The Wood Floor Staining Specialists
WoodMaster Hertford are your local wood floor staining specialists, offering a huge range of finishes, from a simple natural floor varnish to a hard wax finish. We can use oils and stains to get anything from a subtle finish to a completely different look for your floor.
With our service you can bring floors with years of damage back to life, without having to pay for expensive replacements. We only use the best quality products that we know will last for years to come, with long term guarantees available depending on your finish and usage.
Could your wood floors benefit from staining?
- Is your wood floor starting to look faded and dull?
- Has the lacquer or oil started to peel or degrade, making it difficult to clean and maintain?
- Are your wood floors detracting from the appearance of the rest of the room?
- Has the floor been damaged over the years by foot traffic and impacts from furniture?
- Does mopping fail to make any impact on the appearance of the floor?
Benefits of our service
- Improve the appearance of your floor with top quality sanding and a stain of your choice
- Bring back that freshly laid look
- We’ll seal the floor to add a durable layer of protection
- We use techniques that are almost entirely dust free, causing minimal disruption
WoodMaster’s floor staining process:
- Step 1 – Site survey and full written estimate to agree on the best approach with your floor. We’ll agree on cost and schedule a suitable time to attend.
- Step 2 – Our work begins with a full sanding of boards strip away all old lacquer and oils, bringing back the virgin boards. Our large industrial belt and planetary sanding machines leave the wood beautifully smooth and flat. We’ve invested in a brand new 3 head machine that is custom made for modern engineered boards in cases where belt sanders cannot be used.
- Step 3 – After we have stripped away the old sealer all the way up to the skirting boards, we treat the floor with our 3 head finishing machine to sand out micro fine scratches from earlier in the process, leaving the floor smooth and ready for us to apply the sealer.
- Step 4 – We’ll give you a demonstration of possible finishes and stain options on your floor so you can see exactly what the finish will look like. At this point we can also use a natural lacquer for a charming finish that’s still durable. Stains can be applied if you would like to alter the look of the floor more dramatically.
- Step 5 – Next we apply a base coat to fill up the wood and provide the first layer of protection.
- Step 6 – Once the base coat has dried, we carry out a final light sanding of the floor to remove any areas that prickle up from the base coat. This prepares the floor for the final coats of finish.
- Step 7 – Application of 2 coats of top finish, which can be a 1 or 2 pack lacquer depending on the situation. We can apply oils when a colour change or enhanced level of smoothness is needed.
- Step 8 – Once dry, the floor is now ready to use once again. We’ll let you know how long you should wait until walking on it.
We’re happy to provide maintenance advice and after care products where requested.
Why choose WoodMaster:
- Friendly, personalised service based in Hertford
- Fully insured for domestic and commercial work
- We are health and safety trained
- Quality added value of service
- Almost no disruption to you or the operation of your business
- We move furniture
FAQs
Yes, no problem. The sanding process will be selected so that we cut deep enough to remove the scratches and damage that is present. Also if Some holes and grooves are too deep to sand we can advise on a filing method that will improve the appearance of these areas.
We are happy to give a ballpark figure from pictures and room sizes, as this can help customer budgeting on renovation projects if they are unsure whether to restore or replace, but ultimately we would need to carry out a full survey and demo before any work can take place.
Yes, we are happy to carry out a free demo on your wooden floor. We can show you the different types of stain side by side so you know exactly what you’re getting.
The length of time required for the floor to dry depends on the type of product that is used. We will advise you once work is complete.
All products used are within the manufacturer’s guidelines, and where applicable your flooring manufacture own brand products can be used.
Depending on the type of wood and condition, excellent results can be achieved with our restoration services as we are bringing back a fresh new layer of the wood. However, an old Victorian pine floor will always look aged and have patina but this is often seen as a positive with the character of a period property.
