Either way the result is not pretty and can.
Chatter marks on hardwood floors.
These marks are often referred to as chatter marks.
Other potential causes are belts with a flat spot drums with a flat spot bad bearings a worn upper roller and more.
Chatter can be caused by a loose sub floor just as an example.
Waves are more like 10 inches apart.
Chatter for the most part is not severe and for the most part is a vibration issue.
At any rate regardless the cause the only way to get rid of it is to sand the floor again.
Poor seams on the abrasive belt drive belts and fan belts worn pulleys and bad bearings in the fan housing also can cause chatter and imperfections in the floor.
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The wave is more likely an equipment issue.
Contractors often confuse chatter with wave.
While it isn t easy to prevent these marks taking the following precautions before sanding the floor can go a long way towards preventing these problematic chatter marks.
First the floor would have to be sanded on a bit of an angle to remove the chatter or wave.
Although these marks are hard to detect.
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Chatter marks is a common term used to describe a rippling pattern of half circle marks that appear on hardwood floors as a result of improper sanding.
If the floor was simply sanded again in the same direction these marks would actually get worse.
First of all if the floor is already stained it will require different sanding procedures than a floor that is unfinished.
Ethan shows how and why chatter marks can happen on a belt sander.
Chatter are like little ripple lines closely spaced.
He also talks about the difference between a butt joint and a lap joint.
Wave is a repeat of the first imperfection that runs repeatedly over the floor and is typically more than 1 1 2 inches apart.
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