Floor sanding in Landbeach's older houses
The interwar homes, about 60 in the area, and the older cottages are the likeliest to have boards worth uncovering. At the visit we turn back a corner of carpet to check the timber, how many boards are loose and whether earlier repairs used mismatched wood. Floors in newer houses may be chipboard or engineered board, and we look at those before giving a view.
From rough boards to an oiled finish
Loose boards are screwed down and nails punched below the surface. Chris takes the main floor back with a belt sander, runs an edging sander along the skirtings, then packs the gaps with a blend of sanding dust from the same floor and Induro Morrells Mix & Fill. A final pass with a Mirka sander gets it ready for oil.
The boards in our Haddenham project were oiled in Osmo Polyx Gold tint, flecked with 24-carat gold. Clear and other tinted oils are available, and our floor sanding page covers the work in more detail.
Landbeach at a glance
- 0 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 1 minutesOSRM routing
- 19%of properties were built before 1919VOA Council Tax stock
- 10%date from 1919 to 1939VOA Council Tax stock
- 12%are terracedCensus 2021
- 26listed buildingsHistoric England
- 375householdsCensus 2021
How we approach floor sanding
The room is cleared and doorways sealed before Chris starts. He works the main area of the floor with the belt sander in stages, finer each time, then the edges, fills the gaps and finishes with a fine Mirka pass. Thin coats of Osmo Polyx oil follow, and our decorators touch in any skirtings marked along the way. The full method, products and FAQs are on our floor sanding page.