Floor sanding in Stotfold
Terraced houses make up 17% of Stotfold's homes, and older terraces in particular often keep their original boards. Chris sands them with a belt sander and an edging sander, then fills gaps with a mix of the boards' own sawdust and Induro Morrells Mix & Fill so the filler matches the timber.
Over a third of the town's homes are from 2000 onward, and floors in newer houses vary a lot. Engineered boards have a thin wear layer that may take a light sand or none, and laminate can't be sanded at all, so Chris checks before quoting.
Oiling the finished floor
We finish with Osmo Polyx oil, which soaks into the timber and hardens. Clear keeps the natural colour and tinted versions shift it, like the Gold tint we used on floors in Haddenham. A worn area can usually be re-oiled without sanding the whole room.
Stotfold at a glance
- 33 milesby road from our Landbeach base, about 44 minutesOSRM routing
- 9%of properties were built before 1919VOA Council Tax stock
- 11%date from 1919 to 1939VOA Council Tax stock
- 17%are terracedCensus 2021
- 18listed buildingsHistoric England
- 3,657householdsCensus 2021
How we approach floor sanding
Chris secures loose boards and sets protruding nails below the surface, then works through coarse to fine paper with the belt and edging sanders. After filling gaps he smooths the floor with a Mirka dust-free sander and applies oil in thin coats, because oil flooded on too heavily stays tacky and wears unevenly. The full method, products and FAQs are on our floor sanding page.