Sanded Floors Before And After

Before you start filling you should have completed the edge sanding to a 50 or 60 grit and sanded the main body of the floor with at least 80 grit.

Sanded floors before and after. I sand the floor to 60 grit empty the dust bag then sand the floor with 80 grit. I was shocked to see how the finish intensified the pink color. A solid wood floor can be sanded several times before that s a problem. But laminated floors glue down or floating floors have only a thin layer of good looking wood veneer over a plywood like base.

After sanding fill in holes in the floor with wood putty or wood filler. The veneer can be sanded once or twice after that sanding will expose the plywood core beneath. Spot test the stain or finish to see what it looks like on the floor before applying a coat. About 70 percent of our floors were old and in the other areas new floor boards were added to match the old floors.

This floor was sanded correctly but was aggressively mopped with water against the grain probably in an attempt to remove all the dust. That way you ll get a heads up on and hopefully the knowledge to avoid some of the problems you might encounter and some of the mistakes beginners make. After several botched partial repairs the floors in this room showed extensive damage. Be sure to work in well ventilated rooms when sanding or applying stain or finish.

Really it s up to you. We d recommend doing any of the dirty work like stripping wallpaper and skimming before sanding the floor other than that it really doesn t matter. When sanding around the edges of the floor you will inevitably knock your skirting boards though so finishing them off after sanding the floor is probably a good idea. We added a small patch of clear poly to see how the old floor would look with a clear coat.

That way you have only fine dust from the 80 grit. Or you could trowel fill the entire floor as this will show any uneveness or spots that you should go back to after a final sanding. After pre sanding sanding and varnishing with water based loba easy finish we were able to preserve the original floor without replacing and repainting the mouldings. We then use an appropriate filler to fill the gaps of this old flooring letting it thoroughly dry before buffing.

None of it is rocket science but it will help you to read through all the sanding pages including first things first working with sanders and edgers and the sanding faq before you begin. Floor finishing is semi permanent. This image shows an old bedroom floor completely sanded. This is a vivid illustration of how important it is that the texture of your wood floor be absolutely uniform and consistent before you apply your stain.

Sanding a wood floor is a multi step process.