Dust-free Floor Sanding Services
If you were worried that cleaning up after your wood floor restoration service of your hardwood floors will take hours of your time, you can rest assured it will not. When sanding the floors of your home, we use the Bona equipment which captures the dust. On some target-critical project we employ in use the Bona Dust Control System, which captures 99% of the dust making sure that shelves, appliances, curtains, and furniture do not need to be covered before sanding process. In fact, due to the Hepa filter used in Bona DCS 70 air released from the sanding is of better quality and fewer toxins.
Sanding floors has always been a dusty job. The Bona Dust Control System has changed this for good, thanks to three new innovative components. The first is the company’s patented two-phase cyclonic entry system. This ultra-vacuum cleaner connects to the sander and sucks the dust before it even has a chance to mix with the air or fall to the ground.
The second is a Hepa filter for medical use that separates the harmful dust invisible to the human eye and releases 99.99% of clean air. The final component is our exceptional antistatic abrasive. Unlike traditional abrasives, the dust it generates has no static charge, which makes dust particles less fixed to surfaces, and easier to remove. With the Bona Dust Care system, the end of the dust came!
Other arguments: The microscopic dust particles generated during the refinishing remain airbourne in the room days after the floor works. Recent research shows a link between exposure to long-term wood dust and some forms of cancer. Why risk your health if you already have the option of a dust-free floor sanding service?
The dust that remains after the floor restoration service can result in an uneven and dull finish. Renovation without dust is also advantageous in this regard: as wood dust never has the possibility of remaining on the ground, the finish is applied on a cleaner surface, and so the only thing that will remain is a beautiful and sensational floor. But do not be convinced only with our words, check it yourself, seeing references from other homes.
For dust-free floor sanding, we follow instructions:
We make sure suction is always connected (where possible) to our restoration equipment
To obtain a better result and free of dust, we use the Bona DCS70 or Bona S20 vacuum cleaners
To ensure that no area is left without sanding and others are sanding excessively, it is often convenient to wear an appropriate pattern.
We can reduce dust, by using appropriate abrasives.
For 100% protection we can seal areas off with polythene dust-sheets.
How long it takes before for the floors to be used again after sanding service?
During the restoration service, the floors can be take light traffic, which is not disruptive for the service.
During the process of sealing the floors can be used only between the coats and after application of final coat the floors can take foot traffic in 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.
How many coats of oil are included in your service?
Our standard sanding and oiling service includes 2 coats of clear hardwax-oil or 1 coat of colour oil followed by 1 coat of clear oil. Ocassionally we can increase the number of coats depending on the timber species we are sealing.
Extra coat of hardwax-oil is also available on request.
How many coats of lacquer are included in your service?
For residential restoration services, floor finishing requires 1 coat of primer and 2 coats of lacquer. The final sheen of the product is defined by the lacquer and available options are extra-matt, matt, satin and gloss.
For commercial restoration services, our floor finishing service will apply 1 coat of primer and 3 coats of commercial grade lacquer. Commercial floor finishes are available in extra-matt, matt and satin.
Extra coats are available on request and we do not recommend application of more than 5 coats of lacquer (including primer). The list of all floor finishes we use is available here.
Can I book floor sanding service throughout a weekend?
Yes, our sanding and sealing service is available to book throughout a weekend, however these works are noisy and usually noise restrictions apply in flats and residential areas with blocks.
If you property is a house, we highly encourage to inform your neighbours for the upcoiming works.
Do you do floor repairs to 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 for achieving uniform appearance to the floor.
What qualifications your floor sanding specialists have?
To join our networks of flooring professionals, we make sure our local floor restoration technicians comply with the quality, the standard and conduct of our service. As part of the process they must show experience, expertese and skills, good understanding of the floor finishes we use, the floor sanding equipment and the various timber species.
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.
Can you extend exsiting flooring over a fireplace hearth?
Yes, if you are planning to remove a fireplace hearth and you have parquet flooring, floorboards or planked flooring we may be able to help.
After the repairs, with matching the floor spare material, the floors will need to be sanded and refinished.
Do you lift & dispose old flooring?
Yes, with our floor restoration service we can remove and dispose old carpets, vinyl, laminate or wooden flooring.