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Originally Posted by gregpark

Steve, no disrespect but sanding a floor truly flat looks easier than it is. It takes years of operating a clutch drum sander before you really have it down. It's all feel and the unfinished wood will look flat after sanding but the truth comes to light after the final finish cures. The edger is easier but also takes experience to master. For what is worth, after you're finished, don't be disappointed with the results. If the end result doesnt look like what you pictured, consider it a rustic look (which can be pretty cool).

Agreed, I'm sure my job won't end up being nearly as good as a job that you'd done. It will be 10x better than the job that someone else did in this house years ago (I'm sure was DIY too.

You'd laugh (or cry) if you saw our floors before or saw the places that we still haven't done. There are furrows near the walls where I'm guessing they put the drum down, slight pause, then back really fast and then slow down. It's obvious enough that not only are they not flat, but there are places where they didn't even sand the old surface much. There are lots of furrows the shape of a drum all around, especially downstairs, mostly near the walls. I can only assume that they either started or stopped (or both) in the same place.