Baltic Pine in Warragul

RUGGED, OLD BALTIC PINE FLOOR

1950s Built Home in Warragul 

A tiny house in Warragul is the home of these grand, old Baltic Pine boards. The only thing stopping them from being something wonderful was the horrible layer of glue on the floorboards from when lino was first laid over it.

Getting the old glue off revealed almost brand new flooring, due to the glue and the lino protecting the boards from the sun's UV rays.

The first step we took on this job was to pull all the glue and gunk out from between the floorboards, to leave us with nice clean gaps.

Now, how's this for a cool trick.

 Rather than just going full-bore at the glue with our coarse sandpaper, which then becomes all hot and sticky, gumming up the wheels and inside the sanding machine.  We opted, instead, to coat straight over the glued floors with a coat of 2 pac polyurethane. Once the polyurethane had dried we were able to sand off the glue without too many issues. 

Using a coarse 24 grit sandpaper it was pretty ease to sand the polyurethane off the Baltic Pine floors. This, in turn, pulled the glue off without any extra effort. Gotta' love that.

During the sanding process we fill each individual hole with Redifill filler. This completes the look.

With all the hard sanding work completed, it now becomes the fun part of applying the finishing coats. Straight away you can see how spectacular it becomes as the virtually brand new Baltic Pine boards come to life.

Lisa and I finished the floors with a very hard-wearing polyurethane, in a Lo-Sheen finish.

With Baltic Pine being a softer type timber we feel that the smartest approach is to use the most durable finish available. Our polyurethane will hold up to the rigors of daily living, and keep the boards looking great for years. Plus, they are very easy to clean. 

There. The finish is all dry and ready for the homeowner to move right back in.

That is one gorgeous Baltic Pine floor