Occupation: Floor Sanders and Finishers
Floor Sanders and Finishers
Scrape and sand wooden floors to smooth surfaces using floor scraper and floor sanding machine, and apply coats of finish.
Reported Job Titles
(10)
- Finisher
- Floor Finisher
- Floor Mechanic
- Floor Refinisher
- Floor Sander
- Floor Sander and Finisher
- Hardwood Floor Finisher and Sander
- Hardwood Floor Refinisher
- Hardwood Floor Sander
- Sander
Core Tasks
(7)
- Buff and vacuum floors to ensure their cleanliness prior to the application of finish.
- Scrape and sand floor edges and areas inaccessible to floor sanders, using scrapers, disk-type sanders, and sandpaper.
- Inspect floors for smoothness.
- Attach sandpaper to rollers of sanding machines.
- Guide sanding machines over surfaces of floors until surfaces are smooth.
- Apply filler compound and coats of finish to floors to seal wood.
- Remove excess glue from joints, using knives, scrapers, or wood chisels.