I am painting my home and you are correct it is a lot of sweat equity. I happen to have a combination of OSB and panel subfloors with OSB being the majority. My only correction to your discussion is if sanding is completed correctly after each layer of primer, coat of paint, and top coat then the floors are as smooth as glass. There are no splinters and socks are not getting caught anywhere. I learned from your discussion that I have been used the flexible wood filler. Other than that as you stated this is an option when more expensive options are not in the budget. My original whole house carpet replacement with hardwoods was $30,000. At the time I could not resell my home and recoup the costs. So I searched for a more pocket friendly option. While this may not last forever (nothing does) it was a viable option. It's still costly if done correctly with all supplies: sand paper, sanders, wood filler, primer= 1-2 coats depending on condition of the subfloor, primary paint color= 1-5 coats depending on high traffic areas and color, and clear/top coat 1-6 coats depending on high traffic areas. Add in drying and cure times per room, and spare time to work on a project of this magnitude. Pros after the cons: No more carpet, no pet smells, ability to mop or dust mop and go. Home value should not change as these are still in the wood floor category. My floors are black. Anything goes.
HI, I'm not sure where you're located, but if you're in West Michigan or Metro Detroit, RepcoLite makes a product called Finisher's Touch Polyurethane. It comes in a waterbased version that works well on floors. If you're outside of that area, just look for a high quality waterbased polyurethane or a high quality VOC-Compliant solvent-based version.
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I am painting my home and you are correct it is a lot of sweat equity. I happen to have a combination of OSB and panel subfloors with OSB being the majority. My only correction to your discussion is if sanding is completed correctly after each layer of primer, coat of paint, and top coat then the floors are as smooth as glass. There are no splinters and socks are not getting caught anywhere. I learned from your discussion that I have been used the flexible wood filler. Other than that as you stated this is an option when more expensive options are not in the budget.
My original whole house carpet replacement with hardwoods was $30,000. At the time I could not resell my home and recoup the costs. So I searched for a more pocket friendly option. While this may not last forever (nothing does) it was a viable option. It's still costly if done correctly with all supplies: sand paper, sanders, wood filler, primer= 1-2 coats depending on condition of the subfloor, primary paint color= 1-5 coats depending on high traffic areas and color, and clear/top coat 1-6 coats depending on high traffic areas. Add in drying and cure times per room, and spare time to work on a project of this magnitude.
Pros after the cons: No more carpet, no pet smells, ability to mop or dust mop and go. Home value should not change as these are still in the wood floor category. My floors are black. Anything goes.
I was thinking about painting my subfloor. Thanks for going through the pros and cons. Will update when done on the success of the project 🙏
Something I have also seen is staining sub-floors. What would a durable polly finish be for this kind of project, Thanks
HI, I'm not sure where you're located, but if you're in West Michigan or Metro Detroit, RepcoLite makes a product called Finisher's Touch Polyurethane. It comes in a waterbased version that works well on floors. If you're outside of that area, just look for a high quality waterbased polyurethane or a high quality VOC-Compliant solvent-based version.