How To Sand Plywood Floors

A beautiful plywood floor starts with a smooth texture.

How to sand plywood floors.

Sand at a slight angle to the grain. If you need to remove adhesive. This will help level slight variations in the floor. Before you lay any type of flooring the subfloor should be flat and if it s plywood one way to flatten it is to sand it.

It also minimizes the chance of dish out or waves when a loose or uneven floor gets sanded more in some spots than others. Sand and wipe your plywood high grade and hardwood plywood is already sanded pretty smooth. This will open the pores in the plywood and make it better able to accept stain. You may want to practice using the sander on a part of the floor that will be covered by a table couch or bookcase or even get a large piece of plywood to practice on until you feel comfortable.

Run the machine along the grain of the plywood toward one wall then pull it back to the middle of the floor. For the first stage of sanding you can move at a 7 to 15 degree angle to the direction of the boards. Make repeated passes in this way to sand one half of the floor then move toward the. This is best done with a flooring sander.

Once you have finished with 100 grit sand the surface again with 150 grit and then 200 grit to smooth the surface. Depending on the size of the floor either hand sand the floor or use a power sanding tool. Step 1 sand the entire plywood surface with 100 grit sandpaper. So first sand the floor to remove any splinters.