Advice on Sanding my Floor

[Taul]

Options as I see it.
1. Use a heat gun as Smitty suggested
2. Lift the boards and take them to your local wood yard to be sanded by a large industrial sander. It saves a lot of pain.
3. Lift the boards and work on them outside, indoors in never ventilated enough when using chemicals. Also its easier to work on a bench than the floor.
4. Finally, (maybe a crazy thought) can you turn the boards over. It would depend on how many internal and external corners you have.

Good luck

 

[Domski]

I HATE IKEA!!!

Dom

 

[Jon von der Heyden]

I believe Home Base stock flat-pack furniture too

 

[JamesW]

Homebase are just as bad, and twice the price...

 

[repairman615]

Seems I have been missing out on this thread...

I know what your saying about the varnish...a man can't sand through that.

May want to try some stripper. Get some low-odor stripper as well as a thinner. Apply the stripper to the areas you need and scrape away the rest when stripper is ready. Neutralize if needed, and then wipe down with some thinner.

For the corners, use the stripper as well. Once the varnish is gone, you can use your corner sander to get in there and the wood will then sand.

You may need a putty knife, very sharp chisle, sanding sponges or even a paint scraper (like for siding).

If I am not too late I thought I would throw in my .02

 

[JamesW]

Cheers repairman.

I will probably use some varnish removal stuff on the really bad bits and see what happens, then use a belt sander on the other 'not so bad' bits.

Was supposed to get on and do it on Sunday, but she was away and I was in a lazy mood

 

[Jon von der Heyden]

Was supposed to get on and do it on Sunday, but she was away and I was in a lazy mood

Congratulations! You now qualify as a carpenter!

 

[repairman615]

You will be done in about "two hours"... I am pretty sure.

 

[arkusM]

You will be done in about "two hours"... I am pretty sure.