If you want
to renew your wooden floor, there are a lot of solutions other than laying a
carpet. No matter if you have hardwood floor or parquet, sanding can make your
floor look good as new and last for many years. If you're curious how to renew
your sand floor in Sydney, wood
floor polish and also sand tips given below would be more than
helpful, so you must keep on reading!
Floor
sanding itself is a process including a few stages, which require a lot of
care. When I first found out how to sand floor, I was shocked how complicated
that is! First, you need to prepare the floor before any work can be done. It
needs to be checked for woodworms and any defects. In case of any serious
damage, boards have to be replaced with the new ones or secured from underneath.
Once you're sure all the boards are secured and healthy, you need to hammer
down all the nails or screws in order to make the surface smooth for further
sanding. In addition to that, you need to check if there are any gaps between
the boards.
Any gaps
should be filled with slivers. This improves the stiffness of the floor and
stops cold air from underneath. It also reduces the probability of any insects
coming into your house dramatically. Once you've done all that, you're ready to
start the actual work. All these preparations are essential for wood floor polish and sand process.
The next
step is the initial sanding. A regular sanding machine should be used for the
main surface and an edge sander is used for (surprise!) the floor edges. At
this stage, you should use P40 sanding paper with both sanders. After that, the
floor needs to covered with a thin layer of sawdust and resin mix to fill all
remaining screw/nail holes and deep scratches to smoothen the floor even more.
To finish
the sanding stage, you need an orbital planer sander. It removes the remains of
resin and leaves an extra smooth surface ready for varnishing. There is no
single golden rule on how to sand floor with a sanding machine.
The sanded
floor cannot be left like that without protection. It would get damaged
extremely quickly. So if you want to learn how to sand floor, you need to learn
how to lay varnish on it too. The whole surface needs to be dusted first. Make
sure that not even the smallest bit of dirt lays on the floor before
varnishing. If there is something, a grain of sand or a hair, it will stay
there for good. Next, the varnishing starts. You need to lie prime varnish
first. It is done with a roller with a long handle, just like ones you use for
painting. Prime varnish takes around 30 minutes to dry.
After that,
the floor has to be buffered. Buffering is similar to sanding but much gentler.
The aim of buffering is to matte the floor, which makes the next layer of
varnish stick better with the first one. Finally, after dusting again, the
actual varnish is applied. The drying time depends on the temperature and
ventilation.
All the
above steps would give a brand new look to your timber flooring.
