Everyone perfectly understands that the surface of the floor should always be smooth, because otherwise the material will gradually deteriorate and become unusable. An excellent solution to this problem is the grinding of a wooden floor. Thanks to the incredible simplicity of actions, almost anyone can perform them. Obviously, without certain tips, nothing good will work, because the grinding process is based on simple, but important rules.

Features of polishing flooring

To prepare the floor for the necessary measures related to grinding, it is necessary to perform some important actions:

• we align the surface, and later remove the protective coating to remove various polluting elements;
• next, there is a cycling and grinding itself, which includes the elimination of defects, as well as some irregularities of the floor.

The purpose of pre -processing the surface is the removal of various scratches, bloating and other negative phenomena.

Cycles and grinding are very important operations, without which it is almost impossible to get a beautiful floor. Prices for grinding the wooden floor are quite high, so it makes sense to carry out the full amount of work yourself. Some difficult actions can be entrusted to specialists.

Basic tools for grinding

Despite the relative simplicity of the process, you need a lot of tools for its implementation, which will help to provide an excellent result.

1. Cycle apparatus. Unfortunately, few have such equipment, but it is not cheap. It makes sense to rent it or lend it from friends.
2. For grinding angular surfaces, a cycle is best suited. There are other devices that are not too different.
3. Putty is necessary if we are talking about possible cracks. You can get rid of them only by replacing the material, or by filling the void with putty.
4. Enj it will also be needed. Moreover, it is advisable to purchase this material with different grain indicators.
5. After grinding, for applying varnish you will need rollers and brushes of certain sizes.
6. The vacuum cleaner in this process will help to easily remove all the pollution that are definitely present in the room. Cleaning the surface of dust before grinding is a very important action.

The cycle is a small device that must be moved on the floor during its processing. If you decide to purchase such a serious, at first glance, equipment, it is worthwhile to understand that it is necessary to care for it regularly - after each operation. In this case, it will be necessary to properly sharpen the cutting elements of the cyclic. It is best to purchase a shred bar of a small length. Also on sale can be found and diamond bars. They will cost somewhat more expensive than classic ones, but the sharpening itself will happen much faster and better.

Preparation of the surface for grinding

In order for the process of grinding a wooden floor with your own hands to be as simple and fast as possible, it is necessary to transfer all things to another room. If you cannot remove certain objects from the room, they should be placed in one part of the room, and if necessary, move to another angle.

Often, self -tapping screws and nails are located on the surface of the coating, which, moreover, can look a little outside (even a couple of millimeters). Such floor elements can not only reduce the quality of the work, but also damage the equipment.

Grinding a wooden floor in the country is a separate topic. Quite often, summer cottages do not have an electricity source, especially during the construction of the house. Obviously, without this, the process will not work out fully.

Preliminary surface treatment

The floor surface processing begins with the use of a grinding machine. To do this, it is necessary to install the 40th abrasive and walk along the walls of the room. The width of the drum should be about 200 mm. Further, in order to achieve the optimal result, the device pass along the walls at an angle of 45 °.

It is definitely worth monitoring the effectiveness of the machine, because for some reason you can lose a lot of precious time. Sound change when processing a surface may mean a drum overload. To solve the problem, it is enough to loosen the drum and continue to work. After grinding the boundaries of the floor, you can start the rest of the territory.

The abrasive of the tool also wear out, and quite quickly. Large abrasive grains are erased especially intensively.

The main grinders

1. Using a tool for grinding a wooden floor, the main stage of work is carried out. Depending on the installation power, it is necessary, quite slowly moving with the cycle machine, remove all irregularities. It is advisable to walk along the area of \u200b\u200bthe room a couple of times to accurately avoid the protrusions of the floor. The first stage of the passage is best carried out using a large abrasive. This option will not provide maximum surface smoothness, therefore, during subsequent visits, it should be preferred to smaller grain.
2. Before the final stage of grinding work, it is necessary to put the putty of all cracks and chips. It is most important to immediately remove all the remains of putty so that no difficulties arise in the future.
3. The most serious aspect of most grinding works is the conduct of all necessary actions in hard -to -reach places. These include zones under the batteries, as well as corners. Given that the classic machine has impressive dimensions and is not able to cope with the above tasks, it is better to use miniature installations. Sometimes they are called the "boot" and easily cope with all the difficulties. Obviously, the speed of such a device is not particularly high. It is also important to understand that such devices can damage the skirting board, so they should be used with special attentiveness.
4. The final stage of surface processing is carried out using a full -fledged grinding machine, however, in this case, the abrasive in this case is better to use as small as possible. It will avoid even the most tiny surface flaws. To check the quality of surface processing, it is enough to draw a palm on the floor. If the quality of the grinding does not correspond to the required level, you can once again treat the surface with small abrasive.

Other aspects of grinding

It is important to understand that the cost of grinding a wooden floor directly depends on the tools that are used in this process. As mentioned earlier, the equipment itself will cost the owner not cheap. However, it should be said that many summer cottages have colossal areas, so sometimes it makes sense to get their own equipment. The main action that must be performed during the grinding process is a thorough processing of the floor, so that the need to attract a specialist to this case arises only when there is simply no free time.