont foresee a problem with the stain but I'm wondering if i put polyeurathane on one half let it dry and then put polyeurathane on the other half with this cause marks or lines or anything else that might be noticeable once finished between the two halves? So far i've stained the one half of the floor (a very dark stain) but haven't put polyeurathane on it yet ... waiting to hear people's responses first..
Answers:
Yes, you will have a line where the two applications meet. An experienced finisher could blend it, but not likely that a DIYer has enough experience. Especially since you are asking the question.
Also, you really should have more than one thin coat (3 is great) rather than one thick coat. To do this, you will need to move back and forth a couple of times at least.
No it won't I would be more worried about the stain not being even. I've known people to did their house a room at a time and it was the stain that was uneven where it met.
Well, you are full of ideas! Good ones too, I might add! My experience has been with the stain, not the poly. Put it on a little heavy, leave it on a little too long, not getting enough on, all of this can be a problem. The poly will blend. But, if it is your only recourse, just pay special attention to application.
I polyurethaned a wooden livingroom floor and dragged all of my furniture into my other rooms. We lived like that for a few days until the floor was done.
It usually takes anywhere from one to three coats to come out the way it should. Don't slather it on thick or it will bubble and crack. Don't EVEN attempt to walk on it unless it's totally dry!
You should've asked first before applying your first coat because you need to place a coat, *one at a time* and give it anywhere between 8 - 72 hours to dry, depending on the weather and humidity levels and then go from there...
Don't make a straight line where you finish. Kind of dry brush it out. That is start with the poly at the wall and put on a full coat. When you get a foot from the end of the stain, sort of stretch the paint going thinner and also stay on the stained area. Do not put the clear on the unstained wood and you do not have to get all of the stained wood with the poly this round. So you go from a fullish coat to a half coat near the middle.
Also, do not put it on straight out of the can,- thin it down a bit by putting some poly. in a different can and adding reducer to that and stir it up. (It will still be the dry brush method when you get near the middle) This will soak into the wood floor better and stick better to the floor.
When you do the second half, you start from the wall again with a full coat and when you get to the middle you dry brush over the other thin poly you have put down before in the first round (basically putting the second half ontop of the first half) giving you a full coat. You will have to eyeball the floor carefully with lights for missed spots on the stain which you will catch this round.
Bout as good as you can do under the circumstances.
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