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Sand and seal your wooden floors!
A wooden floor. Timelessly popular - simple - natural and honest.
Place your new floor into the sure hands of a truly professional team. Sand n Seal work throughout Greater London and the Home Counties. For the best advice - and an efficient job at a fair price…
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Sand n Seal – the first choice
As wooden floor restoration specialists for over twenty years, we have worked on hundreds of floors of all types - in a vast range of domestic and commercial properties. Our staff have at least seven years experience in the industry. They all work to the high standards of the national trade body - the National Wood Floor Association (NWFA). We believe in thorough preparation at every stage of sanding and sealing a wooden floor. A level finish is essential for the even coating of stains and the adhesion of sealants. Bumpy areas can result in dull and dirty patches. Only top quality work
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Sanding and sealing - the whole process
Bottom of Form Repairs Loose and damaged boards ![]() We check every block and board - and replace any that are damaged beyond repair. We use reclaimed timber - wherever possible, of the same age and quality. Any loose boards are reset and fixed in position. We remove old tacks and nails - and hammer protruding nails flat. Gap filling This depends on personal preference - for those who prefer the even look of a gap-filled floor. Filling gaps does prevent draughts (especially on the ground floor) and the build up of dust. Filling also tightens the floor – and timber movement is minimized. Traditional methods of gap filling include: * Resin - mostly used on floors with lots of fine gaps, such as parquet and mosaic. Dust from the floor is mixed with a resin and applied to the gaps with a filling knife. * wooden strips - solid fillets of reclaimed pine and other timbers are glued and forced into the gaps, being chiseled back before sanding flat.
Staining and colour We find that it is far better to apply the stain and sealant in two distinct stages. Not only is the floor colour easier to control but the sealant is more durable. As the sealant wears away, the underlying stain retains its colour. The floor can also be painted - or choose a coloured wax for the soft tinting of the wood grain. Lime wax, for example, enhances floors with dull washed colours. Should you wish to challenge us - we can create an unusual or specific colour. Our record is the mixing of 75 different pigments to match the floor colour in an ancient castle!
This sealant is the most durable and easiest to maintain. An artificial product – it is suited to floors that are subject to medium or heavy traffic. Modern water-based lacquers have progressed way beyond the ‘plastic’ look of traditional varnish. Their attractive silky sheen comes in a matt, satin or high gloss finish. Being safe and odour-free, they can be used in the home or areas where food is prepared and served. A polyurethane lacquer is very hard-wearing but may discolour the underlying floor. To avoid this, choose a part polyurethane/part acrylic floor lacquer – suitable for areas subject to lighter traffic. We will show you the qualities of recommended sealants during your free assessment.
Hard Wax Oil The safe traditional floor finish, hard wax oil is based on waxes and vegetable oils. It has a similar effect to natural oil: the floor will breathe under a soft and mellow finish, emphasising the natural wood grain – and the colour of the wood. A popular choice, hard wax oil demonstrates the virtues of both oil and lacquer: a natural look and feel - plus improved durability. As with oil, further floor protection is simple: more coats or a thinned down ‘revive coat’. Its microporous nature makes it very useful in areas of high humidity, as it does not crack, flake, peel or blister. For an example, take a house in Twickenham – whose parquet floor lay over an underground river. Although adhering well, the blocks suffered from constant damp. We tried a water-based lacquer – only for it to turn white and come away within two days. A case for Osmo hard wax oil! Three coats not only adhered to the blocks but prevented the damp rising to the surface. The owners are delighted with their new dry floor – and relieved at having been spared the considerable outlay on a replacement.
Natural Oil In matt or satin, oil is the choice for the traditional natural look of a wooden floor. It repels water – and resists scuffs and abrasions. Oil does tend to dry out in humid conditions – but scores on maintenance. Simply top up with extra coats of oil to cover minor damage. Allow us to give you a comparison of the properties of natural oils with the various other sealants. Contact us for your free assessment and quote.
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What you get from Sand n Seal
Just ask us to do this for you - and, as important, replace it without damaging your pristine new floor!
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Sanding and sealing a stairway is a highly painstaking job. Many stairs have lain forgotten under old carpet, paint or sealant for years. Yet a restored stairway can become an outstanding feature in your home, municipal or commercial premises. We strip and sand the entire tread and risers – allowing the whole stairway to be stained and varnished. For a really striking effect, we can paint the risers in white and leave the steps in clear varnish. Attractive when new, these garden features soon become victims of the weather, dirt and careless feet. They then look grubby at best and - once the top layer begins to peel - an ugly embarrassment. So ask us to sand the surface. Removing the old fibres will reveal a new fresh layer underneath. Then apply decking oil or stain - for an impressive new finish.
‘Nothing to it…. I’ll hire a machine... .’ Go ahead. It’s your floor, but please consider first the kind of result you are looking for. Floor sanding is a skilled job: there are good reasons why it’s best left to trained professionals. Please don’t offer us yet another one of these jobs we hate. We do our best -but the marks of amateur efforts are sometimes on the floor for ever. You’ll end up paying three times over: for your attempts, our rectification of the damage – and the sanding we should have done in the first place. Restoring a wooden floor involves far more than the physical act of sanding. You need to fully understand your floor to decide on the right treatment and sealants. So ask us first: we’ll give you a free assessment and the best possible advice. Floor sanding is no weekend job - call in the professionals
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“A month or so on, I am really, really pleased with the work you did on my floor. Everyone who has seen it agrees that it looks not just brand new but better than when it was brand new because of the superior finish you put on. It was money more than well spent.
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The Sand n Seal Company
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With over 28 years of sanding knowledge,
we're dedicated to making sure that your wooden
floors always get the best restoration service there is.