Anyone ever redone wood floors?

[bloodinbloodout]

Just bought an investment property...all carpet with dark unfinished wood floors beneath. I will definitely keep some carpet but want to refinish the wood floors in certain areas. Anyone ever done it? When I say refinish I mean sand it down, seal it, finish it or whatever step I don't even know about. I have the money to hire but I want to learn how to do all of this shit on my own so I can save money and do it in all my other properties.

 

[gonelifting]

Never done it but seems easy enough for a diy'er. Just rent the machine from Home Depot and get going.

I don't know the steps but when I did my garage roof for the first time, I hired a "helper" that was working for a roofer. He sorta took me through the steps and it was cake from there. Maybe you could do the same. I paid him for one day's work.

Good luck and post this on the Home Improvement board. I'll just move this thread there now. Thanks for posting.

 

[Scotsman]

The hard part is getting the sanding all even. As GL mentioned rent the machine from home depot and maybe take one of their DIY classes. The rest is easy just time consuming.

Cheers,
Scotsman

 

[DannoMight]

miyagi says "sand da floor"

 

[H_T_]

ask Stilleto. he/she is quite "handy".

 

[bloodinbloodout]

Thanks guys I'll let you know how it turns out.

 

[fergie]

You'll fuck it up....... you have to know what your doing, most guys who install hardwood profesionaly dont even know how to sand and refinish.

 

[rykertest]

I just did half my house, (2nd time I ave done this in 2 houses) what do you want to know? FYI, I learned how to do it from just being "handy" in general, and reading up on DIY network website. It's actually quite easy, but make sure to do one thing.

USE A TON OF NAILS. My old house I did it and didn't use enough nails and started getting squeeks. SO, I used a nail gun and shot the naisl every 4 inches this time around. Not one squeek.

Oh and one other tip, make sure your walls are straight BEFORE you start. A crooked wall is a nightmare to recover from.

 

[fergie]

he's not talking about putting down a wood floor....... he's talking about sanding and refinishing

 

[rykertest]

he's not talking about putting down a wood floor....... he's talking about sanding and refinishing

DOH! My bad but I have advice on that as well.

Don't get the round type sander get the belt type. The belt sander will get into the corners better without tearing up your drywall and is easier to hold onto when sanding.