On 11 Feb, 14:38, "Jason Hallway" wrote:

Hey, looks good!

The following caught my eye:-

Bad Ideas - Floors
Sanding boarded floors. It is not necessary for domestic floors, and
sometimes exposes woodworm eaten cores, ruining the appearance of the

floor. An hour of repeated washing is very effective, paint spots can often
be scraped off, and spot sanding can be used to remove the infamous black
stuff without removing any noticeable bulk.

Erm... I was just about to sand the floor in the living room because I dont
see the point in the carpet being dirtied by people coming in and I was
going to use a sanding machine. Is the above article honestly saying that I
dont need to, just by cleaning them?

Yes, the kind of mass sanding og domestic boards that has become
fashioinable just isnt necessary in almost all cases. The method has
been copied from its use in public halls etc, where enough wear occurs
for sanding to be needed, but in a house that doesnt happen. Its
surprising how well dark boards come up looking like new. However if
you encounter the famous black gloop, sanding is the only way to get
that pff that I know, but a hand held sander can do it in limited
areas without removing large amounts of wood and sometimes ruining the
floor.

Trying the mop wash method only takes an hour or 2. Just mop it, wait
a few mins, mop again, and keep repeating. Its much quicker and easier
than sanding, so even if youre not convinced its worth trying.


NT