Ron Tanner, frοm Houselove.org, shows уου hοw tο reclaim a dаmаgеd wood floor using a belt sander аnd simple tools.
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admire the effort. I just hope few think this is actually how to refinish a hardwood floor. There’s no way to match the results of a professional job without a lot of experience with professional tools designed for this type of work. If he had actually done what it takes to achieve professional results, he’d probably also say it’s just not worth it, and would suggest hiring a professional. But attempting to refinish a hardwood floor seems to be one of those things everyone needs to try once
Dear Ron,
I will also be using a belt sander similar to the one in ur video in the next week or so to restore my brother’s cypress pine floor. I was wondering did you also use the belt sander with 110 grit paper to finish the surface? Also, did you lightly sand after each coat of poly or after applying the second coat…and did you then apply also a third coat? What abt ‘buffing’ the floor using an orbital sander & finer sandpaper…do you think the floor would benefit from this? Cheers Steven.
@werkbook Yes..I did a decorating job in my flat to let/discovered the Victorian pine floor hiding in carpet. I wanted to do it myself but changed my mind coz I saved £150 from a professional. Machine rental is too expensive in London. The result was great & I learned a lot from them.
I prefer to do the work myself. But, if you can find a pro you can trust and you can afford it and you’d rather not deal with the hassle–sure let the pro do the work!
But I did use a belt sander and it worked great! Also did my old porch floor. Again, it worked great. You have go slow and steady, tho.
That said, an orbital sander would do the job. I wouldn’t use a drum in that small a space.
Gr8 vid…but it’s more expensive to rent/buy the machines/matls. It’s cheaper to hire professional to do the job in a day. No mess & great job.
u need to have a professional floor sander to fixs, u can’t sand a floor with a little belt sander the drum sanders and easy to run !!!!!!!!!!!!
Hi: you need an orbital sander. These are easy to operate and it doesn’t matter which way you move the sander. Your local rental store will have one (and probably somebody who can tell you how to run it). Good luck with your project. Ron
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Great video! I have a question, and was hoping someone could help! How should I sand hardwood floor that has a sort of basket weave to it? It kind of looks like this (II=), only that it’s a square. Two piecesof wood are in one direction, and the other two pieces of wood are in another direction? How can I not go against the grain?? Thanks in advance!
I use DAP or whatever else I find on the shelf. It’s premixed wood fill (“plastic wood”). Do NOT get resin–the stuff that demands you mix a tube of hardener with filler.
what is the name of the stuff you were patching up the holes with ?
great video, also great beard! haha. im in the process of doing both
Sand it. If you just want to go down one layer. use a light sand paper, like 220. There is also “screening,” which is a meshlike material that acts like sandpaper and can be attached to a buffer-like machine. But I’ve never use one.
how to do you take out a layer of polyurethane ?
Ron is the man!!! Great vid.
very very good video… thanks for this.
thanks! great video
haha lol.
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