How To Flood Sand Floors

This practice ended in 1978 in the us the 1990s in canada and australia and the 1920s or earlier for most other western countries.

How to flood sand floors.

They didn t have flood insurance and couldn t afford to move out of their homes so we dried out their floors. Many older homes contain lead in the floor finishes. Vacuum up the dust and apply the subsequent coat. This will remove any of the grain that has lifted and allow following coat to stick more effectively.

If you have really really uneven floorboards you could start by sanding with the large drum sander diagonally to the floorboards to even things out and then move on to sanding in the direction of the boards. Step 1 consider the chance of lead. A sand floor requires gently misting the sand surface while avoiding puncturing the pipes until there is an ice layer thick enough to walk on and eventually drive a zamboni on. When each coat dries sand the floor lightly with 220 grit paper or 000 steel wool.

When installed properly a cement floor always ensures a precisely level surface to form the ice base. If your house was built before the ban in your country consider hiring a floor finisher with lead certification to test your floor and refinish it safely. Begin from the deep sections of the floor so that your first mistakes can be hidden as you work on your technique. Keep moving around to avoid overdoing a section of the floor.

If you do decide to sand step 2 check for nails and staples. Staining lacquering or oiling you can learn it here. Step 10 give floor a light sand with a floor polisher with fine sandpaper disc attached. Always follow along the grain of the wood when sanding.

The employees i mentioned had these sorts of older strip floors over screeds. You will have to sand around the edges of the room with the edging sander and sand the rest of the floor with the large drum sander. Many finishes take 24 hours to dry. Start sanding with the coarsest grade of sandpaper at a 45 degree angle to the board direction.

A sand floor can deviate over the years with use. How to sand a floor. Hammer in any nails that are sticking up.