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    Default Can I sand a yellow tongue floor

    Wondering if anyone has any advice on whether I can sand yellow tongue flooring. I have painted along the joints of a yellow tongue floor to seal before the roof went on, but now I want to remove the paint marks by sanding. How deep can I sand and what sort of finish would I get? Would it be suitable to lacquer?

    Grateful for any advice.

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    I sanded mine but only to remove the lumps along the edges before laying carpet and tiles. The finish you get is pretty much a lighter version of what you see now. I wouldn't sand too deep though because you are reducing the thickness of your flooring. Just enough to clean it up. Never seen it sealed and left as a finished floor but I don't see why not. You'd have to punch and fill the nails.

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    Harry,cant comment on sanding, but have seen it sealed. It looks....OK nothing flash .

    You might want to stain it first if your sanding has left it blotchy. I think a dark stain would make it look less like particle board and more like ........an esoteric post industrial/ modernist statement that defines the very nature of modern living.

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    I sanded ours in the previous house, before sealing with a normal floor lacquer (polyurethane I think). As BT says, it looks OK, like a poor man's cork floor.
    The edges had swelled due to some exposure to the weather before the roof went on, so I had to concentrate on those areas. Basically the more you sand the larger particles become exposed, and there is a difference in the look of the chipboard. I think the surface must have a different density or something? In your case you should be alright, as long as you dont sand too deep on the joins.

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    Thanks very much for the advice. I will defintely let you know how close I get to a post modernist finish!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Andy Mac View Post
    As BT says, it looks OK, like a poor man's cork floor.
    Im sorry Im poor.
    But we did this years ago to our floor and it looks alright I suppose, maybe not now?

    Al

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    I built a second story extension about 15 years ago. At the time, we couldn't afford a floor covering. So I sanded it, then put 3 coats of polyurethane down, But I tinted the first coat of urethane with wattle (?) stain. Came up looking like a cork floor, and with a few rugs, looked pretty good. Still got it now.......never got round to carpeting.
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    I recently finished a yellow tongue floor (well green tongue actually).
    I sanded it after filling the joints and applied 3 coats of estapol 7008.
    Even without staining, it looks like cork.

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    Whitewashed and sealed looks pretty sweet, I've seen it on a number of occasions now. The only downside to sanding, is you loose that smooth finish, not a problem if your resealing it though I wouldn't imagine.

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