Floor sanding in a town built since 2017
Wood-look floors in recent homes are often engineered board or laminate. Engineered board has a thin real-wood top layer that may take a light sanding or none, and laminate can't be sanded at all. Solid hardwood is a different story and can be brought back to clean timber more than once.
Before anything is priced, Chris, who handles our wooden floors, identifies exactly what's underfoot. If sanding isn't the right answer, he'll say so.
What a sanded and oiled floor looks like
In a house in Haddenham, near Ely, Chris sanded the dining and living room floors, filled the gaps with sawdust and Induro Morrells Mix & Fill, and finished them in Osmo Polyx tint oil in Gold, which carries flecks of 24-carat gold. The Haddenham floor restoration has photos.
Osmo Polyx is a hardwax oil, so a worn patch can usually be cleaned and re-oiled on its own. A clear version keeps new hardwood close to its natural colour. Our floor sanding page explains each stage.
Northstowe at a glance
- 13 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 18 minutesOSRM routing
- 1%of properties were built before 1919VOA Council Tax stock
- 0%date from 1919 to 1939VOA Council Tax stock
- 16%are terracedCensus 2021
- 2listed buildingsHistoric England
- 1,019householdsCensus 2021
How we approach floor sanding
On a solid hardwood floor in a newer Northstowe house, Chris checks for proud fixings, then sands with a belt sander and edging sander, working through grades rather than taking off more timber than needed. Gaps or dents are filled, the surface is finished with a Mirka dust-free sander, and Osmo oil goes on in thin coats. The full method, products and FAQs are on our floor sanding page.