Wood Floor Sanding Company in Balham | SW12

Flooring Advice?

Check our Flooring Guide, which offers various advice in topics like Wood Floor Finishing & Staining Wood Floor Sanding Parquet Flooring Restoration , etc.

• Pine Floorboards Sanding - A Quick DIY Guide
• How to Choose Floor Sanding Company
• Natural Unfinished Timber Look for Your Wooden Floors
• Choosing between Varnishing or Oiling Your Wooden Floors
• Parquet Flooring & Gap Filling

What Commercial Services We Do In Balham?

For our business clients we provide tailored commercial flooring services to the highest industry standards. We have already many local commercial floors in Balham with excellent customer satisfaction rate. Today we continue to provide outstanding commercial flooring services to:

• Floor Restoration for Schools
• Floor Restoration for Restaurants & Pubs
• Floor Renovation Services for Museums, Galleries & Theatres
• Floor Renovation for Offices, Retail & Showrooms
• Floor Restoration for Churches & Community Halls

Whatever the type of flooring and whatever the need for flooring service, contact FloorWorks today, regardless of the size of the project.

See What Our Clients from Balham Say About Us...

• ★★★★★

  We are very pleased by the look of our floors. Thanks!

  Tegan Holden, business owner from Hackney
• ★★★★★

  Thank you for your hard work we are delighted with our floors - they look great.

  Rita West, landlord from Havering
• ★★★★★

  Superior results. Well completed work. No dust at all.

  Ana Walker, homeowner from Wimbledon

Check Our Latest Flooring Advice Posts...

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Your Questions Answered..

Do you have a flooring question, which you seek professional advice on?

Why not ask Mr Sanders?

Ask Mr Sanders

• How many times I can restore my engineered wood floors?

  Hi Richard,

  There are 3 standards of thickness in engineered wood flooring - 20 mm, 18 mm and 14/15 mm. Each of those will have different thickness of top layer (oak, walnut, beech, maple, etc), which will vary between 3 mm and 6 mm.

  Every time engineered wood floors are sanded approx. 1 mm will be removed by the restoration itself, however another 1 mm should be allowed for difference factory defect difference and the level of the floor throughout.

  So, technically - 3 mm top layered floor can be sanded only once and a 6 mm top layer, should be able to achive 3 or even 4 restorations.

• Can I seal domestic wooden floors with commercial grade floor lacquer?

  Hi and thank you for your question about the use of commercial grade floor lacquer or oil in domestic properties. The quick answer is yes. However, there are several things you need to consider when choosing the most appropriate floor sealant for your floors.

  Once the floors are properly sanded to a smooth finish, it is extremely important that lacquer is applied right away to ensure that the bare timber is protected from any accidental spillages. Choosing the best type of sealant requires not only consideration of how the floors are expected to be used, but also how often you will be bale to maintain them in the future. While lacquers provide a more durable and hard wearing sealant, it is important to note that they do not allow for local scratch repairs and once floors are damaged, they would need a total resanding and revarnishing. Therefore, some customers prefer the use of wood floor oils, such as Osmo Oils to seal their floors. While oiled floors allow some minor floor scratches to be repaired and reoiled locally, without the need of overall sanding, it is important to note that they do require a regular wood floor re-oiling service to maintain the sealant.

  Should you decide to go for a lacquer rather than oil, we would recommend the commercial grades of some renown varnish producers such as Loba Varnishes, Bona Lacquers and Junckers sealants, which we regularly use for our floor restoration services as they provide high level of protection and durability.

  We hope this information was helpful and don't hesitate to contact us if you need any further assistance or if you would like to book our floor restoration service.

• Should I use varnish or oil for my original pine floorboards?

  Hi and thank you for the question regarding the choice of sealant for pine floorboards.

  Pine is soft wood and while it is possible to seal pine with both laquers and Harwax Oils, we would always recommend the use of hardwearing varnish when sanding and sealing this type of flooring. The reason for this is that pine tends to absorb oils, which means that pine floorboards sealed with hardwax oils will have lower level of protection and durability compared to those sealed with varnish. This is particularly the case where staining is required. Therefore we would recommend stained pine floorboards to be sealed with hardwearing varnish.

  We hope that the above helps.

And Some Frequently Asked Questions...

• What qualifications do your floor sanding specialists have?

  All our Floorworks™ technicians are carefully vetted to ensure they meet the highest standards of quality and professionalism.

  To join our network of flooring specialists, we make sure our local floor restoration technicians can demonstrate extensive experience, expertise, and skill in floor restoration. This includes a deep understanding of the floor finishes we use, proficiency with our advanced floor sanding equipment, and knowledge of various timber species.

  We hold our team to strict standards to guarantee top-tier service and outstanding results every time.

  Additional qualifications and courses are a benefit, but as we value our experts based on results, our main focus is on previous experience and eye for detail, which is key to delivering an excellent finish.

• Do you offer floor repairs for herringbone parquet flooring?

  Yes, we can supply matching blocks for most solid and engineered herringbone flooring. Usually after herringbone floor repairs, the floors may need to be sanded, gap filled and re-sealed to achieve a uniform appearance.

• How long does it take before the floors can be used again after sanding service?

  During the restoration service, the floors can handle light traffic without disrupting the process.

  During the sealing process, the floors can be walked on between coats.

  After the final coat is applied, foot traffic can be handled after 2 hours for lacquered floors and (depending on air humidity / season) 5-8 hours for hardwax-oil.

  Furniture should go back in place on the following day.

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