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The sanding process starts with giving your floor a clean and then removing tacks, staples, carpet grippers and unnecessary screws and nails. Boards and floors are carefully inspected during our initial survey and it is at this stage that any damaged sections are either repaired or filled at the customer’s instruction.
We use imported Bona dust free drum sanding machines to ensure a good result and minimal amount of dust, unlike the old conventional belt sanding machines still being used by many other floor sanding companies in Durban today. The appropriate coarse sanding 24/36 grit is initially used to level and clean the floor, after which progressively finer 60/100 grits are used in order to make your floor as smooth as possible. It is possible for us to get into corners and edges using our specialist dust free Bona Edger machines.
Once the floors have been sanded if you choose to stain your floors we will do stain samples on your floor for you to choose you stain colour of choice. The floors are now vacuumed & cleaned before the sealing process begins. Three coats of sealer are applied with hand sanding/buffing in between 1st & 2nd coats. Drying times and finishes are dependent on the sealer chosen, leaving a beautiful floor that will last for years.
We have a skilled team that will lay any new wood floors prior to us sanding and sealing should you require a quotation on a new installation. This includes hardwood floors, laminate floors and engineered wooden floors, as well as installation of new skirting’s, architraves, etc
The most popular methods for laying hardwood flooring are:
- Tongue and Groove(T&G)- this is the most common method where suspended planks are laid onto wooden batons which separate the wood from the substructure. With T&G the widths and lengths of the planks can vary but generally T&G allows you to have much longer and wider planks than any other method.
- Maxi Plank-here shorter planks are generally laid onto concrete level screed .Since these planks are glued down the length and width will be restricted with the length up to maximum of 1.2m to limit movement depending on the type of wood used.
- Parquet Blocks-this can be the bigger blocks or the smaller Swiss parquet which are stuck down.
Provided your previously water based sealed floors are still in a reasonably good condition, we can buff/clean and recoat your floors with another coat of water based sealer to give a restored finish we call a “Floorlift”. Whilst this will not remove any deep scratches it is cheaper and quicker than sanding and sealing your whole floor and will extend the life of your floors.
This might be the ideal solution if:
- you are looking for a cheaper alternative to completely re-sanding and sealing
- your suspended tongue and groove floors are already too thin and are starting to break and cannot be sanded again
- you are selling the property and want to make the floors look newer again without the hassle and cost of re-sanding
- you need to protect/refresh your high traffic areas like passages, kitchens, etc. However if the sealer is already exposed to
bare wood then re-sanding and sealing will be necessary - you want to do a few rooms/areas without having to move out of the property. The average sanding and sealing job takes 3 days whereas a re-coat depending on the size area involved can be done in as little as one day
Wood is beautiful and comes alive when cared for properly. Caring for wooden floors is quite simple and you can add value to your house by restoring the wooden floors to their original condition. Several factors, however, can damage and destroy your wood finish including the following:
So that your polyurethane sealed floors give you many years of use,
we recommend the following for cleaning your floors for best results:
- Use a soft broom or damp (but not excessively wet) cloth/mop to clean your floors effortlessly.
- If there are stubborn marks, a weak solution of soapy water can be used but do not use any strong abrasive solutions especially those that may contain bleach or ammonia. Also, do not use excessive water on hardwood floors.
- Using conventional wax/polish is not recommended, as this will trap dirt and make cleaning your floors more difficult in time.
- A specially formulated and imported Bona Wood Floor Cleaner and Polish is available, which is recommended for use on most polyurethane coated parquet and strip-wood floors.
- Should you be interested in these products, kindly contact our office and we can give you further details/prices.
Loba Cleaner
Highly concentrated, pH-neutral cleaner. Quick cleaning, dries without streaks Its surface-protecting and extremely extensive cleaning performance make it a universal product.
Range of use: Suitable for cleaning all water-resistant surfaces such as hardwood floors, cork coverings, linoleum, PVC, stone flooring and other floor coverings.