Older houses and terraces
Terraced homes make up 23.6% of Buntingford's housing, and the older ones are a likely place to lift a carpet and find pine boards. Chris checks for loose boards and proud nails, then works through belt and edging sanders before filling the gaps with the floor's own sawdust and Induro Morrells Mix & Fill.
In newer houses, the floor may be engineered timber with a thin wear layer, or laminate that can't be sanded. Chris tells you honestly at the visit if sanding isn't the answer.
Oil finishes and the Haddenham job
We finish floors with Osmo Polyx oil, which soaks into the grain and can be topped up on worn patches later. In Haddenham near Ely, Chris used the Gold tint with 24-carat gold flecks. It's shown in our floor restoration case study, alongside our Farrow & Ball decorating in the same house.
Buntingford at a glance
- 31 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 43 minutesOSRM routing
- 10%of properties were built before 1919VOA Council Tax stock
- 4%date from 1919 to 1939VOA Council Tax stock
- 24%are terracedCensus 2021
- 98listed buildingsHistoric England
- 3,109householdsCensus 2021
How we approach floor sanding
The room is emptied and doorways sealed. Chris sands from coarse to fine, edges along the skirtings and into corners, fills gaps and repairs minor dents, then gives the floor a final pass with a Mirka dust-free sander. Thin coats of Osmo oil follow, each left to dry. Our decorators touch in skirtings afterwards if the edging sander marks them. The full method, products and FAQs are on our floor sanding page.