Floor sander
- Thread starter nikkig
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Do it yourself?
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Try one of the online sites for getting tradies. I have had great success with two of them:
Serviceseeking.com.au and hipages.com.au
You post a job and wait for responses. And when people respond, you can check reviews of them by people who have used them previously.
Scott, how much did you pay for their services?
I am also in the process of wanting to sand my veranda
I've used those directories to find a glazier, brickie and renderer.
Thanks for the idea. I've posted the job on servicecentral. Hopefully we get some responses.
I've done floor sanding for a cheap job where the quality wasn't important. I did it on separate occasions for six units in the one block.
The difference between my job and a professional job was huge. But it was at the bottom end of the market.
I've had a granny flat builder sourced from Serviceseeking.com
The difference between my job and a professional job was huge. But it was at the bottom end of the market.
I've had a granny flat builder sourced from Serviceseeking.com
After posting the job on Service Central I've had 2 companies contact me. I'm arranging to get access to the property on Wednesday for the trades to come and measure and quote.
One company was strongly recommending water based poly. Anyone have any experience with water based poly in a rental and how long it lasted?
I've done a bit of research and the general consensus seemed that it's not as good as oil poly, and it's much dearer than oil based poly (about $10m2 more). Benefits of water based are less discoloration and less smell, but that seemed to be about the only benefits I could find.
Also what do people think about floorboards in the bedrooms instead of carpets? We still can't decide on this point. Carpet quotes have come in at $1500 just for the 3 bedrooms (polypropylene), it's a lot more expensive than I thought it was going to be.
One company was strongly recommending water based poly. Anyone have any experience with water based poly in a rental and how long it lasted?
I've done a bit of research and the general consensus seemed that it's not as good as oil poly, and it's much dearer than oil based poly (about $10m2 more). Benefits of water based are less discoloration and less smell, but that seemed to be about the only benefits I could find.
Also what do people think about floorboards in the bedrooms instead of carpets? We still can't decide on this point. Carpet quotes have come in at $1500 just for the 3 bedrooms (polypropylene), it's a lot more expensive than I thought it was going to be.
