Frequently asked questions
Customers are often surprised how their old timber floor can be transformed into stylish, low maintenance and durable feature of their home. Even floors damaged by time, timber borers and previous bad renovations can be salvaged with some floorboard repairs, replacement and staining. Polished timber floors are often a cheaper and healthier option than carpet when considering your flooring options. Especially so if any of your family members suffer from Asthma and other allergies. Stripping off old floor coatings enables you to refinish the wooden floor, exposing the natural beauty of a timber floor.
It is NOT recommended to fill the gaps between wooden floorboards because natural shrinking and expansion in the timber will cause edge bonding once coated and ultimately cause cracking in the timber floor or filler. Floorboard gaps are required for expansion and contraction with seasonal temperature changes experienced throughout the year. Floorboard gaps will be more noticeable in Brisbane’s dry winters and close again in our humid summers.
In some cases yes. If you can live in the area not being sanded and can tolerate the noise and smell of a floor renovation for a few days, it will save you the inconvenience of moving out briefly. Some clients plan ahead and organise the floor sanding and polishing to be done whilst they are away on holiday.
Sanding the wooden floor before the kitchen installation is advisable as a completely flat floor is preferred by the kitchen installers and it is best that our floor sanding equipment avoid sanding up to the new kickboard as the machinery can mark the cabinetry. For the best floor sanding results when installing a kitchen, it is preferable to sand and polish the wooden floor and apply some of the finishing coats before the kitchen is installed. Once the cabinetry is completely installed we can return, deal with any minor damage that may have been incurred during installation and then apply the final coat of timber floor finish.
One of the most common misconceptions is that having your floors sanded can result in a house full of dust. This is not true. There will be some dust created, but it is also in our best interest to keep the dust minimal too as it can ruin the finish of the polyurethane coating. Our machines are fitted with vacuum systems and the floor is also vacuumed numerous times throughout the process and job, however, naturally there is still some airborne dust produced, which is minimal. We recommend covering or removing TV’s / stereo’s etc whilst we are sanding.