Can I sand and refinish oak floors by myself?
Gordon asked:
I have a huge oak floor to do– 800sq ft and Buy Levitra Online Without Prescription have never tried this. It is very expensive to hire done at $2.90 a sq foot. I am fairly strong and can operate a rototiller for example.
How do I keep from gauging it? Im planning on staining it with 2 coats of verathane finish.
Reply:
I do this type of work for a living and am always honest. if you’ve seen floors that someone has had done by a professional and then done by just the home owner…then just decide which look you like best. I’ve sanded floors that people have tried to sand they’re self and some that some one went and rented the sanders and not done it as a profession. if you rent a light weight machine there’s no way you can get the same results as some one that does it all the time. yes you can get dips in the floor when you come to a wall and stop but if the person doing them is truly a professional they’re won’t be any dips in that area when they are done. different people use different methods for sanding floor sanding by that i mean some take pride and go the extra steps to really make the floors beautiful. then some just sand them and coat them and that’s it…get the money….you need to use wood filler the color of the floor…i always make my own to get the right match…..i k now refinishing floors is a bit costly but you have something in your home that could last you for your lifetime…why take a chance on destroying it???? GOOD LUCK !!!




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