Frequently Asked Questions Page
Q. Why should i choose Woodfloor-Renovations to Sand and Seal my floor ??
A. Firstly we are a highly Professional Floor sanding Company, who give great attention to detail, and offer a great deal of expertise and considerable know-how, on EVERY job we do - Large OR Small scale.
We are Professionally Trained and Qualified tradesmen and are one of the few Contractors who can claim to be a Bona Certified Contractor...We are also FITA & Bona trained with well over 2,000 completed projects worked on.
We use the latest World Class Virtually Dust Free Floor sanding Machinery and high quality commercial flooring lacquers and oils on every project we undertake, these are important assets which overall will unquestionably benefit your project.
We are a dedicated Floor Sanding Business, not an add on business to a Flooring Company, Sanding and Sealing Wood Floors is what we do day in day out.
Q. What are the benefits of having my floors sanded??
A. Apart from looking beautiful, they are easy to keep clean, hygienic, and particularly of benefit to asthma sufferers, also they cannot harbour dust mites found in carpets.
Q. Are your sanding machines 100% Dust free ??
A. No they are not totally dust free, somewhere between 90% - 95%, but when compared to the old style sanding machines available at hire shops, the state of the art equipment we use is far more advanced in dust collection, and altogether superior machinery with powerful performance and handling, but they are quite noisy.
Q. Do i have to clear the furniture out of the room before you arrive ??
A. Yes you do. We base our quote on an empty room, furniture being moved and the old floor covering removed. If the room is not emptied or old floor coverings NOT removed, this may incur additional charges.
Q. How long will the work take ??
A. There is no hard and fast guide for this. The timeframe depends on the size of the area, the wood species and what condition the wood floor is in, plus the overall scope of works involved, remember that rough uneven floors will take longer than a relatively flat floor to complete. It will usually take around 1 day to complete between 15-20 sq m of floorboards in relatively good condition.
Q. Do i need to have the gaps in my floor filled ??
A. This is greatly a matter of preference, there is no rule that says gaps need or have to be filled, if you require your gaps filled the cost for this service is from £5.00 per square metre.
' TIP ' If the gaps in your Floorboards do not have the original tongue still in place, over time the tongues can wither and disappear - [ Most floorboards are tongue & groove] then the filler will likely drop through to the void underneath as the filler has nothing to rest against.
Q. We heard that the resin filler used to fill floor boards, can fall out after a while, Is this true ??
A. Yes this can happen, filler is prone to drop through the gaps, this can be due to many things, too much movement in the boards, caused by either thin or worn boards, boards that have shrunk/contracted over the years, loose boards or too much space in between joists causing the boards to flex, which can work the filler from the gaps loose over time.
Q. My floor doesn't look in that bad of a condition but needs tidying up a bit - is there anything you can do ??
A. It well may be a maintenance Sand & Seal could well be the answer - the floor is given a cleaning with our buffing machine, then the floor is lightly abraded with anything between a 60 grit and a 120 sanding screen, this will typically take off about half a layer of lacquer and can remove minor scuffs, scrapes and scratches, but it will not take out deep scratches and gouges!! the area is then vacuumed and then a coat or coats of lacquer applied.
Q. Can i hire the machinery and sand my floor myself ??
A. You can but usually the results are quite poor and not comparable to a professional finish - we often get calls from people that have attempted to sand their own floors and are unhappy with the results, to put this right nearly always means a full re-sand to achieve a smooth flat finish.
Remember - It's harder to sand a badly sanded floor, than one that's not been sanded before.
Q. When is it the best time to have my floor sanded, before or after the decorators/ builders have been in ??
A. The best time to have your floors sanded would be just before the painting of the skirting boards, Although the machinery gets very close to the edge, they do not sand under the skirting, also the skirting boards are the only part of your room that could possibly get scuffed by our machines, but other than that, we should arrive once building work and decorating have finished.
Q. What Seal's do you use ?? and will the area smell when you apply it ??
A. We only use top quality water based lacquers to finish the floor, usually Bona Laquers, the excellent Lobadur range and Junckers seals and Lacquers, and we now also use lacquers from Smith & Rodger...Junckers Pro Finish, Junckers Strong, or Junckers HP Sport or Bona Traffic, Mega, or Resident Plus, sheen levels available are [ultra matt, matt, satin, semi gloss or gloss] the sheen levels are dependent on customer requirements, we also use the excellent range of high quality lacquers from Lecol / Lobadur
NO the area will be virtually odour free when the floor has been sealed, water based seals have barely any smell at all.
NB - Water based lacquers have been the industry standard for well over a decade !!!
Q. Can i change the colour of my floor ??
A. Short answer YES - there is a wide choice of colour stains on the market, we use Morrells wood stains, which have many different colours in their range, we can apply test patches for you to view and make an informed choice.
Click HERE to see the Morrells lightfast Stain Colour Chart.
REMEMBER SKIRTING WILL LIKELY NEED RE-TOUCHING AFTER STAINING!
Q. I have seen a Refurbished floor in a magazine or at a friends house, Can you guarantee our floor will look like their floor ??
A. No we can't, there are too many variables to take into account when comparing floors, Old Pine floors are still old floors, some may sand up beautifully and cleanly but others may not.
There may be shading around the edges caused by Bitumen, Sunlight, Leaks, carpet backing, spills and any number of different things that may have happened to the floor over the years, cuts from stanley knives where carpet has been layed are sometimes very deep and cannot be sanded out.
Saw cuts from plumbing work, can be fixed by replacing the boards, but at an extra cost. Remember, original floors may be well over 100 years old, this needs to be taken into account when drawing comparisons, also it may well be nigh on impossible to find replacement boards to match very old material - the end user will need to bear this in mind.
We can make the best of the floor you already have , but we cannot make them brand new again, we suggest if you want a floor to look brand new, then please ask us about supplying and laying a new one !
Q. Are Woodfloor-Renovations properly insured ??
A. YES - WFR are fully bonded by comprehensive public liability insurance.
Q. Do you take away the sanding dust and debris ??
A. NO - I'm afraid we are unable to offer this as part of our service as our vehicles are not licenced for waste removal.
The waste will be properly bagged in heavy duty binbags for you to dispose of.
Woodfloor-Renovations is a  Certified Contractor company, you can find us on Bona's Find your contractor page on their website |
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