Sanding your deck with a Home Depot rental sander | Home depot rental
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- Опубліковано 3 тра 2021
- For $49, you can rent this deck sander from Home Depot and sand your deck DIY style. In this video, follow along as I show how to use the deck sander I rented from Home Depot.
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Sanding your deck with a machine can be an efficient way to prepare it for staining or refinishing. Here's a general guide on how to sand your deck using a machine:
1. Choose the Right Sander:
Select the appropriate type of sander for your deck. Common options include drum sanders, orbital sanders, and random orbital sanders. The choice depends on the size of your deck and the level of sanding required.
2. Gather Necessary Equipment:
Ensure you have the necessary safety equipment, such as safety glasses, a dust mask, and ear protection. Additionally, have the appropriate sandpaper for your chosen sander.
3. Prepare the Deck:
Clear the deck of furniture, plants, and other items. Sweep or blow away loose debris and dirt. It's essential to start with a clean surface.
4. Inspect and Repair:
Before sanding, inspect the deck for any damaged or raised areas, such as loose boards or protruding nails. Make any necessary repairs to ensure a smooth sanding process.
5. Start Sanding:
If you're using a drum sander, start in one corner of the deck and move the sander along the grain of the wood. If you're using an orbital or random orbital sander, you can start from anywhere on the deck.
6. Work in Sections:
Divide the deck into manageable sections and sand one section at a time. Overlapping each pass slightly helps ensure an even result. Keep the sander moving at a consistent pace.
7. Check for Evenness:
Periodically stop and check the sanded surface for evenness. Make additional passes or focus on specific areas if needed.
8. Change Sandpaper Grits:
Begin with a coarse grit sandpaper to remove existing finishes and rough spots. Gradually progress to finer grits to achieve a smoother finish. This step may involve changing sandpaper on the machine.
9. Clean the Surface:
After sanding, thoroughly clean the deck to remove dust and debris. You can use a broom, vacuum, or blower for this purpose.
10. Finish with Hand Sanding:
For edges, corners, and areas that the machine couldn't reach, use a hand sander or sandpaper to ensure a consistent finish.
11. Apply Stain or Sealant:
Once the deck is sanded to your satisfaction, you can proceed with staining or applying a sealant to protect the wood.
Always follow the manufacturer's instructions for the specific sander you're using, and be sure to prioritize safety by wearing the appropriate protective gear. If you're unsure about the process, consider consulting with a professional or seeking advice from your local home improvement store.
Home Depot should pay you for making this video, way better than theirs which was just a guy flapping his gums for 5 minutes and he never even ran the sander. Thanks for sharing this!!
Hah! I wish! Thanks for watching and glad it was useful.
Of course! Wasting time is to their benefit. My store didn't even know how much sand to use for the weight- it had never even been filled- more wasted time! It does work great, just do your homework ahead of time as they don't even bother giving you a user guide, or asking how big of deck you have. (They online guide doesn't match the tool in this case.) Chances are, the people at the counter haven't used the tools they're renting. Guys like this are a good place to start! Thanks!
@@Nishiseattleso right! They don’t know what the equipment is, what it’s for, how to use it, what grits to suggest, or in my case, how to rent it out! The creator of this video did far more without realizing it, than our area’s entire Home Depot team! Well done!
So I've only used this pressure washer one time. ua-cam.com/users/postUgkxfQauTxLT0JLSvqkq10rD79TU4k0Vz8zP The one time I used it, it worked great. I recently had new siding installed but kept the old gutters and small areas surrounding my house that weren't replaced so they looked horrible and dirty because of the new siding. I needed to get it cleaned asap. When I used the pressure washer, man it just melted all the dirt and grime that was on those areas of my house. I used that krud kutter soap and it was over after that. Easy to assemble, feels durable, very simple to use. Also, I purchased a used one to save money and there was absolutely nothing wrong with it. I want to get more use out of it so I think I'll be washing the cars and update this comment as time goes on.
Thanks for watching
I used 7 60 grit and 3 120 grit sandpaper for my deck and stairs, almost 450 sq ft. Went through two backing pads. Some sandpaper sheets kept falling off the backing pad, especially when it got dusty. Problem is not all sanding sheets have good adhesive. I had to use an adhesive spray to keep them on the pad. With adhesive spray, you can probably use just one backing pad. Be careful about sprinters and nails sticking off the deck. They can easily rip through the sandpapers or backing pads. Sandpapers and backing pads can also get stuck in them. For sanding stairs, I took off the weight as stairs were too narrow and I could fit 3/4 of the sander on the stairs. The included cloth dust bag is garbage, no dust ever collected there. Maybe the sander I used had a bad dust collection system. I used my shop vac to clean the dust and blower to finish off the remaining dust. Home Depot sells paper dust bags but I do not think they will help. Sanding took almost 5 hrs. Hope this helps!
Great tips. I didn't use the dust bag, just vacuumed and blew it off. Thanks for all your ideas I am sure folks will appreciate it.
Good tips
Good tips, especially giving us the deck size and how much time and sandpapers you used. This allows us to estimate how much we need for our projects.
@@yewkiamakuahui2296 Amen to that! Thanks @asif!! I created my material estimate based on your great info!!
I am looking to rent this for sanding my deck, but it has lot of nails ,, should i remove all or just the ones that are standing up above the ground level?
I just built a brand new beautiful red cedar deck on my house and after a couple rains and cooking in the hot sun some.areas became a trip Hazzard so I'm going to try this thanks for sharing
You are very welcome! I hope it goes well and thanks for watching!!
I'm going to rent this for my hardwood floors. Thanks for the tips
You're welcome!!
That will be a big mistake, but you may have found that out by now ...
UA-cam really does have everything. Thanks for the video. Very helpful.
You bet! Thanks for watching!
Ty so much for this!!! I have no idea what I’m doing so this was a huge help
You are welcome!!!!
Nice video, thanks for the information.
Thanks for watching! Appreciate the kind words.
Thanks for your video. Very helpful
You're welcome!!!
@@jamzdotnet i will rent with thick grit to remove the old paint coat then maybe a fin grit. Then paint
Thank you.
You're welcome!
I appreciate your straight forward and informative video. I'm renting the same sander today and giving this a shot. Taking my time and doing all the good prep. Thanks again🌞🤙🏽
You bet!! Good luck on your project!
@Jason Lyman how did your sanding project turn out ? I was thinking about renting one. Thanks
@@TADDs101 it turned out good even for a computer guy doing it for the first time on a New to Us type of house. The wood was so hard and the deck was solid but wouldn't let go of the paint. I think I went down to 40 grit. I got extra paper and took my time. I rented at the big orange hardware warehouse. Watch the how-to and safety videos and take your time. 🤙🏽
Good video, I'm going to rent the same thing. I looked at it yesterday. Maybe make my own video for people to review.
Thanks for watching!! Good luck with your project!
I need to do my back deck, but of course my Home Depot doesn't have any rentals. I'll have to check other rental stores around where I live. Great video though.
Thanks for watching! Try Sunbelt Rentals
Thanks for the video. I'm convinced that I will not rent that type of sander.
You bet! Lots of ways to do it. Good luck with your project.
Thank you for the video. How much does the sander weigh without the added weight?
Hmm ... I am not certain but feel like it was under 30lbs without the weights.
Felt more than 30 lb to me without the weight :( I had to take the weight off when sanding the stairs as they were too narrow and one of the wheels was in the air.
This is uncharted territory for me...the speed that you pushed the machine, is that ideal? How do you know how quickly to pass over/how much to sand the area?
I am no pro but my process was nice and slow. I would pass forward and come back looking at how much was sanded. My goal was to remove a lot of the painted stain. I was looking to see natural wood. In areas and such. Hope this helps.
Be a little careful about brushing off old decks off with your bare hands as it is easy to get splinters.
Agree!
Lol.. isn’t that common sense?
Seeing it in action before you rent is helpful. Thanks for watching.
@@Brian-tx8ggummm..😂obviously not!
Can you give us some estimate of how much area EACH sanding sheet would fully sand? Thanks...
Fair question .. I would say one sheet got me maybe 40 square feet. My deck was rough, it ate through sand paper like nothing. So, it will vary greatly depending on how rough your deck is. I literally ran the paper until it was smooth and nearly destroyed. On top of that, you need to replace the pads that go under the paper. I used like 4 pads if I recall.
How did it look in the end?
It turned out great. I'll try to post a pic.
How long did it take to finish sanding the deck?
@@jamzdotnet thanks! :)
5 hrs
I had that really thick stain (that supposed to fill in the blemishes of an old deck). NEVER GET THIS! It peals off after 2 year... horrible mess!
I highly recommend a floor sander. I tried first renting the orbital floor sander in this video, but it was no way near aggressive enough. So i brought it back to home depot and swapped it out for a floor belt sander. VICTORY! Added Bonus: it also helped smooth out all the boards as an added bonus. Next step, I have to get the edger to finish the job...
I was thinking the same thing. The wood is not even so with something not to aggressive you only get the tops done. I think after using the floor sander then with finer grit use an orbital or rotary to close the grain.
I hate stain like this .. but, rolled with it as it came with the house. After 10 years of owning the house and doing this process 2 times, the deck still looks decent for it's age (33 years old) .. trying to extend the life as long as I can.
American sander is way better, the one you using is gonna take a long time and lots of paper, I would use the drum sander with a 36 grit and do the small areas with a orbital sander 40 grit to clean it off and than you wanna pass with a 80 grit to smooth it out, takes a day to do it.
Great feedback, thanks. I was just using what Home Depot had. Will lookup what you mentioned.
I wouldn't use a drum sander. It may do the job way better but, if you have a nail tear up that drum you WILL be paying about $800 for them to replace the drum. The insurance doesn't cover it. GO FIGURE. 🙄
@@cha-ka8671 yeah my drum damaged after a few decks, still way faster to sand with drum sander but we have to set all the nails and screws before, but mistake happens, i do this for a living so i guess i have to calculate to spend on new drums, i have one american orbital sander as well but only good for smoothing the surface.
@@Skiller7777 Get yourself one of those Pneumatic Punch Nailer & Nail Remover guns. It will help save your hands and wrists.
@@cha-ka8671 definitely bro.
Random but does anyone know if this sander will fit in a passenger car backseat or trunk?
I think it would be laid down in the trunk it would. The arms fold down and the weights come off.
Unfortunately when I tried to rent a similar sander from HD this type was out of commision, so I rented a belt sander after seeing over videos on youtube. For me, it didn't work. My deck has a stain and unfortunatley two coats of Deck over, terrible product. I'm feeling totally stymied as to how I'm going to get this crap off of my deck. I'm not sure if this type of sander will work better than a belt sander, but I'm feeling it will not. any suggestions would be appreciated.
Hmmm ... I would test a little of that deck paint stripper in a section and see if you can power wash it? Next, sand?
@@jamzdotnet Yeah I'm thinking that too. I'm hoping the the sanding I did yesterday will have broken through some of the deck over, then I'll try a paint/stain stripper, then probablt rent to big belt sander again. I thought using 36 grit would do the trick, did put a dent in it, but defintly didnt do the job I was hoping for
@@jameshannon3067 Let me know how it goes!
I am in the process of re stained my in laws deck. It's over 30 year old deck with multiple layers of think paint like stain. I used a angle grinder with a dimablade disk. It works really well but it's labor intensive with being on knees. So get knee pads!
You’ll never get that Behr product off no matter what you do. Consider a new deck.
It would have been nice to see how the deck looked when you finished. Impossible to tell if the sander you rented will even remove the old stain?
Understood. However, I didn't take a video of that. Honestly, I just wanted folks to understand how this sander functioned if they were considering renting it.
@@jamzdotnet I am actually considering it...been using an angle grider w/ flap discs for my handrails/guardrails.
It is an older deck, I pressure washed it and of course it splintered some of the deck boards it so it needs a considerable amount of sanding. Additionally, some of the flooring deck boards are a bit uneven (Nothing too terrible, I don't think) due to warping from weathering over the years w/o having a protective stain treatment.
I am wondering if the floor sander will remove enough surface material...?
@jamzdotnet well we all don't know...we didn't see the outcome 😂
Does it use household current or 220 volt outlet ??
Standard household outlet. I was using my outdoor outlet on the deck.
Homedepot said they had 1 in stock to rent went up there they said all they had were drum or disk floor Sanders for rent I looked at tools for sale and 517.00 later I own one now and it paid for itself in 3 hours.
Hey, I'm sure you will find lots of use for it!! Seems like a decent price!
@jamzdotnet probably on same deck a year from now lol. It's for my builder with salt water pool at least it's teakwood and easy to sand.
The HomeDepot in my area charged me $70 for the day, but with the insurance and whatnots, it ended up to be $98 a day. I have to go back and rent it for another day, so it costed me about $200. The sandpapers and pads were very expensive, I think about $11 and $13 each, so all together for the project, it costed me around $300. You were wise to buy it, because now you can sand your deck and floor anytime you want. And you can rent it out to your friends too.
@yewkiamakuahui2296 actually my friends family and neighbors are welcome to use it for free if I don't do the work for them for free. I have a job that pays me " actually a builder who is good to me keeps me busy and with those blessings all I can do is pass it along"
The sand paper falls right off the pad when I use it
Is the pad new? Or worn down?
@@jamzdotnet I rented the machine from Home Depot and I’m using new sanding strips. idk how old the pad is but it doesn’t seem worn down
@@bec2713 You need to buy the sanding strips and the pad. Chances are the pad on it is leftover and worn out. At 2:44 in the video I show this. They are relatively inexpensive.
Why not put stain/paint remover on, let it sit and power wash it off? After that you can use lighter sandpaper to get what the remover did t get. Much easier
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I stripped multiple layers of old stain with Benjamin Moore remover. Then I only had to go over it with 80 grit sandpaper. I used to just sand everything but now my body is older and broken down so I have to work smarter🤣 this deck is also 30 years old. Gonna stain Monday!
Just experienced this, stain stripper is only going to work on non solid stains no older than 1-2 years
Chemicals have uneven results
@@kennylignon7908 no, chemicals remove the bulk of the stain. I’ve been doing this for 20 years. It’s a game changer.
If Home Depot doesn't have the American Sander, then check to see if you have a SunBelt rentals or maybe another local rental place that carries sanders. That sander you used looks discouraging. Don't use a drum sander unless you are 110% sure ALL nails are recessed. It will tear the drum up and they will charge you to replace even with the insurance.
I am a big fan of Sunbelt. So, if you pickup Saturday it's free Sunday! At least at my local Sunbelt.
Are you supposed to/allowed to use the drum sander on outdoor decking?
Wood is wood, no? I don't see why not.
@@artmetcommerce4749 Yes, they do rent one they say is for outdoors. Because, it’s a vibratory sander. If you have nails or screws exposed it with tear through the paper and eat the drum. That drum will set you back $800. No joke. I thought they were crazy until I looked up the cost for one. They weren’t BS’ing.
@@cha-ka8671 Thanks
How much sandpaper did you end up using?
Not surprised once I saw all that paint on the wood. It will gum up the sandpaper after a short distance. I used the diamabrush bit on mine then power wash then sanded then stain with transparent sealer oil. For thirty years old it’s just a matter of making it look good a little longer though before it’s replace/tear down time. A+ for effort
similar question. what was the final count?
Way too much! It really ate through it.
I rented one today (then had to do multiple trips when the first one didn't work and 2nd one was missing a part) and so far I've gone through 6-7 of them, also I'd recommend getting multiple of the finishing pads. They get tore up then It's frustrating when you slap on a new piece of sandpaper and it falls off immediately, and it loses all it's stickiness. The deck on the house I just purchased was just about 30 years old but hasn't had any maintenance in at least 10, so it's rough.
@@WhiTeyFU Oh man, they need to do better maintenance on the machines. What a hassle! Agree, the pads are needed as well.
You should have started instead of north-south east-west against the grain
I went with the grain. These are 4 inch boards.
It's an orbital. Makes no difference.
Yeah, doesn't look like a very effective nor efficiant way to strip a deck.
Thanks for tuning in. Endless ways work. I found on my old deck with solid color stain this was a great step prior to the new stain. After a hot summer, icy and snowy winter, new application has held up. What's your preferred method?
I did this 3 years ago and need to do it again and I dread it. The sandpaper kept falling off, making this a headache. I have a Huge deck and having the sandpaper not stay on made this a miserable project.
It was slow but worked for me. Make sure you had a good new sandpaper back pad.
That really looks awful
Solid color paint stain, not ideal!! Thanks for watching!