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That's great to hear, but I think a lot of sanders assume their client is going to want the cheapest and take it from there. Glad also to hear you prefer working with oils. this is a controversial...

Yup, have seen the mug shots on Livos website and agree that you can't get a poly glossy finish. Also agree that's it's a lot more hassle. Still, I think it's totally worth it and I'm hiring a...

Just to clarify that last post re (in particular) how to burnish. The following is from the Kunos Data Sheet on the Livos website:

"Technical qualities Transparent, high gloss, water resistant...

Here's your greenie Brian. The above tips are great, very well prioritised. However, I more or less stopped using Poly 5 years ago. Now I don't think it should be used on trafficable areas.

I'm...

In the end I left the gaps and have now put on 3 coats of Kunos. It's looking good, but I want to burnish on the next coat. Anyone done this? Do I need a floor polisher?

Hi Bustar, you can scrape out shallow marks with a scraper which is hard to use even on a workbench, fine if you could do with losing a kilo or two. You could use a small belt sander (like proper...

Well.. the answer to how long does it take to sand a floor (70 sqm, cypress) is 10 days. Most of it done 1st w/e, 2nd w/e the belts (3) kept on ripping off before the sander touched the floor! I'm...

Hi Shona, I have the same issues as you and will not use polyurethane. It's on the way out for good reason. You can try the above recommendations or Livos, Tung oil, or China wood oil. I'm leaning...

I'm going there next week,I'll check that out.

Thanks for the advice guys, and all sounds good. Just one Q I forgot before: I have 50mm rounded triangles in the corners where the edge sander couldn't get into, do I chisel, use bull nose plane, or...

Well (getting back to the thread) I didn't finish the sanding last w/e, but did more or less do all the 25 grit work so the surface is pretty much level. And still havn't finished the chasing.
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Sounds about right

There was a guy in the local (Sydney) paper, $100 fit and lay T&G hardwood flooring. But for that price I would want to see previous work, maybe its like: :o. Nick

I would add to this that if one sheet will cover your floor, and you're worried about subfloor/'part of the subfloor' movement, then use a semifloating thicker sheet of (I assume Bob) compressed...

Yup SJ,

Firsly I'm assuming you want to relay them but you havn't said what the problem with them is?

Take a bit somewhere and find out, definitely, what it is

If you have timber that...

10mm is not uncommon even if it's not acceptable. When you say the house is not level, do you mean the floor? and do you mean it's not level compared with how it was level before. If you're going by...

Callum, nice to see you up bright 'n early:D Also, why am I not suprised to see you answering that post:2tsup:. That's exactly the answer I wanted to hear. But is there's anyone else out there who...

I've just hired a sander combo (good deal: pick up Fri 4pm, return Mon 9am, pay for 1 day only). Was hoping to finsh today but only only got the heavy sanding and some of the edgeing done (whole...

You really can't tell from that photo, post a close up shot. I took a sample to Ironwood in Rozelle, Sydney, they sold me some hoop pine to patch, only 2 lineal metres thank god 'cos it was $24/l.m....

Yeah, you poor bugger, I can imagine. I'm not too bad on that on as I've got either baltic pine, cypress or hoop pine depending on who you talk to and none of them are too hard. I do have a cup punch...

Thanks for that guys. Also the angle on the belts (parallelogram shape) doesn't quite match the angle of attachment :no:, has anyone come across this before? I'm probably going to take the sander in...

Are you using a lambswool roller Klein? Why pick China WO over, say,Tung Oil? I'm sanding this w/e and making my choice of finish I guess next week. Good luck with the varnishing, how does it look so...

I've hired a sander for the weekend, and the belts, two, have ripped off. The second one before I even touched the floor :no:. Any ideas? Nick

I'm sanding my floor next week :C and I have the same questions to ask. Dusty, great site and lovely careful work, but poly is on the way out mate. The one option I don't know much about is a finish...

Hi Roddy,

I reckon one way or another you're ok here, if the sanding marks are clearly visible no company worth it's salt will risk it's reputation by not fixing it up. On the other hand were they...

Hi Ram,

I'm a carpenter, little experience of sanding tho', about to sand my floor. See my thread re 60 yo floor. I'm going to have to take off 2mm or so to get my floor level. I've been told this...

Take a bit of it to your local hardware and see if they know which solvent to use, otherwise scrap it off, Nick

Hi Callum, thanks for your reply, I guess I still have a few unanswered questions. Will anyone else lob their two bobs worth in....I did about half the masonry work today and then my grinder started...

Just joking, but if you're planning on coming to Sydney Call, I'd buy up all that cypress at $12, flog it here for $50, and have a holiday in Nepal on the proceeds. You got an amazing bargain.

Re...

Thanks for your reply Callum, The new cypress was to replace old cypress that was so poor that gaps up to 6mm were the least of the defects (inc bog, chunks missing, stains, borer damage and more). I...

Hi Prof,

5mm is big, see my post Finishing a restored 60yo timber floor, I pulled up anything bigger than 2mm, but my cypress flooring had more than big gaps, there were chunks missing that had...

Hi Everyone

I've just joined woodworkforums, better late than never! What a great site. I've just read the threads 'Restore Old Floor Boards - with a twist...' and 'A recipe for filler -...

Hi Callum,

I've just read your thread, and well done :). The photos look great. I'm starting a new thread 'Finishing a restored 60yo timber floor', You may like to have a quick peak,

Nick