Your floors before were hideous looking! Great job on the news ones! In my old home, I ripped up all the carpet and refinished the hardwood floors with a little sander as well! I'm talking living room, hallway, and three bedrooms worth of floors! It was a lot of hard work, but definitely worth it in the end.. Of course, thinking back I should have rented a big sander to make it easier.. But it was my first home and I did the best I could with the knowledge I had at the time!
looks like a mr sandless job! that would be an acrylic wax finish...comes off easy! awsome vacuum system! beautiful heart pine..or long leaf pine...most likely you are sanding a subfloor, to bad the wood is soft! you certainly learned as you went..excellent job!
@goldenpassages most contractors won't go under $2 a ft....some will go higher than $3. many costs can be added like furniture moving and floor prep....but you should be able to find a good refinisher under or around $3
Thank you so much for posting this and the tip to hook up the shop vac to the sander and vent the air outside. My sander is older and has a little dust collection bag, with a plastic bag and duct tape we were able to hook it to the shop vac. My husband also vented the air to a vac bag. So when we sand it was less than 5% dust compare to the last time we sand. Cannot thank you enough.
I don't understand why you would have to do a second sanding of the floor after applying the finish/stain. Is that normal? Or was that just because of the hair and/or maybe improper staining of the floor the first time? It seems you would just have to do one sanding, then wash thoroughly, then stain/finish.
@bobbob12g there are a few reasons. polyurethane doesn't always stick to itself, so there is a risk of the next coat crawling or peeling away from itself. wood grain, bubbles, debris or dog hair can end up in the finish or the finish may level improperly. lightly sanding smooths off and cleans inbetween coats
we found a poly and stain mixed together. applied the stain and it looks fine but the next room is larger and I wanted s smaller sander so this is exactly what i had in mind. Thanks for the reassurance.
this is exactly what i was looking for. we rented a large belt sander and edger and it was more fustrating than anything- sand belts kept busting and created one heck of a sand storm. I have a total of three rooms to sand and finish. i did not want to give floors a deep sanding - just enough to remove poly and smooth out to reapply. I did one small room by hand - i sanded with drywall sheets- meduim- smoothed with a medium/fine hand sandblock then wiped with alcohol.
this is exactly what i was looking for. we rented a large belt sander and edger and it was more fustrating than anything- sand belts kept busting and created one heck of a sand storm. I have a total of three rooms to sand and finish. i did not want to give floors a deep sanding - just enough to remove poly and smooth out to reapply. I did one small room by hand - i sanded with drywall sheets- meduim- smoothed with a medium/fine hand sandblock then wiped with alcohol.
Your floors before were hideous looking! Great job on the news ones! In my old home, I ripped up all the carpet and refinished the hardwood floors with a little sander as well! I'm talking living room, hallway, and three bedrooms worth of floors! It was a lot of hard work, but definitely worth it in the end.. Of course, thinking back I should have rented a big sander to make it easier.. But it was my first home and I did the best I could with the knowledge I had at the time!
beth510 2 months ago
looks like a mr sandless job! that would be an acrylic wax finish...comes off easy! awsome vacuum system! beautiful heart pine..or long leaf pine...most likely you are sanding a subfloor, to bad the wood is soft! you certainly learned as you went..excellent job!
hyosunggv22 3 months ago
what does it cost to have a pro do say "one" floor completely sanded and refinished?
goldenpassages 3 months ago
@goldenpassages most contractors won't go under $2 a ft....some will go higher than $3. many costs can be added like furniture moving and floor prep....but you should be able to find a good refinisher under or around $3
hyosunggv22 3 months ago
to sand that laundry ill take with those tools forever
best to hire a real pro
joshkilledchris 4 months ago
to sand that laundry ill take with those tools forever
joshkilledchris 4 months ago
Thank you so much for posting this and the tip to hook up the shop vac to the sander and vent the air outside. My sander is older and has a little dust collection bag, with a plastic bag and duct tape we were able to hook it to the shop vac. My husband also vented the air to a vac bag. So when we sand it was less than 5% dust compare to the last time we sand. Cannot thank you enough.
Jane
niceday8888 6 months ago
DId you get swirl marks in the wood from the orbital sander?
santhony74 7 months ago
that was helpfull thanks!
GodSizeHate 7 months ago
I don't understand why you would have to do a second sanding of the floor after applying the finish/stain. Is that normal? Or was that just because of the hair and/or maybe improper staining of the floor the first time? It seems you would just have to do one sanding, then wash thoroughly, then stain/finish.
Thanks. Please let me know.
bobbob12g 8 months ago
@bobbob12g there are a few reasons. polyurethane doesn't always stick to itself, so there is a risk of the next coat crawling or peeling away from itself. wood grain, bubbles, debris or dog hair can end up in the finish or the finish may level improperly. lightly sanding smooths off and cleans inbetween coats
hyosunggv22 3 months ago
we found a poly and stain mixed together. applied the stain and it looks fine but the next room is larger and I wanted s smaller sander so this is exactly what i had in mind. Thanks for the reassurance.
boidae11 11 months ago
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this is exactly what i was looking for. we rented a large belt sander and edger and it was more fustrating than anything- sand belts kept busting and created one heck of a sand storm. I have a total of three rooms to sand and finish. i did not want to give floors a deep sanding - just enough to remove poly and smooth out to reapply. I did one small room by hand - i sanded with drywall sheets- meduim- smoothed with a medium/fine hand sandblock then wiped with alcohol.
boidae11 11 months ago
this is exactly what i was looking for. we rented a large belt sander and edger and it was more fustrating than anything- sand belts kept busting and created one heck of a sand storm. I have a total of three rooms to sand and finish. i did not want to give floors a deep sanding - just enough to remove poly and smooth out to reapply. I did one small room by hand - i sanded with drywall sheets- meduim- smoothed with a medium/fine hand sandblock then wiped with alcohol.
boidae11 11 months ago
Very nice job ! I may try to tackle my livingroom ! .....
K.
realcamaross 1 year ago