Badly Sanded Hardwood Floors

It might be way easier to do an even sanding job on a newer floor that hasn t had 100 years to move around and become uneven.

Badly sanded hardwood floors.

Despite a background in art history and english literature she s spent 13 years sanding hardwood and teaching others to do it themselves. With that said i have now spoken to way too many people that will be sanding their floors by hand no matter what. Admittedly my floor is over 100 years old and pretty warped. Now no matter what they do it shows lines or grooves across the floor.

Hard work that can be alleviated with the use of a floor sander. By sanding your floors yourself you could potentially save hundreds or even thousands of dollars so long as you do it right. So it is only right that i do an article about sanding wood floors with hand sanders. Use 120 grit paper to sand the finish around a spot from which it has completely worn.

Despite all of this there are still finish marks on the floor. Bad floor refinishing pictures of a terrible floor refinishing project. The restored hardwood floors look rustic and the few dings that we did make with the sander didn t matter. The coarser paper will cut back the finish more efficiently.

Our contractor had one of his workers sand our hardwood floors across the grain. Here are some of my most important tips on how to sand hardwood floors. Do it yourself or hire and pay someone else to do it for you. I ve never had any issue.

And competing in roller derby in her spare time. As i have said many times before sanding hardwood floors by hand can be a lot of hard work. So says our expert kadee macey owner of pete s hardwood floors in st. If your hardwood floors are in need of refinishing you have two main choices.

We recently bid on a 1200 square foot flooring project and were not chosen by the owner originally. Sand with the grain and create a scuffed area significantly larger than the spot you re repairing. Use 150 grit paper if the finish isn t completely worn through or if the floor is finished with oil. The end result will be blotchy because i couldn t get the wood to an even color.

We used four different grits when we sanded the floor starting with 40 for the kitchen. I have on occasion sanded on an angle about 30 degrees to flatten a floor. Hardwood floor sanded across the grain. This story will show you how to refinish hardwood floors and add a new coat of finish directly over the old by first applying a liquid that roughens the old finish so the new finish can bond to it.

They are not at all noticeable unless you get down there to look. Unlike waxes or other hardwood floor refinisher products that provide a short term shine this added coat will last for years and extend the life of your floor.