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Sanding, Sanding And More Sanding!

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The main project we’re meant to be working on at the moment is remodelling our guest bedroom, (you can read about our progress so far here) but as usual, we got ever so slightly distracted.

Priming Walls

As you already know, we ripped out the laminate flooring in the bedroom and got so carried away, that we also ripped up the even worst laminate floor in the hallway, too.

Well, we couldn’t just leave it like that, could we? As you may have already guessed from our Facebook, Twitter and Instagram updates over the weekend, we have been extremely busy.

In case you’ve not already guessed – we’ve sanded the hallway floor!

Let’s start back at the beginning.

This is what our hallway floor looked like last week.

Removing Laminate Flooring

Things could really only get better, couldn’t they! Luckily after ripping up the laminate flooring, we discovered the original wooden floorboards.

Edwardian Hallway

Except for a patchy stain and paint marks all over, the boards are in a fairly good condition, which made our decision to sand them an easy one.

Not too long after moving in, we had the floor in our living room sanded (read more about it here). It looked easy enough to do, so this time, we decided to do it ourselves. After hiring the necessary machines, we started by sanding around the edges of the room with an edging sander.

Sanding Floorboards

Then we used a large floor sander to sand the boards.

Sanding Floorboards

This is the result after a lot more sanding.

Sanding Floorboards

We’ve decided to leave the boards the natural wood colour, so the next job was to varnish the floorboards. As it’s the main entrance and fairly high traffic area, we applied three coats of varnish (the same one we used on our staircase restoration project).

Sanding Floorboards

As always, here are our before and after pictures.

Sanding Floorboards

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We couldn’t be happier with the result. We’ll update you with the details of the process, costs and the mid-sanding disaster we had in a day or two.

What we’re you up to this weekend? Have you ever sanded your own floors?

PS. If you’re thinking of sanding your floorboards you’ll want to check out our helpful floor sanding guide!

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  1. Matthew says

    05/03/2020 at 00:09

    Looks great. Did you consider filling any of the gaps? We have a similar floor but our floorboards do not look in as good condition and gaps are bigger.

    Matt

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    • Christine says

      05/03/2020 at 05:53

      Thank you, Matthew! We did have some rooms where the gaps were larger. In our bedroom, we lifted all of the floorboards and pushed them closer together and in the small guest bedroom the gaps were just too large and we covered the floor. The groundfloor gaps were already fairly large and I’m not sure I’d recommend keeping your floorboards exposed if you have gaps that are very big. It’s probably also worth saying, that we insulated under the whole ground floor – exposed floorboards would just be way too cold otherwise! Sorry, I can’t be more help!
      Cx

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  2. Louise says

    24/05/2013 at 15:55

    What a relief to get that fake wood off. I understand the high traffic issues. Here we traditionally have a lot of pine flooring. Endless discussion on DIY sites on best treatments to keep the light color, and not having it go yellow, and keep it fresh. The preferred treatment is oil, or soaping it. When it is varnished you get cracks and scrapes that turn black, or have to varnish it so heavily it looks like plastic all over again. On the other hand, oil needs repeating, soaping takes years to build up a dirt resistant surface. They also require frequent scrub-downs… So anyhow you turn there is a problem, but it keeps people talking =) For hard traffic areas i think dark linseed paint or varnish is the only way to go, but in bedrooms or such i would go with white tainted wax or oils to keep some of the wood feeling.

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    • Christine says

      24/05/2013 at 16:59

      The varnish we used for the hallway floor is the same varnish that was used for the living room floor. We paid to have the floor in the living room sanded and varnished about 2 years ago and it still looks as good as it did the day it was done. The varnish has held up great with no marks or cracks at all! Fingers crossed that the hallway holds up as well, too!
      Cx

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  3. sj says

    21/05/2013 at 22:18

    Wow! The floors are gorgeous! What were they thinking when they covered them with something not as beautiful?

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    • Christine says

      22/05/2013 at 11:01

      Thanks. It’s weird to cover up original floorboards, but then nothing surprises us anymore in this house!
      Cx

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  4. Abby H. says

    21/05/2013 at 19:14

    Looks absolutely awesome!! I have been wanting to get our beat-up wood floors sanded, but I think you’ve inspired me to try it ourselves. Did you have to use any wood filler for cracks between the boards?

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    • Christine says

      21/05/2013 at 19:59

      Thanks Abby! It was really easy to do, you could totaly do it yourself! I’m not going to lie, it was really hard work and I’m still aching all over. We didn’t fill any of the gaps, mainly because we have insulated under most of the floors (and will insulate under the rest of them before the winter). I have seen special gap filling products, that may be worth looking into if you have larger gaps.
      We were sneaky and sanded another floor at the same time and will be sharing all of the information amd a cost breakdown soon.
      Cx

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  5. caitlin says

    21/05/2013 at 14:58

    Well, haven’t you guys been busy little bees! I hadn’t checked in for a couple days and you’ve gone and completely upgraded that entrance hall. Looks amaaaaazing. It’s true what Sandra said about the house getting its soul back. How was the dust factor in the rest of the house, btw?

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    • Christine says

      21/05/2013 at 15:35

      Thanks Caitlin! Just don’t mention the dust factor, I’ve never seen so much in my life! It’s everywhere and as soon as we clean it away, it settles again and looks just as bad as before – poor Jan has to clean his shoes every morning before going to work. So glad that the result is worth it.
      Cx
      PS. We’ve been even busier than we’ve let on. Can’t wait to share!

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  6. Sandra says

    21/05/2013 at 02:47

    Why on earth would some cover real wood floors with fake wood floors?!? I am so glad that you are giving your home its soul back!

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    • Christine says

      21/05/2013 at 07:30

      I know! Surely it must have been more expensive to buy all of the laminate, too!
      Cx

      Reply
  7. Magali@TheLittleWhiteHouse says

    20/05/2013 at 20:23

    It looks amazing! I haven’t sanded, but I moved all the furniture in my bedroom as I suddenly had a better idea: the room does look bigger, but I’m exhausted and sore!

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    • Christine says

      20/05/2013 at 21:42

      Thanks so much Magali! We’re really happy with the result! I love to move furniture around, too – exhausted just thinking about it tho!
      Cx

      Reply
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