If you’ve ever sanded wood at home, there’s a decent chance you own a belt sander – and you might be wondering if the tool can be used to sand your floor. “These powerful tools use a continuous loop ...

There are plenty of good reasons to sand a wood floor. It can make the floor (or subfloor) level, removes stains or unwanted paint, and gives the wood a silky-smooth finish that feels great underfoot.

Before the invention of floor sanders (1903 is the earliest patent), workers used short blades to scrape floors by hand. Power sanders eliminated that backbreaking job, but the machines were huge and ...

Many do-it-yourself homeowners are more than happy to stain hardwood floors. However, when it comes to sanding new hardwood floors or sanding off old finishes and scratches from old hardwood floors, ...

What’s the difference between a drum sander and an orbital sander? The best explanation goes something like this: “A drum sander is like a chainsaw; an orbital sander is like a hedge trimmer. They ...

Following are instructions to pass along to your homeowner customers when they rent floor care equipment for their wood floor refinishing projects. The decision's been made: you're going to refinish ...