The Parquet Floor Varnishing Specialists
WoodMaster Stockton are the parquet floor varnishing experts in Stockton. We combine our specialist knowledge, products and equipment to clean and varnish your parquet floors to an outstanding level, bringing them back to that just-laid finish.
The Stockton branch of WoodMaster is operated by locals with a history of cleaning and restoring domestic and commercial wood floors in the area for many years. All of our cleaning packages are tailored to meet the many different and unique needs of our clients and their floors.
Our parquet floor varnishing services provide finishes amongst the absolute best available in the industry today. We are committed to meeting all our client’s needs and always take the utmost care to resolve any issues and problems our customers have with their parquet floors.
How to tell whether your parquet floors need varnishing
- Does your parquet floor look old and lifeless?
- Has your parquet floor lost its shine from when it was first laid?
- If you place a tablespoon of water on the surface, does it slowly absorb into the floor instead of sitting on top?
- Does it have visible heel marks and dents from chairs and furniture?
- Has it become more difficult to clean and maintain over the years?
Benefits of the service
- We will restore your parquet floor so it looks freshly laid
- Your floor life will be lengthened with our hard wearing seal and protection, saving money going forward on costly replacements
- Rough parquet floors are now smooth underfoot
- We apply durable protection, making it easier to maintain moving forward
- Our system is almost entirely dust free and causes minimal disruption
WoodMaster’s parquet floor varnishing process:
- Step 1 – Free site survey in which we provide a full written estimate for the varnishing and arrange suitable dates for work to be completed. We pride ourselves on arriving on time and completing the job to the highest standards, with minimum disruption to you.
- Step 2 – Full sanding of boards to remove the previous lacquer and oils, bringing back virgin boards. Our large industrial belt and planetary sanding machines cut the floor boards smooth and flat, and wee also have a brand new 3 head machine that is designed for newly engineered boards where belt sanders are not suitable.
- Step 3 – Fully remove old sealers around all edges right to the skirting boards using our dustless edging machines. Then we treat the floor with our 3 head finishing machine to remove any micro scratches from our sanding process, leaving the floor perfectly smooth and ready for sealer to be applied.
- Step 4 – Samples of finishes / stain options shown in a live environment so you can see exactly how the finish will look. Here we can apply a natural lacquer for an aesthetically pleasing but durable finish. We can also apply a stain to add more colour and change the look of the floor completely.
- Step 5 – We apply a base coat to fill up the parquet floor and establish its first layer of protection.
- Step 6 – Once the base coat is dry we will lightly sand the floor one last time to smooth any areas which prickle up from the base coat of sealer, preparing the floor for the final finish.
- Step 7 – Application of two coats of our top finish. This can be a 1 or 2 pack lacquer depending on the type of parquet floor, or we can apply oils when a colour change or premium level of smoothness is desired by our customer.
- Step 8 – Your parquet floors will be ready for light foot traffic and re-introduction of furniture within a few hours after we’ve finished our work.
Full maintenance advice and aftercare products are available at request.
Why choose WoodMaster:
- Fully insured for domestic and commercial work
- Health and safety compliant operatives
- Fully trained, expert team
- Quality added value of service
- Minimum disruption to your home or business
- Friendly personal service from a local team
- We move your 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. The best way for us to do this is to bring one of the smaller dustless edging machines and sand 1 board x 1m of linear length. This will show the natural colour the wood returns to and we can then discuss which product is best to return the wood to the colour or look of your preference. The demo is also great as it can allow us to work out how many sanding grits and processes are required, which also helps with firming up a fixed cost for the project.
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.
The length of process varies depending on the level of damage and thickness of the old surface, but normally most household projects under 50 sqm take about 1.5 days. On the first day we can do the sanding and apply the base coat. This is then left to dry and we’ll return the following morning to start applying the 2 top coats. Again, smaller rooms with furniture take longer, whereas bigger open spaces with no furniture can be completed more quickly.
Every job is different but during the free survey we measure up, do a free demonstration clean to show the results we can achieve, and from this we send over a full proposal for you to browse at your own leisure. We do not give prices on the day or put you under any pressure for an answer there and then
It depends on the original condition of your parquet floor, but we can normally restore it to a just-laid finish.
All products used are within the manufacturer’s guidelines, and where applicable your flooring manufacture own brand products can be used.
