It looks good for a long time.
Adding top coat to prefinished flooring.
Sweep and you re ready to go.
The tough uv cured factory applied top coat lasts longer than a typical one applied on site.
Someone once told me that i could apply a coat or two of sealer on top of the pre finished floor which will help protect all the spill from getting in between the floor another diy.
On a parquet floor the grain direction doesn t matter.
With pre finished flooring there is no mess and smell associated with finishing the floor within your living environment.
If your floor is made of engineered wood you may still be able to strip and refinish it yourself depending on how thick the top layer of the wood is.
Adding top coat to pre finished flooring like paul i would leave it as is.
Coat the edges of the floor with a brush and then do the center of the floor with a natural lamb s wool applicator.
Always apply finish with the grain direction.
If you are using water based polyurethane.
If yes what kind of sealer do you recommend.
Dampen cloth with water formulated floor cleaner or paint thinner.
I was thinking of installing pre finished hard maple diy.
I ve re finished my 1967 hard wood floors twice and have checked out many friends relatives new and re finished hardwood floors over the years and have yet to find a finish as durable as those on most pre finished floors.
In fact there is no turnaround time.
The pre finished urethane coat provides a thicker more uniform coating than can be done manually.