Mr. Sandless - Hardwood refinishing; anyone used??

[LUVourMarriotts]

I am soon to be closing on a new (to me) home. The home is 6 years old, and has hardwood floors through much of the main floor. For the most part, there is nothing wrong with the floors. The current owner has a few dogs (retriever and another similar sized). There are a few spots that appear to get a lot of quick stop activity by the dogs, so have some scuffing of the clear coat. This is by the sliding glass door in the back, and at the entry way and stairs at the entry way.

I'm thinking of having Mr. Sandless do the refinishing of all the hardwood, not just the scuffed areas. They do some sort of chemical/water based sanding technique to remove layers of the existing poly. They would then lay down coats of a water based urethane, so no oil smell.

My concerns with doing the standard sanding and finishing are related to the sawdust that gets all over the house, the smell that takes a week or more to go away, the time it takes to do it and let it dry, etc. We have a 3.5 year old daughter, so I'd rather not have the sawdust and smell around for her.

Who has used a Mr. Sandless? When? What are your thoughts?

I'm not looking to change color, repair damage, etc. I've read that if that is the desire, Mr. Sandless is the wrong choice. I have read a number of reviews, they are about 50/50. But almost all of the bad reviews required either a change of color or had some sort of damage in the wood to repair.

The cost is less than regular sanding, so I'm wondering if I'm paying less, but getting less value, or if it is truly a ripoff. Thanks.

 

[14thMed]

Sandless

We used Mr. Sandless for a duplex we bought. One level they used the sandless method . Looks fantastic. The other level used the sanded method,because it was in worse shape. The new equipment realy does not leave alot of "sanded stuff" around. I thought the whole process was painless.

 

[pjrose]

I can't answer as to Mr. Sandless, but we did have our hardwood floors sanded and redone using the traditional process. They hung thick plastic barriers on all the doors and taped them so that the dust would stay in the area being sanded. We didn't have any problem with dust in the rest of the house and they cleaned up the dust in the rooms that were sanded.

 

[DanaTom]

I am soon to be closing on a new (to me) home. The home is 6 years old, and has hardwood floors through much of the main floor. For the most part, there is nothing wrong with the floors. The current owner has a few dogs (retriever and another similar sized). There are a few spots that appear to get a lot of quick stop activity by the dogs, so have some scuffing of the clear coat. This is by the sliding glass door in the back, and at the entry way and stairs at the entry way.

I'm thinking of having Mr. Sandless do the refinishing of all the hardwood, not just the scuffed areas. They do some sort of chemical/water based sanding technique to remove layers of the existing poly. They would then lay down coats of a water based urethane, so no oil smell.

My concerns with doing the standard sanding and finishing are related to the sawdust that gets all over the house, the smell that takes a week or more to go away, the time it takes to do it and let it dry, etc. We have a 3.5 year old daughter, so I'd rather not have the sawdust and smell around for her.

Who has used a Mr. Sandless? When? What are your thoughts?

I'm not looking to change color, repair damage, etc. I've read that if that is the desire, Mr. Sandless is the wrong choice. I have read a number of reviews, they are about 50/50. But almost all of the bad reviews required either a change of color or had some sort of damage in the wood to repair.

The cost is less than regular sanding, so I'm wondering if I'm paying less, but getting less value, or if it is truly a ripoff. Thanks.

I didn't use Mr. Sandless, but did have a professional use the same technique that made the floors look great again. It doesn't take care of worn areas, as they will still have a discoloration compared to other "healthier" area, nor will any cracks or separation be repaired, but I must say the floors do look very good. My professional did put on a recoating and there definitely was a fume smell for about a day or so. But, much less intrusive than a complete resand and recoat.... plus very little dust as they attach a vacuum to the sander as they go.

I'm happy with the results, and while it's not like a perfect resand/recoat/refill gaps...it does allow for a good finish for a few more years. Do keep in mind that everytime you do a full resand it takes a "life" away from the wood floors as you can resand only a few times on a typical wood floor.

Good luck.