First of
all, I will like to introduce you to the standard technique of wood floor sanding in Sydney. I'll attempt to keep it brief. First of all, you must
Initially be sure that all the nails are punched and fixed in the right place.
The Floor is clean and there is no dampness. If there are stains or marks of
food then make sure that you remove them with some cleaner. Dust should also be
removed in order to attain an optimum result.
The Standard
way is to review and then mark the flooring with 2 or three marks just to
identify where to start the process. You would initially need three types of
sandpapers:
- Rough sandpaper
- Medium rough sandpaper, and
- A fine paper which should be rather soft
In the first
step, you would use the rough paper to rub out any sort of marks, there are
often marks left behind due to the previous sanding process. These are known as
called train lines, the rough sanding paper will help you remove them too. In
the same manner, you would respectively use all the three sanding papers and
just smooth the floor as if it is new.
No doubt it
is the typical technique used for wood floor sanding in Sydney. The issue
with this technique is that you are continuously applying the same sanding to
the floor, in the same area, repeating the same technique no matter what type
of wood flooring you are treating.
After that,
we would discuss the perfect technique which is a bit modern and is applied
only by specialist painters. In this method, we apply three cuts to the floor
and follow a specific pattern which is based on alphabets “S” and “I”. The
medium cut is used to start the process and the pattern followed is treated as
follows:
This technique
is also known as the Triad technique due to the three cuts used. It has a much
bigger span and is also a multi-directional technique. First of all, you move
the sandpaper in the directions as if you want to mark a capital “I” on the
floor. This technique is used to remove larger spots. To make sure that when
you leave, the flooring is much smoother.
After that,
we use the “S” technique in which we make use of the same set of sandpapers and
target is to remove the marks left behind due to the previous step. Finally, we
use the fine paper to further smoothen the floor.
However, we
do not quit here. Square buff Oscillating technique is used for a totally free
finish. It comprises of the following steps:
1. Criterion
Method
2. Perfect
Process
We
usually use machines for performing these tasks, the movements and patterns can
be easily set to achieve a maximum result and fine finishing. No matter you do
it manually or with the help of a modern machine, as long as you follow the
above-mentioned steps and techniques, you would sure attain a fine result.
