Sanding And Sealing Of Old Parquet Floor in Central London

The task was nothing extraordinary to restore the initial beauty of an old parquet flooring. In fact, it was something we usually observe – a wooden floor with some small surface imperfections and damaged in the top layer of the finish is covered in the carpet by the owner, instead of booking a service that will reveal its natural beauty. Well, at least they came on the right road by calling us, after the inspection of our surveyor we knew what they are going to expect from us – to sand and refinish this oak parquet flooring so it can shine again.

The first thing our team had to do was to remove the old finish with dust-free belt sanders by Bona. The parquet blocks are a type of flooring that requires more skills, due to the different patterns they usually get laid in – the case here was herringbone, which requires sanding to be done diagonally and following the grain of the wood. Once the old finish was stripped off and the surface was smooth, our guys proceeded with the next step from the floor restoration process – filling the gaps between the blocks. In this case, the method used was filling with a mix from sawdust and resin filler, which is the most common method for not so wide gaps. After the gaps are closed, the surface needs to be polished with a buffing machine, and then the flooring is ready for the final part of the process – the finishing.

For this project, our clients preferred the extra durable the water-based lacquer – ‘Junckers HP Commercial’ in matt sheen. For better protection, we apply a 4th extra coat. Another interesting detail form this job is that we were asked to supply and fit an engineered wood plank from oak in front of the fireplace. The whole project took two days to our team.