Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Aug 02, 2019 9:05 am Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Hey guys, I'm a girl but my brother is planning to help me do some floorboards, we're going to replace a few damaged one It's cypress flooring. I was wondering looking at the photo below are these generally just sanded down and then polyurethane is coated or does it look like it's stained first then the polyurethane is coated? Also where would guys recommend hiring a flooring and edge sander from - i was going to go with bunnings And most importantly is it possible to just do the polyutherane on a few floorboards and perhaps get a very similar finish so it matches the rest to some extent rather than the whole room or apartment? Thanks, Re: Sanding and polishing timber floor 2Aug 03, 2019 10:35 am I did my own floor a few years ago. It is difficult and hard work. You will need an edge sander and the drum sander. I hired from Bunnings also. The result looked pretty good and a much improvement over what was there. I've got pretty good hand skills but a professional would have done a better job. You need to sort out the moisture issue that caused those boards to lift or it will return even with new boards. You wont match just one area so plan to do the whole floor or at least one whole room. Hard to tell if the current finish is stained (tinted) or just yellow from age. After replacing boards and sanding the complete finish off the rest, make sure the floor looks the same. The new poly finish will accentuate any difference, not conceal it. Good luck. There is no better feeling than looking at a job you just finished yourself and being satisfied with the result. Just a cautionary note though, if you muck it up, a professional is going to charge more to fix it than to just do the job start to finish. Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 15904 The most likely cause of your timber swelling (parquetry?) is either a plumbing leak or carelessly leaving water on floors after use or both. Without seeing, i am ignoring… 1 3276 Thank you. Do I use timber floorboards for stairs or do people use timber treads? Or is both the same? 6 7271 |