Sanding Prefinished Floors
Do you see a color difference between the old and the new floors.
Sanding prefinished floors. This hardwood features. As long as the prefinished floor is made of solid wood or engineered wood with at least a 1 5 millimeter or thicker top panel you can use a heavy duty drum or orbital sander to sand away the old finish. For any hardwood floor that requires removing a lot of deeper surface damage or bevels a 45 degree direction is the preferred method in the first sanding sequence.
But if your floor has a lot of deep damage sanding is your best option. The purpose of the angled sanding is two fold. Our prefinished engineered flooring comes in a variety of board sizes in hickory and walnut.
The answer is generally yes as long as the pre finished or site finished floors are solid hardwood. If the flooring is engineered hardwood the answer is usually no. A step by step video for a home owner on how to use various wood floor sanders and how to apply the finish.
The same equipment and process is used to refinish both site finished and pre finished wood although sanding pre finished wood is bit more challenging and take a bit longer see video towards the end of this article. Our prefinished hardwood flooring selections make it easy to install without the mess of sanding or the smell of fumes and odors. Removing more material and flattening the top surface of the floor.
If your floor is engineered wood but the top panel is less than 1 5 millimeters you will need to sand by hand though you should check with the manufacturer to see if sanding is safe at all. If you have heavy traffic paths where the finish is completely worn away or areas where the finish is flaking off often caused by water damage don t use this process. At the same time you also always have the option later on of sanding down past the factory applied coat to reveal the natural wood.
Did you polyurethane over the new stain. We are putting an addition on that connects to the prefinished floors. Manufacturers of prefinished flooring continue to make aluminum oxide finishes harder and harder in order to increase the floor s life.