Sanders

[GhostOfDixie]

Anyone know of a cheap way to sand a floor?

No Karate Kid jokes please.

I have some old wood floor in my office and it's the original floor boards from the house. I want to sand them down, and bring back some authenticity to the house.

 

[Goat]

He makes a cracking chicken burger.

 

[GhostOfDixie]

He makes a cracking chicken burger.

When you off on holiday mate?

 

[Goat]

When you off on holiday mate?

On holiday from what?

 

[GhostOfDixie]

On holiday from what?

From GOT.

 

[Blue_in_london]

I'm not sure there is a cheap way, but best way is to hire an industrial sander - when neighbours are out - makes hell of a racket apparently! And keep the sawdust to fill in the gaps, mixed with glue, some bloke on the internet says anyway.

 

[Seamus Colemole]

Sandpaper.

 

[GhostOfDixie]

Sandpaper.

Yeah, would take me ages. Looking for a quicker method.

 

[chicoazul]

Get an old pair of trabs, superglue some sandpaper on the bottom of them and then put on your favourite disco dancing tunes, like Whitesnake.

After a week, replace the sandpaper with wet and dry for a smooth finish.

 

[McBain]

Carpet is the answer your looking for mate.

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

just varnish over whats there for an "antique" effect.

otherwise do what chico said but practice moonwalking.

you could take them all up and turn them over as they wont be worn underneath, bit like turnin' your undies inside out in desperate times.

 

[Rook]

The only cheap way I can think of is to hire an illegal immigrant.

 

[GhostOfDixie]

I'm not sure there is a cheap way, but best way is to hire an industrial sander - when neighbours are out - makes hell of a racket apparently! And keep the sawdust to fill in the gaps, mixed with glue, some bloke on the internet says anyway.

Interesting, do you have a link?

 

[trebilcock66]

just varnish over whats there for an "antique" effect.

otherwise do what chico said but practice moonwalking.

you could take them all up and turn them over as they wont be worn underneath, bit like turnin' your undies inside out in desperate times.

I was gonna come and meet yerz all on Sunday but I think I'll give it a miss now :blink:.

Seriously, you need a thing shaped a bit like a lawnmower but with a sanding belt where the blades would be. I've done this job and it makes 1) a hell of a racket and 2) a lot of dust. So cover the furniture and anything else that you want to keep dust free (wife, mistress, children...). Oh and get yourself a dustmask

It's messy but the floorboards in our bedroom look great. Here's a link: http://www.hss.com/g/5412/Floor-Sander-240v.html?gclid=CMigip2NjJkCFRIgZwodqnKQmg that's to a hire company - not our bedroom....

 

[Reidy's Bottle Of Grecian]

I was gonna come and meet yerz all on Sunday but I think I'll give it a miss now :blink:.

Seriously, you need a thing shaped a bit like a lawnmower but with a sanding belt where the blades would be. I've done this job and it makes 1) a hell of a racket and 2) a lot of dust. So cover the furniture and anything else that you want to keep dust free (wife, mistress, children...). Oh and get yourself a dustmask

It's messy but the floorboards in our bedroom look great. Here's a link: http://www.hss.com/g/5412/Floor-Sander-240v.html?gclid=CMigip2NjJkCFRIgZwodqnKQmg that's to a hire company - not our bedroom....

that will also include yourself ghost, wear an 'arl kagool or something or if i know you, you'll have an apple mac