Sanding floorboards

First time sanding a floor? Don't stress! I've written this step-by-step guide on how to sand and varnish floorboards. Tips and advice by That's so Gemma.

I’m here to give you my tips and advice on how to sand and varnish pine floorboards. I learnt quite a lot when renovating our 1898 home last year, so I want to share my tips and advice on this topic with you… #floorboards #howtosandfloorboards #howtovarnishfloorboards #floorboardmakeover #sandingfloorboards

I have been asked a lot recently how we restored our floorboards, so I thought I would put together this blog post to give some information on what we did and show some photos of the steps we took …

...and I'm back! I took a random week off blogging as my creativity were seriously lacking and I just couldn't get my head into gear and type the words I was trying to say. I mostly blame the chaotic environment which surrounded my PC (an overloaded lounge full of storage boxes and DIY equipment!). Being

Danny Stenhouse on Instagram: "Follow @danny_sandhouse for good vibes and wood wizardry! Here I am filling the gaps in the floorboards with a flexible acrylic that will cope with seasonal expansion and contraction! It’s a great way to have a low maintenance floor and prevent drafts at the same time! Super happy with how this floor turned out! #reclaimed #interiordesign #fashion #table #reclaimedtable #diy #homeimprovement #loungeinspo #kitcheninspo #renovation #houserenovation #homeinspo…

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These original floorboards were sanded down and then treated with Fiddes hard wax oil in white. Then end result was a lovely washed out mat finish, perfect for the modern scandi look.

186K views · 12K likes | Quicksand Flooring on Instagram: "Fixing a BADLY scratched floor! This Tasmanian Oak hardwood timber floor had copped a huge amount of wear and tear with massive scratches rumning accross the boards. Nothing the big machine and edger can’t handle 💪🏻 Three sands were done, starting with 50grit then 80grit and finishing on 100grit. Then 3 coats of Berge-Seidle water based polyurethane was applied in a beautiful flat ultra matt finish 👌🏻 DONE! #floorsanding…

Quicksand Flooring on Instagram: "This incredible timber Baltic Pine floor is over 100 years old! However she needs some work to bring her back to life.. We start by sanding the old varnish off with the belt sander and doing the outlines with the edger. This floor had some huge gaps so we are filling them with a flexible filler by Berger-Seidle called PakStop. A quick buff with the Epoch and we are ready to coat. We use a high quality, durable water based polyurethane 3 coat system in a…

Soooo, one of our biggest mistakes during our renovation was deciding that one way of saving money and reducing our renovation costs was to take on the sanding of the floorboards ourselves. Big mistake. Firstly,…