Sanding & Refinishing Of Oak Parquet Blocks in Kensington

The restoration of the parquet flooring is something we have been specialising for more than a decade. This process required a particular set of skills, mostly due to the unique pattern of the blocks, facing opposite directions. In this case, we had to restore the initial shine of this flooring and it was a good thing there was no need for any major repairs. Most of the issues we had to deal with were shallow.

Such wood floor restoration projects include a few steps:

1. The floor must be clean of furniture – the heavy furniture that can’t be moved outside of the room can be secured with dustsheets.
2. Here starts the real job – stripping off the old surface with the belt sander. The floor sanding happens in 3 rows with a different grit on the sandpaper from finer to higher.
3. Gap filling was necessary to make the whole structure more stable, but since the gaps were not that wide, our team could fill them with mixture of sawdust and resin.
4. In this stage of the project comes the floor buffing. This process removes the marks from the rough sanding and prepares the surface for the finish.
5. The last step was applying the protective sealant. As an established company, we trust the only top-quality product, which is why for the highest level of protection we applied 4 coats of ‘Junckers HP Commercial’. After the application of the first coat, we had to polish the floor one more time, because, after the treatment, the timber grains are rising. The sheen of this water-based lacquer was satin, so the final result can match the brand new parquet blocks we’ve installed in the other room.