Had an old poorly refinished wood floor, between a bathroom and laundry room which looked terrible!. Here is how I refinished it with some very basic tools~ dustless and inexpensive. I am an amateur. If you have suggestions to better do this job, please let us all know. Thanks, and enjoy.
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
@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
@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
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
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