Hi,
I'm about to start sanding the floorboards in my newly purchased house and I'm after a bit of advice....
I'm looking at hiring a floor sander for a week and get as much of the house done as possible.
Firstly, is the sander in the link the right one for the job? As far as I can see, this is the recommended solution for virgin (un-sanded, un-stained) floorboards. Has anyone any experience of these machines? How much mess do they make? Does the bag catch most of the dust?
I presume (the guides I've found don't really say one thing or another) that I will need to start with a medium grade paper and then finish with a finer grade?
What about the edge sander? Is this needed or will a normal handheld belt sander do the same job?
Any other advice on this little task would be much appreciated.....
Thanks!
I'm about to start sanding the floorboards in my newly purchased house and I'm after a bit of advice....
I'm looking at hiring a floor sander for a week and get as much of the house done as possible.
Firstly, is the sander in the link the right one for the job? As far as I can see, this is the recommended solution for virgin (un-sanded, un-stained) floorboards. Has anyone any experience of these machines? How much mess do they make? Does the bag catch most of the dust?
I presume (the guides I've found don't really say one thing or another) that I will need to start with a medium grade paper and then finish with a finer grade?
What about the edge sander? Is this needed or will a normal handheld belt sander do the same job?
Any other advice on this little task would be much appreciated.....
Thanks!