Lime or white washing your floor on a DIY basis If you have an existing floor that you'd like to lime wash, it's a relatively straightforward process, but not something that should be done on new flooring because it might cause damage. What you need to do is sand the floor until it is free of all old varnish and finishing.

Once you're down to the bare wood, you need to remove all traces of sanding dust by hoovering and then going over the floor with a slightly damp mop before letting it dry thoroughly.

Floor Problem and their solution.PEELING FINISH.The best way to fix a peeling floor is to sand it down to bare wood and restart the finishing process. Simply abrading the floor and applying a new top coat might not fix the problem.

Without resanding, waxes, oils, and furniture polishes used to clean wood floors seep into the pores of the finish and can prevent the new finish from bonding successfully.

Floor Problem and their solution,EXCESSIVE WEAR.Even when sanded and finished properly, wood requires regular maintenance. Grit left on wood floors acts like sandpaper when walked on, and unclipped pet nails or unprotected furniture feet can scratch a finish considerably.

At times, I've been able to recoat a slightly worn floor without sanding off all the old finish. But when a floor has lots of wear and deep scratches, it's best to sand down the floor to bare wood and refinish it.