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After you have prepared yourself for the
project, picked a time to do the work and reserved the machines it is time to prepare the
room for the job. To save money and time, complete all the room preparations before you
pick up the rental equipment, make a list of the tools and supplies that you will need and
check it off before you start the project.
The people that are going to do the work should
wear comfortable clothing and non-marking shoes. Avoid black soles! You may want to wear a
headband, but above all be comfortable!
Remove all obstructions from the area to be sanded. This includes, but is not limited to:
furniture, drapes, pictures, wall hangings, breakables, etc. Heating grates can be
removed, or you can leave them in place until you are sanding near them.
If you are sanding a room that had been covered
by wall to wall carpet, it is time to remove the carpet. This job takes some time so be
sure you allocate enough time and energy to tackle this. Pull up the carpet pad and
tackstrip and remove them from the area. Be careful with the tackstrip
Next, get on your hands and knees to inspect the
floor for:
- staples from the pad
- nails from the tackstrip
- nails protruding from the floor
Remove the staples and tackstrip nails. The floor
nails should be set and countersunk below the surface of the wood. At this time you could
also nail down squeaky floor boards, try to hit a joist if possible.
Next you will want to protect the areas that are
not being sanded from sawdust. Sawdust is like water, it will always find its own level.
The more you do to prevent the spread of sawdust, the less sawdust there will be to clean
up. But, be aware that no matter how much you do, you'll always find some sawdust at the
end of the project. Tape off doors, cabinets, etc. with plastic, or use old damp sheets
(dust will stick to these) close adjoining doors, open windows, etc. If your house has
forced air heating system, plug the vents in the work area to prevent circulation of the
dust.
After these steps have been completed, sweep the
floor and vacuum the whole room. When your room prep is all done, go out and pick up the Silver-Line
SL-8 floor sander, SL-7 floor edger, all abrasives and the video. If you have not
done so watch the video!
Please remember to read our disclaimer page before beginning a project.
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