It is not complicated or difficult although generally hard on the knees and time consuming and it is a job that most people can do themselves.
Strip and refinish knotty pine floor.
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On the janka hardness scale southern yellow pine is 870 douglas fir 660 and eastern white pine 380 compared to red oak which is 1290.
Technically pine flooring is not a hardwood.
The hardness varies pending on the pine species being used.
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Pry free from the wall with the claw end of a hammer.
However there are a few key things to keep in mind about pine floors when you re trying to refinish them.
Remove damaged and worn trim to replace or refinish as desired.
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When i accidentally ripped up all my floors this past fall as one does i decided i was going to research everything there was to know about refinishing pine floors until my fingers were numb and my floors weren t orange.
As a result pine tends to dent and scratch a lot more easily.
Refinishing pine floors is a big project.