ᐅ How many times can hardwood flooring be sanded down? Experiences?
Created on: 3 Mar 2009 13:10
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LilyHello,
I would say it is definitely not unlimited.
The parquet flooring has a certain layer thickness that can be sanded multiple times without problems. However, I can’t really assess how much of that layer is on top.
I would say your friend has only two options:
1. Simply try sanding it and hope nothing goes wrong.
2. Which I would recommend, is to have a professional or someone who really knows about this take a look.
Best regards
I would say it is definitely not unlimited.
The parquet flooring has a certain layer thickness that can be sanded multiple times without problems. However, I can’t really assess how much of that layer is on top.
I would say your friend has only two options:
1. Simply try sanding it and hope nothing goes wrong.
2. Which I would recommend, is to have a professional or someone who really knows about this take a look.
Best regards
Every two weeks instead of cleaning
For regular hardwood flooring with a wear layer, I would say sanding by a professional is needed about 3-5 times.
So roughly every 7-10 years. You usually don’t want to deal with the dust mess more often than that. It’s best to carefully tape off all the gaps and use a very good vacuum system. The dust ends up everywhere afterwards.
If you’re not completely confident using the sanding machine, it’s better to have a professional do the sanding. With floor sanders (belt sanders), it’s easy to sand through the wear layer very quickly. Replacement flooring is often unavailable or varies due to aging.
Solid hardwood flooring usually can’t be sanded much more often either because they often don’t have a common base layer, and with a thin wear layer or poor adhesion, aging can cause sections to come loose. These are usually small strips or patterns, at least with the older common installation methods.
What you can quite well sand yourself are solid wood planks. Thicknesses of 20-25mm (0.8-1 inch) tolerate many mistakes. This is also the only type I have sanded myself so far.
For regular hardwood flooring with a wear layer, I would say sanding by a professional is needed about 3-5 times.
So roughly every 7-10 years. You usually don’t want to deal with the dust mess more often than that. It’s best to carefully tape off all the gaps and use a very good vacuum system. The dust ends up everywhere afterwards.
If you’re not completely confident using the sanding machine, it’s better to have a professional do the sanding. With floor sanders (belt sanders), it’s easy to sand through the wear layer very quickly. Replacement flooring is often unavailable or varies due to aging.
Solid hardwood flooring usually can’t be sanded much more often either because they often don’t have a common base layer, and with a thin wear layer or poor adhesion, aging can cause sections to come loose. These are usually small strips or patterns, at least with the older common installation methods.
What you can quite well sand yourself are solid wood planks. Thicknesses of 20-25mm (0.8-1 inch) tolerate many mistakes. This is also the only type I have sanded myself so far.
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