What sort of sander do i need?

Jess_hughes

Hi all

Im wanting to sand all of my dining room floorboards which is a large area, the floorboards are brand new nothing wrong with them but im stuck on what type of sander i need as im wanting sand my floorboards ready for them to be varnish? Any help would be appreciated for what i need? Thank you

keith969

For any large area you need to hire a drum sander and a disc sander - if the boards are new then you will only need fine grade sandpaper.

New boards will be quite soft though, get a good epoxy varnish if you want the surface to withstand any serious usage.

Jess_hughes

Wouldnt a random orbit sander do the job, just that it is a big ish room & ive bought ronseal diamond varnish in medium oak if that will be okay?

keith969

It'll do the job, but a drum sander, used in the direction of floorboards will give a better finish.

Ronseal diamond isn't going to give you a very hardwearing surface, despite what they might claim. As said, if you don't want to have to do it all over again in a year or two's time, a two part epoxy varnish will be tougher.