October - 2017

Floor Sanding in Cambridgeshire

Singaporean mahogany parquet.

Singaporean mahogany parquet.

Had to work in a lovely edwardian house its from 1903 and was stunning. Client had lovingly restored the whole house back to its wonderful character. My client ran the house as a beauty business and had a floor which had heavy traffic usage in the through Hallway. He had bought back a load of timber from Singapore and machined thousands of tiny pieces to create a wonderfully unique 5 finger parquet floor. A previous contractor had sanded and finished the floor but was finishe

Georgian pine full of character.

Georgian pine full of character.

Timeless floor restorations were out to a manor house this week. 2 rooms were knocked into one and the client was after a rustic look to suit the age and character of their beautiful home. The house was from the 1830s and was stunning.Plenty of pine throughout the house and I had the pleasure of restoring 1 of the many 10 or so areas that I have to restore. This was a difficult floor to finish,covered in black pitch and Extremely unflat,plenty of woodworm damage and it clearl

Oily pine.

Oily pine.

Mill road Cambridge this one.Cambridge is renowned for its character properties and this was no exception. Dining room lounge and hallway entrance. This is normally the order of the day as many people have these exposed and in the victorian and Edwardian terraces pine is in abundance. Here's some pictures Lounge before new boards have been previously replaced Lounge Hallway Dining room Sanded back Lounge sanded Lounge sanded Dining sanded Dining sanded Sanded Hallway oiled Ha

Iroko rescue.

Iroko rescue.

Was called out to st neots to look at a previous contractors Job Sadly it was carried out to quite a poor standard of finish.The floor was laid and then sanded.When it came to the finish it was done a budget and sadly the end result suffered.Within 6 months the floor was showing signs or traffic and wear. I was asked to repair and finish up the parquet ,then sand and finish with lacquer. After initial quotation,moisture readings and a test sample the job was mine and the 5 da

Beech worktops restored

Beech worktops restored

Beautiful beech worktops needed a bit of timeless to. Hot tea cups saucepans and just general wear and tear started breaking down this lovely solid top.black marks water damage and all manner of nasties start to make these look tired after a little while. The client was advised to apply Danish oil on her tops.Although it's not a bad option Danish oil does have to be maintained regualrly to keep it looking it's best. Whenever I sand back worksurfaces I always apply treatex.Thi

Iroko parquet.

Iroko parquet.

Had a lovely job restoring some room filled with 1950s iroko parquet. Lots of work involved with this one.Firstly had to replace concrete sections with blocks,sand resin fill ,recork the entire floor area prime and lacquer. A job of around 50 sq mtr s and you can see for yourself the results were well worth the effort on this classic 1950s beauty. Before the work commences Before you can see the uneveness and gaps. Really worn through here Hallway before the work Before the w

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