Need advice, about to sand and lighten this wooden floor...

[devs]

Hi guys, looking for some help please. I get the keys to my new place on Friday and plan to sand this wooden floor over the weekend.

Ideally we would like to have a light scandi finish. Is there any recommended processes or topcoats that I should consider using please?

Also I spotted on the photo that there appears to be a (previously stained) groove that I will not be able to sand, how should I tackle this to achieve a light look.

Any thoughts or suggestions would be really helpful.

Many thanks.

 

[aveatry]

It looks like mahogany stain which you could sand out but depending on the floorboards age they could be a darkish colour anyway then when you put a normal varnish on they will look darker than the newly sanded look. It may be a lot of work and not get the scandi look you want, how about laminate.
Others might have a suggestion of some sort of wash perhaps to help

 

[SFK]

plan to sand this wooden floor over the weekend.

Just checking -
are you hiring proper floor sanders (one very big one and one smallish one for the details)? This is the definite recommendation.
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Or
are you planning to use a sander you bought from a DIY shop?. Not recommended at all as you will be there forever and the sand paper will instantly clog with varnish.
Sfk

 

[devs]

Hello mate, yeah hiring a proper sander and edger

 

[aveatry]

In a downstairs room I hired the big one that looks like a lawnmower and the edger but you will still need to get right into the corners unfortunately for me the triangle sanders were not out at the time i did mine so it was a sand block.and they really shake the floor, so for upstairs. I actually used a bosh DIY planer much quicker than a DIY sander - and it did a good job too.

Your floor looks to be pine but in my hallway I had an oak floor that I really wanted to keep but when I sanded it down ther were lots of really bad dark water stains that I could not get out. So I ended up laying engineered oak over it - and most of the rest of the downstairsthe

 

[devs]

Sorry missed that reply. Is there any particular products that you would recommend to lighten with a matt finish? Thank you

 

[foxhole]

You can use a wood bleach ( after sanding) for a pale finish .

 

[aveatry]

You can use a wood bleach ( after sanding) for a pale finish .

Sounds good but does it last as I find that wood underneath the finish over time darkens with light (sunlight ) not even direct sun

 

[johnny2007]

I'm not saying you shouldn't do it, but as a professional I would not take this job at any price.
I would suggest replacing all boards, refurbish with similar or darker colour or lay new flooring on top of it.

 

[aveatry]

Also I spotted on the photo that there appears to be a (previously stained) groove that I will not be able to sand, how should I tackle this to achieve a light look.

Its not a groove - its a threshold strip that usually is a transition between 2 different floor heights but from looking at your picture all rooms seem to be the same height floor.

 

[devs]

Hi guys and thanks for all the help. I did plan to tackle this over the weekend but have decided to hold off and get in the door and get other jobs done in the house first. I'll need to assess this properly.

 

[foxhole]

Sounds good but does it last as I find that wood underneath the finish over time darkens with light (sunlight ) not even direct sun

Never heard the term sun bleached?
Sunlight lightened timber .

 

[johnny2007]

Hi guys and thanks for all the help. I did plan to tackle this over the weekend but have decided to hold off and get in the door and get other jobs done in the house first. I'll need to assess this properly.

If you have something else to do, leave floor and skirting as last job.

 

[aveatry]

Never heard the term sun bleached?
Sunlight lightened timber .

Yes there is that too but perhaps that is more to do with outside wood exposed to direct sunlight. All I know is that all wood I have had in my house has gone darker over time, I had a pine T+G panelled bathroom that we changed and when i had taken off the loo roll holder there was a big difference. Yet I also had reclaimed Victorian stripped doors that did not suffer. All my doors are now oak and I am sure they are darker than when I fitted them - same for an oak floor skirt and architrave.

 

[aveatry]

Hi guys and thanks for all the help. I did plan to tackle this over the weekend but have decided to hold off and get in the door and get other jobs done in the house first. I'll need to assess this properly.

That sounds like the best plan - you are going to have so much more on your plate with moving in.