Flooring ‘N Tiles

Sharing some thoughts about one of the most important tools of the trade. This isn’t any DIY stuff, really, but if you’re interested in flooring, you might find this a good read.

Professional floor sanders are among the most necessary tools in a flooring contractor’s arsenal. Belt driven and rotary sanders are used in combination as a rule, for the best possible sanding. The rotary sanders tend to be necessary for hard, out-of-the-way places like corners and edges, while the belt sanders are fabulous for the very major work of sanding the main areas of a floor.

Whether reconditioning an old floor is called for, or for a light tweaking and sanding of a brand new, freshly-installed wood floor, floor sanders are just an ideal tool for each. Naturally, the variety of grits available to a floor sanding machine determine the amount of consuming the surface a professional floor sander will undertake. Rough old floors require a grittier and more deeper penetrating grit for reconditioning. Eating away sometimes decades of wood surfaces can take place, removing thus all signs of aging and of pockmarked and etched surfaces. The result when reconditioned, can be amazingly attractive. It always amazed me how fresh an ancient floor can look after a through and proper sanding.

New floors can also require some sanding, but with a much finer grit rating and typically to roughen the floor enough to accept the urethane or varnish applications which will eventually protect and make the floor shine like new.

These can be very powerful machines which require the utmost care in use. Indeed, the deeper the grit, the more you have to watch how long you dally in one spot. It is entirely possible to overdo the sanding and thus create a gouged area. Amazingly, the rougher sandpapers can simply eat up the surface of a floor. Be careful with these remarkable machines however, and you will be totally delighted with the result. There are few machines indeed that can deliver so well on your intended result. Floor sanders are simply dream come true for almost anyone dealing with wood floors.