Plywood Flooring Stained

Then we got the idea to use plywood.

Plywood flooring stained. If you need to apply a lighter stain then you ll need to strip the original stain off of the wood first. Pros and cons of plywood flooring. The thing you want to do is make sure it is hardwood and cabinet grade.

Staining plywood typically requires the use of special gel stains but by preconditioning the wood you can use any wood stain. We sanded it ourselves and stained it with a dark walnut stain. This ensures that your finished product will have a uniform color even if it is made of several types of wood.

With every pass of the dry brush we would wipe off the dry brush on a paper towel to remove the majority of the stain from it. You can add a simple coat of polyurethane which will leave the floors the lighter color of the plywood but will still give the floors needed protection from liquids falling on them. Diy installation this is definitely a great diy project.

The key is to make sure that the stain you are adding is darker than the stain that is already on the plywood. Use a palm sander to remove uneven edges and splinters. Finishing with a coat of poly urethane it looks beautiful.

Basically first we applied the stain with the wet brush then used a dry brush to brush off the excess stain. It s almost like putting on a mild stain. The floors were partially redone already and we originally planned to use laminate flooring.

There are lots of other choices you could make on the plywood. Step 1 sand the entire plywood surface with 100 grit sandpaper. If you choose to stain plywood floors however apply a sanding sealer to the surface of the planks first which will help the stain penetrate evenly.