How to Restore an Oak Wooden Floor at a House in Torquay.

Recently we were asked to visit a house in Torquay to restore their Oak wooden floors. There were several rooms that required work including a large floor in a lounge/diner and the entrance hall. The wood floor restoration work was carried out over three days by two technicians and consisted of sanding, filling and applying a finish.

Oak Wood Floor Sanding

The oak wooden floor was in a poor condition. There were several areas that had badly cupped boards in parts of the rooms and several large gaps due to the floor becoming insecure. To start we recorded several moisture readings to ensure that the floor was in a stable enough condition to be able to apply any coatings. Once these measurements had been carried out the floors were sanded heavily at a diagonal cut to remove all the deep marks. This sanding method also flattens the wooden floor to a consistent level. This sanding process enables us to see the extent of the repair for the floorboards that need to be re-fixing. The re-fixing was then carried out with a nail gun, using very small nails so that they didn’t leave any noticeable holes in the floor.

Once the floor had been sanded to a consistent level, it was filled 2-3 times by the technician. This was until he was satisfied that the filling was constant across the floor and that all gaps had been fully sealed. Once the filler was dry, the sanding continued until the whole floor was smooth and all previous sanding marks had been removed.

Oak Floor Finishing at Torquay Home

To finish the oak floor we applied two test patches of primer to an area of the floor. This was to allow the customer to choose which tone they preferred. We then used a water-based primer and an alcohol-based primer, both of which gave different finishes to the oak.

Alcohol primer was chosen and then applied in one even coat to the whole floor. Once the primer had dried, we applied two coats of Pallx 98 Gold Matt to the rooms. After it had dried, the floor was left with a rich tone that brought out all of the oak’s grain and left a beautiful finish.

You don’t have to live in Torbay area to get a great finish on your wooden floors. Contact us for a free no obligation quote.