Quick Tip: Floor Sanding using an Orbital Sander.

Can you really sand a wood floor effectively using just an orbital sander? Yes and No. Watch this video to see how I refinished my solid oak wood floor.

[wjmzusp]

*Works really **MyBest.Tools** well, and fits hand perfectly.*

[JEBavido]

I remember refinishing a small bedroom floor, some years ago, and the drum sander we rented was very unwieldy in that small room. I like this idea better, even if I have to spend longer sanding. We're in a different house now, and I think I'll do our hallway and smallest bedroom the way you demonstrate here.

[edytadelfel]

Found this very useful for my new house. I live in Ecuador and there is no rent on machines here and was looking for alternative way of doing my floors. Many thanks for this video!

[hsmd]

Thank you so much for this video! I am a single mom without anyone to help me and i was dreading trying to haul big machines up and down my stairs. This is exactly what I am going to do! I don’t care if it takes me longer. I can go at my own pace.

[paulsigmon]

Thanks for the video, motivated me so I did a room with my orbital over a weekend. Worked just fine, natural.

[kencoleman]

The floor looks great. As a teenager I helped my Dad put in a hardwood floor and we used both the drum sander and the painfully large disc sander. That thing is a real challenge and, having done it once, I think I'll not need to do it again.

[ahlivetuhsidamaro]

Dude, thank you so much! You just saved me $2000 and I’m going to prove my father wrong because I’m doing this! This is exactly what I had in mind! You are the absolute best

[JK-rejr]

I learned a lot of good techniques from this video. I will be using a drum sander on my next project, but this video contains many good pointers about floor refinishing. Thanks.

[kevinberniebarron]

Great video! Very informative too!
I am going to renovate a bedroom to convert it to an office for my wife!
This is exactly what I was thinking about doing to the floor!

[stewartgranger]

As a pro floor sander, I would call you a psycho for doing this. However, you certainly pointed out the pros and cons. It turned out as good as some people you pay for professional services. Most drum sanders that are hired out leave a floor looking worse as you need to know how to start and stop properly. For diy this works okay, especially small rooms. Good job mate.

[sabrinar]

Super helpful, I’m helping a loved one who is replacing their carpet due to cat pee. There is hardwood that we want to keep in good condition underneath, but she wants it sanded down and refinished in the spots where the cat urinated in order to ensure the smell does not stay when new carpet is installed. So basically we need to spot sand and finish and I believe this will work perfectly for that. Thanks for posting!

[LorMur]

After watching this video I knew I could do my two bedroom floors myself. Your tips are perfect and I am pretty sure I used all of them. I did this 2 years ago and the floors are doing great still looking good. I like that I did them myself...with your help of course. I think the best part is I found you on here and now have the pleasure of watching all of your videos. Take care and thank you.

[ashtaws]

You have helped me tremendously in deciding between the orbital and drum Sander 🙂🇬🇧
Thanks

[arehay]

You just saved me several hours! Thanks!

[mohamedsheik]

I used my orbital sander connected to a wet and dry vac. No dust in the room. Best sander for the job.

[cdemp]

Thank you so much for this video! It's exactly what I was looking for. I recently moved into a house and removed an old carpet from 2 small bedrooms. The hardwood floors seem to be in similar shape as the one in your video. I'm going to use all your tips!!

[jonathanabreu]

Great job for a quick fix inexpensive solution

[margaretmojica]

My son and I hand sanded oak floors with a piece of 2 x 4 wood and sandpaper in a rougher grade and then in a finer grade. It did take many, many days, but we were also sanding doors and windows. We filled in nail holes with wood filler. We swept, mopped, and used a "tacky cloth" to get the last bits of dust off the wood floor. Then used a clear, semi-gloss varnish in two coats. The floors were natural color and we wanted to keep the natural color. I did not want to rent a floor sanding machine because it takes off too much wood. We did a 10 x 10 bedroom and two years later, an 11 x 12 bedroom.

[girlonthecob]

Ty for sharing. I'm going to try this on my floors

[Hengry-hnrb]

Thanks Alley Picked floor looks great 👍 I’m going to follow ur instructions. I hit that like button.👉