Beautiful Pine Floorboards Restoration in Extra-Matt Finish

Before the restoration works...

The pine floorboards in this West Norwood Property was overall looking tired and in urgent need of renovation. During our free survey, we did a thorough inspection of the floors and discussed with the client all possible options.

Our client has decided to go for floor sanding, gap filling, staining, of 42 sqm pine floorboards and finishing the floors in extra-matt Lacquer.

How we completed the restoration works...

The thickness of the victorian floorboards used for properties is approx. 20 mm when laid. Pine timber shrinks with the time and also becomes thinner every time the floors are restored. The nominal thickness, after which floorboards cannot be restored any further is approx. 15 mm.

Depending on the overall condition and level throughout, the initial floor sanding of the floorboards may start with coarser or medium grid. The purpose of the introductory floorboards sanding stage is to remove the previous finish and level the floorboards throughout.

If the original floorboards have been renovated already in past 10 - 15 years, they will usually not have a good level. Floorboards covered previously by carpets, may have cupping and larger gaps.

Next stage in the process of floor renovation was the application of the gap filling. We aim to apply the resin filler with saw dust in late hours of the working day, so it settles properly overnight and we can repeat it on the following morning , if required. The filler is after that removed by next step of the finishing process with medium grids .

Our team prepared few samples on the unfinished sanded timber surface for the client to approve prior to application of the finish. The client chose to go for a beautiful stain colour to compliment the room interior.

Sanding the floors with fine grids (80 - 120 gr) and a good rotary buff to the pine timber surface with high grid buffing screens is the most important stage in the preparation of the wooden flooring for finishing.

The floorboards was consequently sealed with 1 coat of primer and 3 coats of Junckers HT700 Lacquer in extra-matt sheen with another light screen buff between the coats, for an excellent final touch to the finish.