Tag: commercial floor sanding

Pointers To Picking A Floor Sanding Company Wood floors are sanded for a myriad of reasons the most common being a restoration project. Over time, the floor gets worn out. While today’s finish products are actually formulated to provide longer lasting protection, they aren’t “invincible”. The barrage of abuse that they protect the underlying flooring …

How Do You Know When Your Floor Needs To Be Refinished? Restoration projects are part and parcel of floor maintenance. For wood floors you have the benefit of giving your installation a fresh start. Here, it is sanded down to the bare wood, and then new finish coats are applied to it. The wide range …

Debunking Floor Sanding Myths And Outright Lies As you plan to have your floors sanded and carry out your research on the right company to hire, there will be a couple of assumptions and misconceptions that you will come across along the way. Let’s go through them, breaking down what’s important to know, to ensure …

Why Wood Floors Finishes Deteriorate After some time, the elegance that wood floors are known for begins dissipating, requiring it to be sanded and recoated. Why is this? Let’s take a look at the factors that affect the flooring – some caused by human error, and others simply natural progression of life with day-to-day usage …

The Perils Of DIY Floor Sanding Floor sanding is not as simple as many take it to be. It’s not like using sandpaper on a couple of planks in woodshop class. The heavy-duty machinery involved in the process and the uniformity required for the results increases the stakes involved. Plenty of risks abound, and there …

Bad Sanding And Poor Wood Stain Results Picture this: You hire a rookie floor restoration contractor, attracted to the services by the pricing which is half what is in the market. Sounds like a good deal, and you get to save money – or so it would seem. The contractor comes in, sands, stains and …

Even Old Wood Floors Can Have A Fresh Start When did you last have the wood flooring of your home sanded and refinished? Over the years, the surface has no doubt came under a barrage of abuse. Kids with their toys, furniture being dragged across the floor, pets leaving behind scratches as they run around …

Understanding Floor Sanding Grit Options Floor sanding can be quite confusing for amateurs from the procedure itself to the equipment. What is perhaps the most confusing aspect is selecting the grit size. So what exactly is grit? Why does it matter that you get the size right? Let us take at this and a lot …

Rules Of Caring For Your Wood Floor You want your wood floor to last for long, and look elegant all through. After all, it was expensive to install, and you should be able to get the most value from it. The beauty and durability of the floor will depend on how it is taken care …

Clearing The Air On Floor Sanding Floor care involves more than just the routine cleaning. The finish coats that have been applied won’t last forever. Sure, they will protect the underlying floor from wear and tear, and even increase the resistance to stains. However, these very aspects that they shield against will cause the finish …