Which Over floors suit sanding
Victorian pine boards are the classic candidate, often found by lifting a corner of carpet. Solid hardwood floors laid in later houses can also be sanded and refinished. Engineered boards have a thin wear layer that may take only limited sanding, and laminate can't be sanded at all.
Chris, our wooden floor specialist, checks what you have before anything is quoted, and he'll tell you if sanding isn't the answer.
From bare boards to an oiled finish
Chris sands with a belt sander and an edging sander, fills small gaps with the floor's own sawdust mixed with Induro Morrells Mix & Fill, then finishes with a Mirka dust-free sander. The Haddenham floor restoration shows that process ending in Osmo Polyx tint oil in Gold.
If decorating is planned too, we schedule the floor so sanding dust never lands on fresh paint, and our decorators touch in the skirtings afterwards.
Over at a glance
- 9 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 18 minutesOSRM routing
- 11%of properties were built before 1919VOA Council Tax stock
- 4%date from 1919 to 1939VOA Council Tax stock
- 9%are terracedCensus 2021
- 37listed buildingsHistoric England
- 1,159householdsCensus 2021
How we approach floor sanding
Loose boards are secured and nails punched below the surface before sanding. Chris works through grades of paper with the belt sander, edges along the skirtings, fills gaps with sawdust and Mix & Fill, and finishes with the Mirka sander. Osmo oil goes on in thin coats, clear or tinted, with drying time between them. The full method, products and FAQs are on our floor sanding page.