Can you sand a floor with a belt sander?

The handheld belt sander can sand off old finish and sand out dents and scratches much more easily than the previous sanders. While it won’t keep up with the speed of a normal floor sander, the hand held belt sander will get the job moving forward with reasonable speed.Click to see full answer. Simply so, can you sand a floor with an orbital sander?The orbital sanding system can only be used to sand soft wood floors which are in need of a light refreshing. Most floor sanding companies use orbital floor sanding machines for fine sanding. After finishing with 100 grit belts, they use the orbital floor sander with 120, 150 and 180 grit sandpaper.One may also ask, how many sandpaper do you need to sand a floor? 8 sheets of 40 grit sandpaper. 8 sheets of 80 grit sandpaper. 5 sheets of 120 grit sandpaper. Optional: Woodstain (if you wish to colour your floor) Also asked, how long does it take to sand a floor with a floor sander? Don’t underestimate the amount of time it will take to sand your floor. The professional floor sander guy took around 2-3 hours to sand our living room floor – it took us a lot longer! In numbers, it took the two of us about 25 hours to sand 4 rooms (totalling at about 43m²).Should I use a drum or orbital sander?Orbital sanders rely on the weight of the machine to provide the pressure needed to sand off the materials on the floor. However, the orbital does an acceptable job with new floors by applying the same grits as with a drum sander. The orbital does screening and blending on your floor before your first coat of finish.