Frequently Asked Questions

Is your head full of nagging questions about floor sanding and renovation in Dorking? Here’s a list of the ones our customers often ask us, so hopefully some of yours will be answered. If not, contact us and we’ll fill you in.

I'M PRETTY NIFTY AT DIY - WHY SHOULD I BOTHER PAYING YOU TO DO IT?

Repairing, sanding and finishing wooden floors in Dorking are skilled jobs. You can of course always have a go at anything yourself, in the great British tradition of amateur undertakings and DIY! However, if you’re looking for a really professional finish you’ll need to call in the Dorking wood flooring experts.

There are thousands of households and businesses in Dorking RH4 that are blessed with having wooden floors and want to capitalise on this asset both financially and aesthetically. To bring out the best in that hidden potential, do yourself a favour and get your floors sanded, renovated and finished by the professionals.

CAN YOU DO IT WITHOUT MAKING A MESS?

Sanding machines generate, necessarily, a great deal of dust. However, the machines we use are the latest dust-reducing models so you can expect very little of this annoying side product. We also as we work seal off other parts of the house, and when we’re though we do a thorough clean before leaving the premises. So the answer to the question is a resounding ‘Yes!’ Any inconvenience and disruption will be kept to an absolute minimum.

HOW LONG WILL THE WORK TAKE?

We’ve been sanding and restoring wooden floors in Dorking for 20 years and can say with confidence that the average room will take on average two days to repair, sand and finish. By ‘average’ we mean something the size of a regular lounge or dining area. Allow one day for repairs and up to three sweeps with the sanding machines. This will depend on the state of the floorboards and if they are in an especially poor condition it may take slightly longer.

A further day will be needed to expertly apply the finish you’ve chosen to complete the job. This will have to be left alone for a further day, or two to be on the safe side, after we’ve gone and before you will be able to move the furniture back in.

WHAT SORT OF REPAIRS WILL YOU NEED TO DO?

This will depend on the state of the floorboards. Rotting wood, for instance, will need to be replaced and gaps between the boards filled in. We do this with a range of modern silicon and resin products, and use slivers on the bigger gaps. This will help eliminate creaks and groans when you walk across them. It will also have an impact on your heating bills. These repairs are necessary to get the floor solid and ready to be sanded down.

WILL YOU BE BRINGING ANY SMELLY CHEMICALS INTO MY HOME?

The products we use for our range of seals, lacquers, stains and other finishes are all eco-friendly and they contain absolutely no harmful chemicals. There may be a slight aroma of resin until the finish cures and dries out properly, but this is by no means unpleasant. The risk of irritation is minimal, and as our finishes are hypo allergenic there’s no need for worry if you have an asthmatic, for instance, in your property.

SHOULD I JUST CUT MY LOSSES AND GET A NEW FLOOR?

In our 20 years’ experience of wood floor sanding and finishing in Dorking, almost any wooden floor can be successfully renovated, no matter how bad it looks initially. As a matter of fact, the thick layers of old paint and caked grime that makes it look so ugly may actually be protecting the fresh wood underneath. Think of a chrysalis, miraculously concealing the beauty of the butterfly, which will soon emerge into the light of day – that’s the potential of that grimy old wooden floor currently hiding underneath that grime!

It is all in a day’s work for us to repair or replace damaged floorboards, and the old paint and other grime will be sanded away by our dust-eliminating sanding machines. By the time we’ve applied the eco-friendly finish your old floor will be a thing of the past and the smooth, gleaming new one a source of pride and joy. Contact us today to get things started.

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