I would plan a day for sanding the main area with the rented floor sander and another day for cutting in the edges by hand/small sander. If you need to fill any gouges or holes (if it was carpeted) that will add a day drying time.
I laid down the first coat of poly on my floor last night…final coat will go on tomorrow.
Floor Before sanding (to show color difference):
After Staining:
First coat of Poly:
Looks good. I’m not going to go that dark, probably stay naturalish. There was carpet beforehand so definitely have to patch. The good thing is when I do it there will be nothing in the house, so I don’t have to move anything.
I just don’t trust myself doing this stuff even if I’m capable. So once I’m ready and IF you want to babysit me and drink some beer, stop over.
I had my floors redone with a stock min wax cherry color and satin poly on quarter sawn Oak wood. Looks a bit darker than natural but not too dark to show all the dirt and dust. Took a crew 3 days to complete 1300 sq ft of hardwood.
