Floor in need

[prj88]

I've just moved into a new house and some work to be done. The floor looks like this (see photos), what would anyones advice be for the best way to revive it?

 

(I'd say its oak, possibly been varnished with something)

[kinderscout]

A good belt sander will soon make that look like new again.going to do mine later this week.

[prj88]

I was thinking along those lines but got 20sq metre to do, so could take a while! What grit for the sander?

[Stihllymok]

A re-sand and a couple of coats of lacquer or oil would see that as good as new.

but watch it as it could be an engineered board (only guessing as can't see size of boards from pic) hence you will only have a few mils of wear layer to sand.

 

Definitely Hire a proper Flooring Belt sander for this job or if in doubt get a quote of floorlayer ,we all know what it feels like when someone trys DIY "Tree Surgery".

[Madhatter]

I'm trained as a carpenter

 

Sanding the floor isn't hard just time consuming, I would hire a floor sander and always work diagonally across the floor, you will also need a smaller egde sander or if you have a orbital sander that will work fine for the edges

 

I'd look at starting with 60 or 80 grit and work through to 180.

 

Once you have sanded it give the floor a good Hoover and then you've got the choice what varnish you use

 

Hope it helps

[Woodworks]

As said a good sand back and oil would be my choice. 20m2 is a fair area but if the boards are sitting nice and flat should not be too bad. I re sanded my parents oak floors with just a random orbit sander did not take that long and looked great after a coat or three of Liberon floor oil. For the grit I would have thought start with 60 or 80 grit and maybe a quick go over with some 120 grit. If using a belt sander be sure to sand with the grain and keep the sander moving as they can leave nasty grooves if left static for a moment.

[eagleye]

I'm trained as a carpenter

 

Sanding the floor isn't hard just time consuming, I would hire a floor sander and always work diagonally across the floor, you will also need a smaller egde sander or if you have a orbital sander that will work fine for the edges

 

I'd look at starting with 60 or 80 grit and work through to 180.

 

Once you have sanded it give the floor a good Hoover and then you've got the choice what varnish you use

 

Hope it helps

 

i would n't go diagonally unless you want to chew the grain up

go with the grain as already said

[Madhatter]

I was always taught to sand diagonally across the floor depending on how level the floor is but from the pictures I can't see how level it is

[ukminch]

You normally go acros diagonally for the first few to level the floor, then go with the grain, if you keep the dust you can mix it with pva or similar and use the mix in the cracks, re sand it. Few layers of floor varnish with a light sand as required in between coats. I've done a few and they looked awesome. R

[prj88]

Thanks folks. Some solid advice there. I've attached a bigger photo.

 

Think I'll hire a floor sander and then apply some Liberon floor oil. Anyone recommend any other finishes?