Where Haverhill floors suit sanding
The town kept many Victorian buildings, and in houses of that age pine boards often survive under carpet. Later homes may have solid hardwood laid by an owner, which sands well. Engineered boards have only a thin wood layer, and laminate can't be sanded at all.
Terraced houses make up 36% of Haverhill's homes, and in those Chris will check upstairs and down before quoting. He'll tell you honestly if sanding isn't the right answer.
How Chris restores a floor
First, Chris fixes down any loose boards in your Haverhill room and sinks proud nail heads. A belt sander takes the main area back through coarse to fine grades, an edging sander reaches the skirtings, and gaps are filled with the floor's sawdust mixed with Induro Morrells Mix & Fill. The last smoothing is done with a Mirka dust-free sander.
We finish in Osmo Polyx hardwax oil, clear to keep the natural colour or tinted, like the Gold oil used in Haddenham.
Haverhill at a glance
- 21 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 37 minutesOSRM routing
- 6%of properties were built before 1919VOA Council Tax stock
- 2%date from 1919 to 1939VOA Council Tax stock
- 36%are terracedCensus 2021
- 36listed buildingsHistoric England
- 11,055householdsCensus 2021
How we approach floor sanding
For a Haverhill floor we'd lift a corner of carpet at the visit to see what's underneath, then agree an empty room and sealed doorways. Chris sands, fills and smooths the boards, then applies Osmo oil in thin coats. If we're decorating as well, the floor is done first and the skirtings touched in after. The full method, products and FAQs are on our floor sanding page.