View The Best Place To Hire A Floor Sanding Machine From In Sheffield, South Yorkshire
Hire an electric floor sander in Sheffield
One of these electric power tools can really speed up the job of sanding away years of old paint, stain, and grime from most types of wooden flooring.
They are straight forward to use and can quickly help you make wooden flooring look almost new again.
If you live in the South Yorkshire City of Sheffield (that is situated in-between Barnsley, Chesterfield, and Rotherham) you will find it is really simple to arrange the hire of one of these sanding tools.
Below we feature the best places to hire a a floor sander from in Sheffield
The most versatile machine for carrying out the sanding of wooden floors is the upright electric drum floor sander tool.
This machine is an upright sander that has a dual handle for pushing the sander across the floor area, fitted with a large rotating drum in its base that carries out the sanding work.
The rotating drum uses sandpaper sheets that you fit onto it in a loop type fashion, wrapping the abrasive paper round in a continuous loop.
Different grades of sandpaper can be used (from course grade through to fine grade) to allow you to get the desired result, and to remove any imperfections or marks that may be present in the wooden flooring that you have in your Sheffield home.
Sandpaper To Use With Your Floor Sander Machine
Most tool hire shops in Sheffield supply the required sandpaper sheets (these are supplied on a consumable sale basis) in individual numbers, allowing you the option to buy however many you need, and in the right grade. Usually your local tool hire shop in Sheffield will have sandpaper grades that vary from very coarse through to fine, allowing you to tackle all types of old flooring and achieve the desired finish.
Some of the tool hire shops also offer a sale or return basis on the sandpaper sheets, allowing you to return any that have not been needed / used - allowing you to get a refund on these.
Dealing With Marked Or Painted Floorboards
If the wooden floorboards in your Sheffield home are heavily marked or painted you would be recommended to buy more coarse paper sheets than say medium or fine grade ones when you collect (or have delivered) the drum floor sander machine.
On the other hand if your only sanding away a top layer of lacquer or a light covering of varnish you might choose to buy several medium sheets and a hand-full of fine graded ones.
Tip: Maybe buy more sanding sheets than you at first think you will need? This will avoid you having to go back to the tool hire shop to get more whilst you are in the middle of getting the job done.
Dust Collection Bags For Floor Sander Machines
When you choose to hire a drum floor sander machine in Sheffield you need to be prepared for quite a fair bit of dust being produced as the machine quickly sands away the top surface of the floor that you are restoring.
Disposable floor sander dust bags are sold on a consumable basis by all of the local tool hire shops in Sheffield, with them costing just a few pounds for a packet, and these are ideal for helping with keeping airborne dust down to a minimum whilst you carry this popular DIY job out.
One of these bags simply pushes onto the tools dust bag connection pipe, allowing fast changes when the attached dust collection bag is full up.
It can then simply be disposed of in your waste bin.
Edger Floor Sander Tool
In addition the drum floor sander machine (as featured above) you can also obtain for hire an Edger Floor Sander.
This is a different design of machine to the upright floor sander, being used just for sanding around the room in your home in the confined space next to skirting boards, door frames, and architraves that may be present.
The upright drum floor sander will not reach into the edge of a room (usually it will leave a gap of around 1.5 to 2 inches away from skirting boards), hence this tool is handy for the final sanding of that area.
If you own or have access to a conventional belt sander or a detail sander you could use that as an alternative, but choosing to hire an edger sander as well as the upright drum sander will speed up the overall job considerably.
Most tool hire outlets supply the make and model of edger sander machine that is featured below (This being a model in the Hitech range of sanders).
This is a machine that is used close to floor level and features a rotating disc which abrasive sandpaper discs are fitted to for carrying out the sanding process.
The edge of this power tool is run up against the edge of your shirting boards and door frame bottoms, allowing the sandpaper disc to sand-away the flooring area that the drum sander machine won't reach.
NB: We feel it is worth mentioning that some of the local tool hire shops in Sheffield offer a discounted rate for customers that choose to hire both the upright drum floor sander tool and the edger tool at the same time, by way of a floor sander hire package.
It is worth asking if this is something they do when you contact the relevant company of your choice.
Other Things To Consider
It is recommended that when you use one of these tools that you use a RCD Circuit Protector device / plug when connecting it to your household 240v mains supply.
An RCD will assist in maintaining a level of safety when using one of these power tools, endeavoring to cut-off the electrical supply to the tool in the event that the operator should cut through or damage its mains supply cable.
Most tool hire shops in Sheffield can supply you with one of these, or they can alternatively be purchased from most DIY shops or from an online store too.
PPE and Safetywear
The job of carrying out wooden floor sanding is one where a great deal of dust will be created. It is recommended that you wear a protective overall or at the very least some clothes that are suitable for carrying out DIY in.
In addition it would be wise to use a protective fast mask to avoid breathing in the dust that will be present in the room whilst floor sanding.
Another tip is to tray and carry the job out with one or more windows open where possible to ensure good ventilation is present.
A final tip is to occasionally have a break from using the drum sander and run a vacuum cleaner over the floor boards. This will keep the work area as clean as possible and reduce the amount of dust that is present over the length of time it takes to get the job completed.
Places To Hire A Drum Floor Sander From In Sheffield
There are several key equipment and local tool hire shops in Sheffield that can help you with the temporary rental of a drum floor sander machine.
This is our recommended choices when it comes to sourcing the best place to hire a drum floor sander from in Sheffield, South Yorkshire.
Our choices include the following local tool hire shops:
Brandon Hire Station
120-140 St Marys Road, Sheffield S2 4AW
Telephone (0114) 2755179
Hirestation
396 Attercliffe Road, Sheffield S9 3QN
Telephone (0114) 2445786
Speedy Hire
235 Meadowhall Road, Sheffield S9 1BW
Telephone (0114) 2420100
Tedbar Tinker Hire
96 Holywell Road, Sheffield S4 8AS
Telephone (0114) 2444238
Turner Hire
426-432 London Road, Sheffield S2 4ND
Telephone (0114) 2581682
