| If your home has a cherry hardwood floor, occasional | | | | 60 grit and then 80 grit sandpaper. In between each |
| maintenance and regular care should ensure that it | | | | sanding, vacuum the floor again to remove any stray |
| maintains its beauty for decades. Like any hardwood | | | | sawdust that may accumulate and inhibit even sanding. |
| floor, though, years of neglect or extremely heavy use | | | | With a hammer covered in felt, gently reset any stray |
| will damage cherry similarly to softer woods such as | | | | nails in your cherry hardwood floor. Vacuum the floor |
| pine. To salvage your cherry hardwood floor, you | | | | again and identify any holes or gaps in the floor that |
| need to follow a careful process of refinishing. The | | | | will need to be filled with wood filler. Use a spatula to fill |
| following steps will outline the process for refinishing | | | | these gaps with wood filler and allow it to dry. |
| the cherry hardwood floor in your house. | | | | Once again, sand the floors with the main floor sander |
| First, vacuum and clean your floor. This will ensure that | | | | and the edger, this time using 100-grit sandpaper. From |
| the refinishing process does not ingrain dirt or debris | | | | this point, avoid all unnecessary contact with the floor. |
| into the refinished floor. Once the floor is clean, rent a | | | | Especially be sure to any moisture or dirt from coming |
| sander and load it with 40-grit sandpaper. Use this | | | | in contact with the cherry hardwood floor. Use a |
| sander to sand the floors with the grain, in the direction | | | | buffer to sand the floor with 150-grit and then 180-grit |
| of the boards. Be cautious to avoid using the sander | | | | sandpaper, vacuuming between each sanding. |
| too close to the edges of the floor, as it can damage | | | | Apply cherry stain to the floor with a rag, ensuring an |
| walls and baseboards. | | | | even coat across the entire floor. Rub off any excess |
| Once the main surface of the floor has been sanded, | | | | stain and allow it to dry completely. Apply a hardwood |
| use an edger with 40-grit sandpaper to sand the | | | | floor sealer, such as a sealing wax or tung oil to the |
| edges of the floor. If you wish, you can remove the | | | | entire cherry hardwood floor. Apply up to three coats, |
| baseboards to reach the edges of the floorboards | | | | allowing the floor to dry completely between coats. |
| more closely. Repeat the entire sanding process with | | | | |