The small (4/X12') kitchen in 50 year old beach house has 3 1/4" wide solid pine stained flooring on 16" joists with no subfloor. It had layers of linoleum on it which I removed, and then discovered some water damaged boards (I know how it happened, and fixed water problem). I replaced the boards and now have to either sand and refinish the new and old boards OR install a new pine floor over it (or pull it out and put new floor altogether in).
Because house is far from civilization, it would be hard to rent a big orbital floor sander, I don't know how to use one anyway, and area is small.
So I was going to buy a belt sander (can use it for other projects) and do it that way. Or should I get a small orbital sander? Or should I simply replace entire floor.
Any advise on
- What sander to buy
- What grits to use
- If I am better just replacing the whole floor.
- how to refinish it (without renting a buffer)
- Anything else someone who is trying to do this and doesn't know what he is doing should know is appreciated. Thanks.