Exotic Parquet Flooring Sanding & Sealing in Matt Lacquer

Floor repairs, floor sanding, gap filling of parquet flooring in Bethnal Green

Before the restoration works...

The merbau parquet flooring in this Bethnal Green house was overall looking tired and in serious need of restoration. During our initial survey, we did detailed inspection of the floors and discussed with the client all possible options.

Our client has decided to go for floor repairs, floor sanding, gap filling, of 43 sqm merbau parquet flooring and finishing the floors in matt lacquer.

How we made it happen...

One of the challenges we experienced while working on this project, was the amount of furniture, which we had to work around in stages.

Our floor restoration service begins with detailed inspection of the floors and any repairs to the parquet flooring will be completed in this initial stage. In this project approx. we have repaired approx. of parquet flooring.

Parquet flooring renovation requires years of experience, skills and the right floor sanding equipment. Depending on the overall condition of the floors, the initial parquet floor sanding may start with coarser or medium grid. The purpose of this stage is not only to remove the previous finish and get the floors to bare wood, but also to provide a smooth level throughout the entire floor. Some older parquet floors may require more thorough work at this time.

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

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

The parquet flooring was consequently sealed with 1 coat of primer and 2 coats of Bona Mega lacquer in matt sheen with another light screen buff between the coats, for an excellent final touch to the finish.

Did you know this about merbau flooring?

Merbau has dark rich red colour and sometimes, our clients will ask us to whiten it or "bleach" the merbau floors. We do not do that, to merbau. We tried it, but it's stubborn and we recommend to keep you merbau floors in the natural colour domain.