Sweep or vacuum all sanded rooms.
Timber floor sanding.
Any nails sitting above the timber should be knocked in with a hammer and a nail punch.
Start by making sure your floor is ready for sanding.
Prepare to sand the floorboards.
Proper sanding levels the floor and brings back the grain one of the desirable attributes of a hardwood floor.
When sanding your floor we always use at least 3 grades of sanding discs coarse medium and fine to give the cleanest possible finish without sanding scratches or sanding swirls.
Check every nail is sitting below the surface to avoid the sandpaper catching and ripping.
Provide ventilation while sanding and staining.
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An open window with a fan is a good idea especially since the door is sealed.
Use the edger using the same grit you just used on the drum to sand all the areas that the drum couldn t reach.
Sand all main field areas with the drum sander on the first grit of your determined sequence.
A weighted rotary sander takes off less wood in the sanding process and enabling us to refinish delicately engineered timber floors without the risk of causing damage.
Sure it may take longer to remove old finishes than it would with a drum sander but you don t need a lot of experience to operate a random orbital sander and most importantly it s less.
You ll need to sand the entire floor not just one section.
The 13 steps to sanding your floors.
Remove shoe moulding the wood trim where the wall meets the floor.
Before you start sanding remove everything from the room and vacuum the floor.
Sanding the floor will kick up a lot of dust so protect light fixtures and tape over electrical outlets.
You can remove old varnish and wood quickly sand right up to the edge of the floor apart from the corners and produce a very high quality finish.
Determine your grit sequence.