Floor sanding, floor repairs, gap filling of solid wood flooring in Clapham
Before the works...
The maple solid wood flooring in this Clapham house was overall looking tired and in urgent need of renovation. During our free survey, we did detailed inspection of the floors and discussed with the client all possible options.
Our client has decided to go for floor sanding, floor repairs, gap filling, of 44 sqm maple solid wood flooring and finishing the floors in Lacquer.
How we completed the restoration works...
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 refinishing service begins with detailed inspection of the floors and any repairs to the solid wood flooring will be completed in this initial stage. In this project approx. we have repaired approx. of solid wood flooring.
Hardwood flooring comes usually as "tongue-and-groove" planks and would have approx. 6-7 mm sandable depth, measured form the surface to the position of the T&G on the plank. This upper layer defines what is the remaining thickness available for sanding on the plank. Depending on the overall condition of the floors, the initial solid wood floor sanding may start with coarser or medium grid. The task of this initial floor sanding stage of the hardwood flooring is to remove the previous finish and provide a good level throughout all planks.
Overall, the level of the hardwood flooring is expected to be good, due to the "tongue-and-groove" locking between the planks, however due to presence of past, current or seasonal damp in some cases the planks may get slight sides curving with the 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 in case it is needed we can repeat it on the following day , if required. The resin gap filling is after that removed by next step of the finishing process with medium grids .
Sanding the floors with fine grids (80 - 120 gr) and a good rotary buff to the maple timber surface with high grid buffing screens is the most important stage in the preparation of the wooden flooring for finishing.
The solid wood flooring was consequently sealed with 1 coat of primer and 3 coats of Lacquer in sheen with another light screen buff between the coats, for an excellent final touch to the finish.
