The Wood Floor Restoration and Sanding Specialists
WoodMaster Stockton are wood floor cleaning, sanding & restoration specialists, serving customers throughout the area. Our speciality is wood restoration, including deep cleaning, sanding, scratch removal and sealing of all engineered and natural wood surfaces. Using our expert knowledge, products and equipment we can achieve the best results on all floor types, including oak, pine, maple, birch, walnut and many more.
Our team at WoodMaster have been cleaning and restoring wood floors for domestic and commercial customers in Stockton for many years and have an extensive history working in professional hard floor restoration.
All of our restoration packages are tailored to meet the individual of our customers needs, and our sanding and restoration services are up there with the most effective and convenient available in the industry. We are committed to meeting all our clients’ needs, working hard to resolve the many different challenges that can occur in hard floor restoration while working quickly and efficiently.
How to tell if your wood floors need restoration and sanding
- Is your wood floor lacking in colour, looking tired and lifeless?
- Has your wood floor become dull?
- Are scratches and scuffs visible from foot traffic?
- Are there dents in the wood?
- Has the wood been marked by furniture?
- Has the old lacquer or oil started to fail, making difficult clean and maintain?
- Does mopping and cleaning the floor make no difference?
Benefits of the service
- Extend the lifespan of your wood floors
- Bring back that just-laid finish
- Smoother wood floors under foot
- Durable protection makes cleaning and maintaining the floor much easier
- Our system is virtually entirely dust free and causes minimal disruption
WoodMaster’s wood floor restoration process:
- Step 1 – We will provide a free site survey and full written estimate to decide upon the best restoration options for your wood floor. Agree on full costs and arrange suitable time for our work to be carried out. We pride ourselves on arriving punctually and completing our work on time, with as little disruption to you as possible.
- Step 2 – Full sanding of boards to remove old oils and bring back bare wooden boards. Our large industrial belt and planetary sanding machines ensure your board becomes smooth and flat, for the best finish, and our new 3 head machine is deployed specifically for new engineered boards where belt sanders cannot be used.
- Step 3 – Old sealers are removed fully including around all edges up to the skirting boards using our dustless edging machines. After this process we use the 3 head finishing machine to remove any fine scratches created by in the sanding process. The floor is then smooth enough for sealer to be applied.
- Step 4 – Discuss and demonstrate sample of finishes / stain options so you can see a real life example of how the finish will look. Natural lacquer can be applied to give a brilliant, durable finish. We can also apply a stain to add colour and change the look of the wood completely.
- Step 5 – Apply a base coat to fill up the wood, which provides the first stage of protection.
- Step 6 – Once the base coat has dried, we do a light sand of the floor, removing any areas that prickle up from the base coat of sealer and prepares the floor for the finish.
- Step 7 – We apply 2 coats of top finish. This can be a 1 or 2 pack lacquer depending on the situation or we can also apply oils when a change of colour or top level for smoothness is required.
- Step 8 – Once dry the floor is then ready for hand over and furniture can be re-installed. Within a few hours the floor is normally ready for light traffic with socks and slippers.
Where requested we can provide maintenance advice and aftercare products.
Why choose WoodMaster:
- We are fully insured and trained for domestic and commercial work
- Our teams are always health and safety compliant
- You get the look of newly laid floors without having to shell out on expensive replacements
- Minimum disruption to your home/business
- Friendly, personalised service
- We can 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. 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.
Depending on the level of damage and thickness of old surface finishes, most household projects under 50 sqm take 1.5 days. On the first day we can sand the areas and get the base coat on. This is left to dry and then we return the following morning to start applying the 2 top coats. Again, smaller rooms with furniture take longer, whereas bigger open spaces which are completely clear can be completed in a timely fashion.
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
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.
