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Floor Sanders and Finishers

Scrape and sand wooden floors to smooth surfaces using floor scraper and floor sanding machine, and apply coats of finish.

Other names for Floor Sanders and Finishers: Bowling Alley Refinisher, Construction Worker I, Floor Finisher, Floor Installer, Floor Mechanic, Floor Refinisher, Floor Renovator, Floor Sander, Floor Sanding Machine Operator, Floor Scraper, Floor Surfacer, Hardwood Finisher, Hardwood Floor Finisher, Hardwood Floor Installer, Hardwood Floor Refinisher, Hardwood Floor Sander, Liquid Floor and Wall Applier,

What do Floor Sanders and Finishers do?

  • Apply filler compound and coats of finish to floors in order to seal wood.
  • Attach sandpaper to rollers of sanding machines.
  • Guide sanding machines over surfaces of floors until surfaces are smooth.
  • Inspect floors for smoothness.
  • Remove excess glue from joints, using knives, scrapers, or wood chisels.
  • Scrape and sand floor edges and areas inaccessible to floor sanders, using scrapers, disk-type sanders, and sandpaper.