Floor Staining & Finishing
Our staining services are completed using professional Light-fast stains Mylands & Morrells. There’s many colours to choose from, which can be viewed from our colour charts. We also use tinted oils by Treatex Ultra & Rubio Monocoat. The key to perfect Floor Staining mainly lies in the sanding process. The Floor Sanding has to be, as we say ‘Spot on’ as any minor imperfections will show indefinitely, meaning a full re-sand!
It goes without saying however, this is not something we want to do, nor would we want to take another whole layer from the floors life, as this will in turn reduce the amount of times it can be sanded again in the future. So with the above in mind, you can rest assure your in good hands when we expertly stain your floors, two boards at a time on our hands and knees.
Floor Finishing
Polyurethane lacquer is our most frequently used product when carrying out Floor Finishing. Polyurethane has low Volatile Organic Compounds, Low odour and best of all it’s Water-based, meaning it doesn’t take days to dry as found with older varnishes. A fantastic product to use on all floor types and available in a wide variety of sheen’s such as; Invisible, Ultra Matt, Matt, Satin and Gloss.
Our preferred products are by far Bona & Loba.
As standard our Floor Finishing consists of 3 good coats of Lacquer. On Commercial Floors we apply 1 base coat, followed by 2 coats of 2-part, commercial grade Lacquer. Bona Traffic Hd & Loba Fusion get our vote!
Oil Finish
We also finish a fare share of our projects in Hardwax Oil, as we believe it is durable, forgiving on any scuffs or spillages and really brings out the natural beauty of timber.
For Oil finishes we highly recommend Treatex Ultra & Rubio Monocoat. As standard we apply 2 coats of Treatex Ultra and 1 coat of Rubio Monocoat penetrating Oil. Rubio only requires 1 coat as the product seeps deep into the pours of the timber, forming an excellent bond with the molecular structures. It effectively becomes part of the wood as apposed to a layer on top of the surface.
Floor Maintenance
Our most common maintenance carried out on floors is a ‘Screen & Seal’. The process involves cleaning, creating a key using a mesh screen and finally re-coating with the desired Lacquer or Oil (after a thorough vacuuming of course).
Ideally your floors require a maintenance when they start to show signs of wear. This is usually found in high traffic areas. Acting sooner rather than later is strongly advised, as this can prevent any long term damage to the floors.
The main thing to look out for is loss of sheen. This is the first indication of wear.
The second is changes to the colour of the wood, while this can happen on a larger scale through UV damage, smaller areas or random patches would suggest wear.
The final indication is signs grey patches. This should be avoided at all costs because at this stage, sanding is usually the only option to resolve.
–Details for after care are provided with every project we carry out.