Floor Sanding Uneven Boards

Nail down any loose boards with finish nails.

Floor sanding uneven boards.

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. If the floors were already sanded a number of times or. Dealing with uneven solid wood floors requires extra steps but in most caaes can bring satisfactory results as. And if you sand boards before cutting or assembly you can use the tool that does deep sanding fastest.

Testing lower grit paper on an uneven spot. Sand the floor again with the drum sander this time using 50 grit sandpaper and sanding parallel to the boards. Spot fill any areas from which. So countersink all nails by at least 1 8 in.

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. To detect nails drag a metal snow shovel across the floor upside down. Sanding stripping old uneven plank floors pine. Use the edger and a 50 grit disk to sand the edges.

Sanding whole boards also eliminates the repetition of stopping starting and setup for individual parts.