Refinishing and sanding to pine wooden floor boards in St Mary Church, Torquay.

We were asked to try to repair and restore several of the pine floors in a traditional cottage in the centre of Torquay. Our main task was to  replace several of the pine wooden floor boards. We also found several of the joists were rotten and so we repaired theses as well. All the work had to be carried out without disturbing the original pine wooden floor. The work to repair, sand and refinish the seven wooden floors was carried out over three days by two of our fully trained and experienced tradesmen. The seven floors were in three bathrooms, two bedrooms and a lounge/diner .

Pine Wooden Floor Repairs

There were several large gaps and broken boards in the pine wooden floors throughout the property. Upstairs there was also the odd floor board that had completely collapsed in to the ceiling space below.

Our first job was to move and adjust a vast number of the wooden floor boards. This was to close up any of the gaps down the length of the wooden boards. Some of the boards were completely replaced and in doing so we discovered several rotten joists. After reporting the issue to the owner we were instructed to strengthen these joists with additional supports to prevent further damage to the house.

Sanding Pine Floor

The sanding was carried out with state of the art Pallman machinery.  These included the Pallmann Cobra Belt Sander, the Pallmann Spider Sanding Machine and two Pallmann Gecko Edgers.

One floor was completely covered in bitumen and was badly cupped. This floor was sanded on a 45’ angle to remove the bitumen as fast and as efficiently as possible. This method also reduced the floors to a consistent level. All the floors were revived with the first sand using the Cobra to remove all old finishes and flatten the floors. Once the main areas where flat we continued sanding with the Pallmann spider. This machine  gave an unbelievably smooth finish to the wood. All the edges and corners where all sanded flush once the main field had been finished.

Finishing Wooden Floor

The customer requested as natural and matt finish that we could achieve on a the pine floor. To achieve these results we opted to use a water based system. This would leave the floor as close to natural finish as possible whilst still giving the floor ultimate protection from every day use.

Before any finish was applied we took humidity readings and moisture readings of the wooden floor. This was to make sure they are stable enough to take a water based finish. This is also important for the lacquers to be able to adhere to the floors correctly. It also helps towards the proper curing of the finishes.

Pine wooden floor finish in Torquay

Finally the restored wooden floors were revived with one coat of a Pallmann primer and two coats of Palls 96 Matt lacquer. This achieved the desired finish. Our customer was overwhelmed with the workmanship and the finished results to the pine floors.

If you would like to know how Oakwood can help restore your pine or any other type of wooden floor or help repair your hard floors then just contact us.