If you have hardwood floors that are showing their age, you don’t need to hire a pro to refinish them. As long as you’re comfortable working with machines and can work carefully and patiently, you can tackle this job yourself. Be forewarned, however, it’s a very dusty job. Seal off the room as best you can. You’ll need to rent a floor drum sander, a floor edge sander, and possibly a floor maintainer.
The wood flooring we’re working on is called a pegged hardwood floor. Each board has one or two pegs, depending on its width, on both ends. During traditional installation, these pegs were driven and glued into the joists below.
Prep the room
First, remove all furniture from the room. Then pull the quarter round from the baseboard so you’ll be able to sand right up to the baseboard. Thoroughly clean the hardwood floors with a vacuum and damp mop the floor.
Next, seal off the room with plastic sheeting and painter’s tape. We used a purpose-made plastic sheeting that includes a zippered door for easy access. Sealing off the room is paramount for a couple of reasons. First, you want to keep dust from migrating throughout the house. Second, once you’re applying finish, you want to keep any everyday dust that’s floating around your house from settling into the wet finish.
While you’re sanding, take all the dust mitigation measures you can; wear a respirator and set a box fan in a window to exhaust as much dust outside as possible.
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