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Comparisons floor sander hire
We have compared our floor sanders with the D.I.Y. sanders you could hire from your local ire shop or in-fact majority of hire shops in England as they all hire the same sanders.
| FloorSanderHire.com | Most Other Hire Shops | |
|---|---|---|
| Make of Sander | Frank & Lagler | Higher Teck |
| Type of Sander | Continuous Belt | Drum |
| Price of Sander to Buy | £3,200 | £1,100 |
| Dust Generated | 2-5 % | 30-40 % |
| Ease of use | 9 out of 10 | 5 out of 10 |
| Sanding abrasives used | Long life cloth belts, very durable | Paper sheets that rip if not tightened or if they touch a nail / un-even board. |
| Quality work achieved in 24 hours | 2 rooms | 1 room |
| Changing the sanding belts | 10 seconds | two minutes |
| Results on Floor Boards | Excellent | Chatter marks (wavy) |
| Results on Hardwood strip | Excellent | Chatter marks (wavy) |
| Results on Pargeuet | Excellent | Chatter marks (wavy) |
Continuous Belt Sander (as recomended by us)
This is a picture of our Belt sander, please note the oversized dust bag and oversized vacuum motor on top of the sander. It also has a clutch type lever which makes this sander easier to use with out gouging big holes in your floors. What ever floor you sand it will sand properly and quickly normally with one pass
Drum Sander (used by other companies)
These are like the drum sanders you will get from your local hire shops and most tool hire shops in England. Very Small capacity dust bag, you Need to physically tilt the sander backwards and forward for it to sand and by doing this you will be introducing gouge marks over your floor.
All drum sanders use paper notched sheets like this. Not only will you waste time lining the sheets up on the drum, screwing the sheets to the machine can also be tricky. If the sheet is slightly lose the sheet of paper will shred itself in seconds.
Chatter Marks
Our Continues Belt Sanders do NOT cause chatter marks
Chatter Marks' is a well-known term in the floor sanding industry all over the world. It describes a closely spaced repeating drum or 'ripple' mark which is visible in the floor following the sanding procedure. Almost impossible to feel with the hand, chatter marks show up more obviously when the finish (Lacquer) is applied to the floor and can ruin what could otherwise have been a great job.
Many floor sanding contractors literally spend hours sanding these chatter marks out of the floor with a rotary sander and while they might succeed at removing most of the 'chatter', they create another problem; circular marks in the floor which can look even more unsightly than the original imperfection that they were trying to correct. In any case, using a rotary sander to remove chatter marks is one of the biggest time-wasters in the floor sanding industry today. Understanding the causes of chatter marks and what type of sanding machine produces these (i.e.. drum sanders) will enable you to improve the quality of your work, save valuable time and money.