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Bob and home owner Gavin repair and refinish a 75 year old oak floor. Becuase the thickness of the new patch floor panels differ from the original, a belt sander is used to level them down to match.

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" You've already done some of the repairs here right August patching work we used a redneck with a -- him -- sanctions yeah this is an oak floor. And I guess is 75 years old that it certainly had a lot of dings it. And one of the reasons is that thickness the the original 1920s Lawrence what we call veneer flooring it doesn't have much -- to it. And the new material what's available is thicker. So that when you do a patch you end up with. Extra material that has to be worn away with a belt Sander -- switcher in the middle of doing right. Now the amount that you gotta take off is not quite an eighth of an inch houses going in slow yes. But you got a good tool here -- twenty year old craftsman belt Sander and."

" Okay."

" Stay with the grain until you get close to -- will be -- don't overlap you know -- that the hard work the challenging work -- removing. The flooring that was damaged by buds. And then replacing this watched. The hardwood flooring throughout the house is what we call veneer oak flooring it's not three quarters -- more likely to manage things. And Israel's good stuff but the LA is not impervious to termite damage and we actually have found several pieces here in the bedroom. That arms really really badly damaged authorities hard yank them out. And did you find this thickness would for the replacement piece. No actually found. Select happiness. And we're going to have to -- to of course they'll Sanders and sanded down. But it will light up in terms of the tourism -- threats -- fluently and says this. All right. Since we can't get -- back there will yeah."

" Imagine nailer at the edge of the time."

" Using plenty of glue is a good idea in a repair like this. Now before you within the last piece let me just take a closer look is in order to get -- this last piece in their you have to went in and you've ripped off half. The group part racks that'll that would help lets you -- that sound right. And then well that's what you do it to fit it and came up more little help him versus. -- this town. He's put in place panels are."

" Lining up."

" this way. Taken. A sharp -- to -- moment of -- Of the better. OK -- take care of the rest. All right let's take a look at -- doing a good job isn't some -- That. Court threw the paper that quicker it'll go but I think this year worried about how much you've got here too good idea he's medium medium grit to -- more ago -- They work. Okay this. That's pretty pretty good. Ready for the concept but -- sweep up a little bit first -- All right now do you rented this. Drum Sander right here in studio city yes how much they get -- day. That's 35 dollars plus the cost of the belts -- the belts which are already on years and they're just the right grip. OK now have you had a little experience doing this yes I've done another house -- Good for you you know what it's like. All right it's started to see how -- can. Okay where you've been putting in the wood filler come right. Nice indeed as you know how to do it you'd bring it down on the Ford bush and bring that from back out."

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