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Hello,

An area of my laminate floorboards and skirting boards have become water damaged. I live in a new build where the floor beneath is uneven concrete. 95% of the apartment flooring is wood.

Initial flooring installation was done incorrectly - it was laid too tightly and begun to buckle. Walking on it felt like a bouncy castle.
These same boards were relaid and clipped back together.

I would appreciate some advice on how the floor can be repaired or if they should be replaced altogether. Would someone be available to next week?

Many Thanks

Hello,

I have a laminated wood floor, actually it's composite wood with a thin top layer of real wood. This floor is in poor condition, and would need a buff / polish and also a layer of varnish to improve it. It cannot be sanded down because the top layer would disappear so it would be a problem. I'd like to make sure the top layer of real wood stays. It is light coloured but considering a darker wood stain / varnish. There are many dents, scuff marks and scratches and while I do not expect the results to be perfect, I was hoping for a temporary solution to improve the floors for a couple of years until I can afford to change them.

I noticed hat you quoted for using a varnish, instead of  Oil and Wax. Is there a reason why varnish is preferable to say an Osmo Hardwax-Oil finish?

By way of background, in May of this year there was a water leak from the flat above me. It caused warping/bumpiness in an area of wood flooring about 1.5 m by 1.5 m. I had some flooring specialists come to see the damage and they said they could fix it by sanding it flat. Insurance approved the quote and the whole wood flooring (not just the bit damaged by the water leak) was sanded and oiled around 6 weeks after the leak was fixed.

A week or so after the floorers had gone, I had the flat decorated. I was out on holiday for two weeks and I think I only noticed a few weeks after the flooring people had finished their job that the warping had only been reduced, not flattened. The floor is also creaky. I have spoken to the floorers and they claim the warping must have appeared after they did the job. They blame the decorators for covering the wood flooring with a non-porous cover, thereby preventing any water in the wood from evaporating. Sounds bizarre to me.

In any case, I would like a quote to sand the wood flat. I only want the area damaged to be sanded so it is flat (provided that it is at the same level as the other parts of the wood flooring!) and oiled in the same manner as the other wood. Of course, if you think that in your expert opinion some other work is required to fix it, I would want to know.

I believe the wood is cherry, although I do not have any further details. I have attached photos of the damaged floor boards, although it's tricky to see the waviness on a photo. Photo 2 is probably a better photo as the light shows that the boards are not flat.
 

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I have some parquet flooring blocks which friend of mine kindly offered, which would like to get fitted into a lounge and hallway - do you provide such service? The blocks have blacks resin and the overall area is about 36 sqm. It's concrete subfloor.

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Central London: Floor Sanding | Wood Floor Installation
Postcodes Covered: SW1, WC1, EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4, WC2, WC1, WC2, W1, SE3, WC1, WC2,
• Barbican • Belgravia, SW1 • Bloomsbury, WC1 • Central London, EC1, EC2, EC3, EC4 • Clerkenwell • Covent Garden, WC2 • Grays Inn • Holborn, WC1, WC2 • Monument • Moorgate • Shoreditch • Soho, W1 • St Marys Cray • St Pauls Cray • St. Pauls • Tower Hill, SE3 • Westminster, WC1, WC2

East London: Floor Sanding | Wood Floor Installation
Postcodes Covered: EC3, IG11, BR3, SE20, E2, E3, BR1, E16, IG7, E4, E5, RM9, RM10, E6, E7, E8, E9, E14, E10, E11, E12, E13, E14, RM1, E18, E1, E15, E16, E17, E1, E18,
• Aldgate, EC3 • Barking, IG11 • Becontree, BR3, SE20 • Bethnal Green, E2 • Bexley • Bow, E3 • Bromley, BR1 • Bromley-by-Bow • Canning Town, E16 • Chigwell, IG7 • Chingford, E4 • Clapton, E5 • Dagenham, RM9, RM10 • Dalston • East End • East Ham, E6 • East London • Forest Gate, E7 • Grange Hill • Hackney, E8 • Highams Park • Homerton, E9 • Isle Of Dogs / Docklands / Poplar, E14 • Leyton, E10 • Leytonstone, E11 • Manor Park, E12 • Plaistow, E13 • Poplar, E14 • Redbridge • Romford, RM1 • South Woodford, E18 • Stamford Hill • Stepney, E1 • Stratford, E15 • Upper Wandsworth • Upton Park • Victoria Docks, E16 • Walthamstow, E17 • West Ham • Whitechapel, E1 • Woodford, E18

Near London: Floor Sanding | Wood Floor Installation
Postcodes Covered: LU1, TW19,
• Amersham • Chesham • Harpenden • Hemel Hampstead • Hillington • Luton, LU1 • Maidenhead • Milton Keynes • Near London • Potters Bar • Slough • Southall • St. Albans • Staines, TW19 • Stevenage

North London: Floor Sanding | Wood Floor Installation
Postcodes Covered: N22, N19, N1, EC1, N8, N2, N9, N18, EN1, EN2, EN3, N3, EC1, N4, N11, N5, N6, N7, N8, N1, N9, N7, N10, N12, NW12, N13, HA5, N15, N14, N16, N17, TW1, TW2, N18, N19, N20, N21, N22,
• Alexandra Palace, N22 • Archway, N19 • Barnet • Canonbury, N1 • Cockfosters, EC1 • Crouch End, N8 • East Barnet • East Finchley, N2 • Edmonton, N9, N18 • Enfield, EN1, EN2, EN3 • Epping Forest • Finchley Central, N3 • Finsbury, EC1 • Finsbury Park, N4 • Fortis Green • Friern Barnet, N11 • Highbury, N5 • Highgate, N6 • Holloway, N7 • Hornsey, N8 • Islington, N1 • Lower Edmonton, N9 • Lower Holloway, N7 • Manor House • Muswell Hill, N10 • New Barnet • New Southgate • North Finchley, N12, NW12 • North London • Palmers Green, N13 • Pinner, HA5 • Seven Sisters • South Tottenham, N15 • Southgate, N14 • Stoke Newington, N16 • Tottenham, N17 • Totteridge • Tufnell Park, TW1, TW2 • Upper Edmonton, N18 • Upper Holloway, N19 • Whetstone, N20 • Winchmore Hill, N21 • Wood Green, N22 • Woodside Park

Northwest London: Floor Sanding | Wood Floor Installation
Postcodes Covered: NW2, NW1, NW9, NW2, NW2, NW11, NW3, NW3, HA1, HA3, HA1, NW4, NW5, NW6, NW9, NW7, NW2, NW6, NW8, NW3, HA0, NW10,
• Brent Cross, NW2 • Camden Town, Regent's Park, NW1 • Colindale, Kinsbury, NW9 • Cricklewood, NW2 • Cricklewood, Neasden, NW2 • Golders Green, NW11 • Greenhill • Hampstead, NW3 • Hampstead Heath, NW3 • Harlesden • Harrow, HA1, HA3 • Harrow on the Hill, HA1 • Havering • Hendon, NW4 • Kentish Town, NW5 • Kilburn, NW6 • Kingsbury, NW9 • Mill Hill, NW7 • Neasden, NW2 • Northolt • Northwest London • Queens Park, NW6 • Regents Park • St Johns Wood, NW8 • Sudbury • Swiss Cottage, NW3 • Temple Fortune • Wembley, HA0 • West Hampstead • Willesden, NW10

Southeast London: Floor Sanding | Wood Floor Installation
Postcodes Covered: SE20, SE3, SE4, SE5, SE6, SE7, CR0, SE19, SE8, SE21, SE22, SE9, SE23, SE10, SE24, SE11, SE1, SE12, SE13, SE14, SE15, SE16, DA14, SE25, SE1, SE26, SE2, SE28, SE17, SE27, SE18,
• Abbey Wood • Addington • Anerley / Penge, SE20 • Beckenham • Blackheath, SE3 • Borough • Brockley, SE4 • Camberwell, SE5 • Catford, SE6 • Charlton, SE7 • Chislehurst • Crofton Park • Cross • Croydon, CR0 • Crystal Palace, SE19 • Deptford, SE8 • Dulwich, SE21 • East Croydon • East Dulwich, SE22 • Elephant & Castle • Eltham, SE9 • Eltham Park • Forest Hill, SE23 • Greenwich, SE10 • Grove Park • Herne Hill, SE24 • Hither Green • Honor Oak Park • Kennington, SE11 • Lambeth, SE1 • Lee, SE12 • Lewisham, SE13 • New Cross, SE14 • North Woolwich • Peckham, SE15 • Plumstead • Rotherhithe, SE16 • Shirley • Sidcup, DA14 • South Bermonsey • South Croydon • South Norwood, SE25 • Southeast London • Southwark, SE1 • Southwark • Sydenham, SE26 • Thamesmead, SE2, SE28 • Upper Norwood • Walworth, SE17 • Waterloo • West Norwood, SE27 • Woolwich, SE18

Southwest London: Floor Sanding | Wood Floor Installation
Postcodes Covered: SW12, SW13, SW11, TW8, SW2, SW3, KT9, SW4, SW5, SW18, SW14, KT10, TW3, TW9, KT1, KT2, SW1, SW8, SW19, SM4, SW14, SW8, SW16, SW6, SW1, SW15, TW9, TW10, SW15, SW7, SW20, SW9, SW16, SW16, SW17, SW18, SW19, SW10,
• Balham, SW12 • Barnes, SW13 • Battersea, Clapham Junction, SW11 • Beddington • Brentford, TW8 • Brixton, SW2 • Brompton • Chelsea, Brompton, SW3 • Chessington, KT9 • Clapham, SW4 • Clapham Junction • Earl's Court, SW5 • Earlsfield, SW18 • East Sheen, SW14 • East Sheen • Epsom • Esher, KT10 • Hook • Hounslow, TW3 • Kew, TW9 • Kingston, KT1, KT2 • Knightsbridge, SW1, SW8 • Merton, SW19 • Mitcham • Morden, SM4 • Mortlake, SW14 • Nine Elms, SW8 • Norbury, SW16 • Parsons Green, SW6 • Parsons Green • Pimlico, SW1 • Putney, SW15 • Raynes Park • Richmond, TW9, TW10 • Roehampton, SW15 • South Kensington, SW7 • South Lambeth • South Wimbledon, Raynes Park, SW20 • Southfields • Southwest London • Stockwell, Brixton, SW9 • Streatham, SW16 • Streatham Hill, SW16 • Surrey • Teddington • Tooting, SW17 • Twickenham • Wandsworth, SW18 • Weston Green • Wimbledon, SW19 • Woodmansterne • Worcester Park • Worlds End, SW10

West London: Floor Sanding | Wood Floor Installation
Postcodes Covered: W3, W2, W4, W5, W13, SW16, UB6, W5, W6, W5, W7, TW7, NW10, NW6, W8, W10, W9, W1, W11, W2, UB6, W12, UB8, SW10, W13, W1, W14,
• Acton, W3 • Bayswater, Paddington, W2 • Chiswick, W4 • Ealing, W5, W13 • Fulham, SW16 • Greenford, UB6 • Hammersmith, W5, W6 • Hanger Lane, W5 • Hanwell, W7 • Holland Park • Isleworth, TW7 • Kensal Green, NW10, NW6 • Kensington, W8 • Ladbroke Grove, W10 • Maida Vale, W9 • Marylebone • Mayfair, W1 • North Kensington • Notting Hill, W11 • Osterley • Paddington, W2 • Perivale, UB6 • Queens Park • Shepherds Bush, W12 • Strand • Uxbridge, UB8 • Warwick Avenue • West Brompton, SW10 • West Ealing, W13 • West End, W1 • West Kensington, W14 • West London