Essential tools and equipment

It is essential if you are going to sand your floor that you use the right tools as this will not only save you time but also will produce a much better finish and if you are going to the trouble of sanding a floor you may as well do it right.
Unless you are embarking on a career in floor sanding you will be looking to hire your tools this will generally cost between £80-£200 depending on the length of hire £80 being a weekend hire and £200 being a week’s hire.
Many floor sanding machine hire companies offer package hire which will consists of either, a floor sander and floor edger or a floor sander, floor edger, corner sander and belt sander. Opt for the second package as this will mean you have all the correct tools just try sanding corners without a corner sander, you can’t.
The next job is to make sure you have all the correct sanding discs, belts, sheets and pads. There are different qualities so make sure you check out some online stores before you just opt for the first ones. You can choose from zirconia, silicon-carbide and aluminium-oxide the best of which depends on the job you are doing so check it out with some suppliers.
The last bit of kit you need to be completely ready is your lacquer, be warned do not opt for cheap lacquer as this will result in you having to re-sand your floor up to five times sooner than if you use a quality lacquer, stain. Two very good lacquers on the market are Bona and Junckers, Junckers is slightly cheaper but not inferior to Bona. If you are looking to stain your floor both companies offer arrange of different styles and finishers that will suffice.
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