Woodwork & Sanding Hire

Our floor sander and edging sander hire package includes both machines — the drum sander for main floor areas and the edging sander for getting right up to skirting boards, thresholds, and corners. Together, they give you complete coverage for restoring and refinishing wooden floors. The floor drum sander (13" width, 42kg) handles the bulk of the work, stripping old varnish, paint, and accumulated grime from floorboards and parquet. The edge sander (11" disc, 17kg) reaches the 2-3 inches around the perimeter that the drum sander can't access. We supply a selection of sanding sheets and discs in grits 40 (coarse stripping), 80 (medium smoothing), and 120 (fine finishing) on a sale-or-return basis — you only pay for what you use. Return any unused sheets and discs at the end of your hire. Tip: Always sand with the grain of the wood. Start with 40 grit to strip back, then work through 80 and finally 120 for a smooth finish ready for oil, varnish, or wax.

Our powerful plunge router is the essential power tool for cutting kitchen worktop joints, shaping grooves, cutting rebates, and creating decorative mouldings in timber. The plunge mechanism lets you start cuts in the middle of a workpiece — not just from the edges — giving you full flexibility for worktop fitting and joinery work. Most commonly hired for kitchen worktop installation, where it's used with a worktop jig (available separately) to cut the precise joint profiles needed for clean, flush butt joints and Belfast/mason's mitre joints. Also excellent for routing hinge recesses, lock mortices, and decorative edge profiles. Supplied with a 3kVA transformer and 110V extension lead included in the hire price. Variable speed control lets you match the cutting speed to the material and bit type for clean, burn-free results. Runs on 110V for safe site use. Compatible with standard 1/2" shank router bits. Worktop jig available to hire separately.

Our worktop jig is a precision template guide used with a plunge router to cut perfect kitchen worktop joints every time. It's clamped to the worktop surface and guides the router to create the exact profile needed for butt joints, mason's mitre joints, and Belfast sink cutouts. Getting worktop joints right without a jig is extremely difficult — even experienced carpenters struggle to achieve a tight, flush joint by hand. The jig eliminates guesswork and guarantees a professional result on the first attempt, saving you from expensive mistakes on worktops that can cost £40-100 per length. Designed to work with standard 40mm laminate and solid wood worktops in both 600mm and 670mm widths. Compatible with our plunge router (available separately) — most customers hire both together for a complete worktop installation kit. Comes with clear instructions for both left-hand and right-hand joint configurations.