Quoting, Floor Sanding & Polishing Process
Traditional Timber Floor Sanding: Quoting, Floor Sanding and polishing Process
When visiting your home for an obligation free quote, I will inspect and measure the timber floor areas to be sanded, advise and discuss coating options and the correct procedure to bring out the best possible results in your timber floors.
If any of the existing floorboards show signs of damage which will not be removed by the sanding process they may need replacement before the sanding can begin.
Typically the sanding process begins with ensuring the nails are punched.
Then the sanding begins with the use of a coarse grade sanding belt fitted to the efficient dust extracting Lagler Hummel belt sander. This step is critical, as it removes any previous coatings, board cupping, and levels the boards into each other.
With the bulk of the floor coarse sanded, the next step is to coarse sand the areas which can't be reached by the belt sander close to the edge of the walls. The machine used for this is the Bona Edge XL (220mm) floor sanding edger. Unlike most edgers, the Bona long nose edger is capable of reaching under kitchen benches all the way to the kick board, and leaving an even floor height over the entire edged area. This eliminates varying floor heights and poor finish results.
Once the rough sand process is complete, the nail holes are filled with a tinted putty, and at my discretion, unsightly gaps, holes and timber faults are filled with a tinted 2 pack filler.
It's now time for the fine sand. Both the Lagler Hummel belt sander, and Bona Edge XL are fitted with a fine grade sand paper, and both machines are used over the original working areas to eliminate the coarse sand lines, and remove excess putty and filler.
The final part of the sanding process is to buff the floor to a smooth finish, hand scrape the corners, and blend the edger to belt sander line.
A vacuum then is required to ensure all the areas are clean and ready for the 1st coat application of the desired product.
When the first coat has dried (usually the day after application), the floor is lightly scarified and denibbed with a Polivac SV rotary sander, ensuring bonding of the coats.
The floor is then vacuumed, and the 2nd coat is applied. This process is repeated for the final coat. When dry and at maximum hardness, furniture can be replaced, and you're ready to move in and enjoy the living beauty of your freshly sanded and polished timber floors.