Cost of renting a floor sander.

Possom

Has anyone here rented a floor sander recently?

Something like:
http://www.chicagohardwoodflooring.com/store/images/products/BON/bona-belt-sander-10-inch-02-zoom.jpg
though not necessarily this brand.

Approximately what price should someone be expecting to pay to rent this type of machine?

Thanks!

ceredigion

http://www.jewson.co.uk/tool-hire/power-tools/sanders/

Possom

Thanks for this!

ceredigion

my trade discount would be about 35% off that. But there again I spend about 3k per month. But you`ll certainly get some wiggle room if you ask.

Possom

If sanding the floors throughout a house, I'm thinking it would probably be more efficient to purchase a 2nd hand one, then re-sell it after completion.

macman

You'll need an edging sander as well to get into the corners.
And, if you haven't used one before, remember that you'll need to seal the room entirely unless you want to spend days cleaning the dust from the rest of of the property.

Possom

macman wrote: »

you'll need to seal the room entirely unless you want to spend days cleaning the dust from the rest of of the property.

When you say seal the room entirely, do you mean more than simply closing the door?

adrian66

I assume he means it would be handy if you could put masking tape around the door to block any escape routes. It's a very fine wood dust that flies everywhere, wearing some sort of eye / mouth protection is very important.

There's the cost of the sand paper too (£1 or so a sheet - they'll probably recommend at least a few per room depending on size) plus we left a sizeable deposit (about £200 I think which we got back no hassle). The hire was only about £35 + VAT from a local merchants. My dad ended up buying an edging sander but I'm sure these can be hired too. If they're a good firm, they'll take back any sheets you don't use so you can overbuy on these to make sure you can finish the job. Heavy !!!!!!s these machines! Two people to comfortably get it to and from home I would suggest, but one fit and healthy person could manage...

Zero

Did any of you who have sanded floors in your house insulate under the floorboards?

Or seal between the boards?

stebiz

ceredigion wrote: »

my trade discount would be about 35% off that. But there again I spend about 3k per month. But you`ll certainly get some wiggle room if you ask.

Paying that amount each month, surely it would be cheaper to buy them?

DirectDebacle

Zero wrote: »

Did any of you who have sanded floors in your house insulate under the floorboards?

Or seal between the boards?

This by English Heritage is well worth reading.

I did upstairs floors so insulation was not a consideration. However in my view gap filling is a must and I used timber fillets cut from old floorboards which rested across joists and were wedged and glued. They will never fall out.

I bought 2nd hand a Hiretech HT8 and HT 7. The HT 7 (edge sander) will not reach into corners. I used a Fein multimaster for this but any delta sander will do. You can do it by hand if you don't want to buy more tools.

If you have a decent belt sander this may be as good as the HT 7. I don't own a belt sander so maybe someone who has used one to do floor edges could usefully comment.

Be careful around C.H. pipes the HT 7 can slice through these like a knife through butter. Make sure they are protected if sanding close to them.

Preparation is important so don't hire sanders before you are ready to use them. Clearing rooms, repairing floorboards as necessary, punching down hundreds of nails, removing carpet tacks, gripper rods etc all takes time. My preference is if the room is to be decorated then to decorate prior to doing the floor sanding.

Good luck.

Edit. Sold the sanders for about the same as I paid for them so a good moneysaving exercise.