Preparing House For Floor Sanding

Seal off rooms that will not be sanded.

Preparing house for floor sanding.

Multiply length times width of the room. There will be lots of fine dust no matter how well an area is sealed off. Arrange the plywood on the floor so the joints of this layer do not align with the subfloor joints below. After removing most of the old layers of varnish stain and grime you can move on the less coarse paper.

Flooring experts estimate that hardwood floors can be sanded for refinishing up to 10 times depending on the thoroughness of the sanding and the level of wear and tear on the floor. But you may want to supplement their dust control efforts. If your wood floor refinishing or installation job is extensive and you want it done in one job it might be best to stay elsewhere until the project s done. Add about 10 to that number to account for any possible mistakes and warped boards.

And the finish will start experience wear and tear to the point where if you neglect it for longer you can start. Thoroughly vacuum the existing floor and use a long floor leveler and tape measure to ensure the subfloor is level within 3 16 inch for every 10 feet. If i ve removed all of the dirt and grime with the coarse paper why do i have to bother sanding it again with finer paper. Start sanding the floor with some really coarse sandpaper we started with 24 grit paper.

Reasons to leave include. There are few things to bear in mind when preparing for wood floor restoration which you might want to sort just before it s time for the works to begin. Worn finish the main idea of floor sanding is stripping off the top layer of your floor that is mainly a floor finish. Determine how much flooring and materials will be needed.

Just sand any high spots and fill the low spots with leveling compound. Most wood floor installers will take basic preparations to contain the dust. With time and due to a number of factors mainly due to high traffic heavy footfall everyday use etc. Situations differ but you may not be able to refinish your hardwood floor more than 10 times.

Remove any carpet or other flooring. If you have a vinyl floor you may be able to install your flooring directly on top of it. Clearing the areas of furniture all areas that will be sanded should be clear of furniture and anything that may easily collect dust e g. Furniture will have to be moved from room to room or out of the house entirely.