Floorboards Sanding & Sealing

Before the renovation works...

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

Our client has decided to go for gap filling, floor sanding, floor repairs, of 17 sqm pine floorboards and finishing the floors in matt Lacquer.

How the floor restoration was completed...

The original thickness of the original floorboards used for residential 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 more 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 task of the preparatory floorboards sanding stage is to remove the previous finish and level the floorboards throughout.

If the victorian floorboards have been sanded in past 10 - 15 years, they will usually not have a good level. Floorboards covered previously by carpets, will be uneven, with larger gaps.

Next stage in the process of floor restoration was the application of the gap filling. We aim to apply resin filler 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 .

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 matt sheen with another light screen buff between the coats, for an excellent final touch to the finish.