House Journal - Floor Redemption
Another day, another rented floor sander...
This time a 4 disc oscillating sander. This does an amazing, albeit slow job. A little after 8 am and we were already sanding. We bought 3 packages of sanding discs, and could've probably used 4. So the last room was very slow going. It was still working, just not as aggressively as it does with fresh sanders. To give you an idea of how much material we were taking off the floors, here is a shot of the bedroom floor.
When it was all over, the floors looked like this:
Before progressing further, we had to vacuum and clean the floors with mineral spirits to remove all dust and dirt particles from becoming a permanent part of the floor.
After a short break for a snack, we started staining the floor.
We got through the dining room and living room, but had to stop there. The machine had to be back at the store and besides, after 2 days of crawling around on the floor on our hands and knees we were beat. (Incidentally we returned the sander at 6:32. It was due back at 6:34.) But not before taking these next few pics. I love the rich color the wood and nice contrast with the grain.
This time a 4 disc oscillating sander. This does an amazing, albeit slow job. A little after 8 am and we were already sanding. We bought 3 packages of sanding discs, and could've probably used 4. So the last room was very slow going. It was still working, just not as aggressively as it does with fresh sanders. To give you an idea of how much material we were taking off the floors, here is a shot of the bedroom floor.
When it was all over, the floors looked like this:
Before progressing further, we had to vacuum and clean the floors with mineral spirits to remove all dust and dirt particles from becoming a permanent part of the floor.
After a short break for a snack, we started staining the floor.
We got through the dining room and living room, but had to stop there. The machine had to be back at the store and besides, after 2 days of crawling around on the floor on our hands and knees we were beat. (Incidentally we returned the sander at 6:32. It was due back at 6:34.) But not before taking these next few pics. I love the rich color the wood and nice contrast with the grain.