Floor Sanding Uneven Boards

Nail down any loose boards with finish nails.

Floor sanding uneven boards.

Sanding stripping old uneven plank floors pine. Sand the floor again with the drum sander this time using 50 grit sandpaper and sanding parallel to the boards. The initial sanding removing scratches dents and milling marks is the heaviest sanding. Testing lower grit paper on an uneven spot.

To detect nails drag a metal snow shovel across the floor upside down. It was something like a stud finder but actually measured the thickness of the wood. 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. Use the edger and a 50 grit disk to sand the edges.

So countersink all nails by at least 1 8 in. 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. When you re sanding nail heads will rip the sanding belt which costs you money or gouge the sanding drum which costs you more money.

And if you sand boards before cutting or assembly you can use the tool that does deep sanding fastest.