I have read all your posts and understand that the best is to use a drum floor sander edge sander and then a finish sander.
Drum sander or random orbit for refinishing floors.
Edge floor sanders available for rent are far more powerful than hand held orbital sanders that many homeowners may already own.
We have a non base board feature called a z shape list along the floors to create the vision of the floor continuing under the walls 1 2 deep.
An edge floor sander is a small hand held sander designed to get in those hard to reach areas that the drum sander and large orbital sander cannot reach.
A drum sander is used to remove thick layers of finish from a wooden floor and can even re level an uneven floor which has swellings or depressions.
If you are refinishing your hardwood floors rent floor sanders polishers vacuums and more at our tool rental desk.
Drum sanding for hardwood floors.
An orbital sander is used for dirt removal or light sanding such as removing the top coat of finish or a layer of putty.
Sands old damaged or distressed hardwood flooring in a timely manner.
To begin the process you should start with the coarse grit of around 30 to 40 grit as the coarse grit is going to help get up the initial layer of the floor to help give you the best results.
The difference in power between a drum sander and a random orbital sander is astronomical.
Refinishing your hardwood floors is a task many homeowners prefer to do themselves but deciding on the necessary tools can be puzzling.
For one thing most random orbitals are around 250 watts whereas standard single phase floor sanders can get up to 3900 whats.
An edge floor sander has a dust bag.
Drum floor sander category 09 group 905 heavy duty sanding of hardwood floors.
The project is 4 bedroom and a hallway.
Sanding with an orbital sander is a three step process and it will take three separate sanding sessions to get the floor you want.
Random orbit floor sander category 09 group 953.