Wooden Flooring Renovation

Wood floors are resilient and able to resist neglect and harsh treatment – but can begin to sulk after a few years of heavy traffic or lack of the right maintenance. Any previous makeover wears off and after 2-5 years your wood floor will look on the dull side and be ripe for refreshment – ie renovation. Renovation involves resealing existing floors which have already been restored, without the need for the full restoration process that involves resanding. Floor Sanding Experts will assess your floor and recommend the ideal solution. This normally involves resealing with whatever has been used previously: lacquer, hardwax or oil.
Please phone or email us for a free assessment and quote.

Supply & Installation

We supply and professionally install the highest quality wooden flooring from the very best manufacturers with thousands of choices to suit your requirements.
We also give a completely free survey & quote and offer the most competitive trade prices.

Flooring Types

Solid Wood Flooring

Solid wood flooring is created, as the name suggests, from a solid piece of timber that is cut from a tree, milled, kiln dried and then finished in one of a variety of ways. Solid wood is considered the premium choice of real wood floors, and although more sensitive to moisture and temperature levels, if laid correctly will last for hundreds of years.
Solid oak wood flooring is the most popular species we can supply a wide range of other wood including maple and walnut solid wood flooring. Natura, Natura Premier, Natura Bespoke, Junckers and FS Contract are among the most common brands we supplyl, and we are an approved installer for all these brands.

Engineered Wood Flooring

Engineered consists of a real wood veneer top layer that provides the look and finish of the floor, bonded to multiple plywood backing layers which add strength and stability. Engineered wood floors are generally more stable than solid wood floors, are indistinguishable from solid once laid. Classic Flooring can supply a wide variety of species from the most popular engineered oak, through to walnut engineered and maple engineered wood flooring. We supply all the leading brands of engineered flooring, including Kahrs engineered flooring, Kahrs Linnea engineered flooring, Natura engineered flooring, Boen engineered flooring and FS Contract engineered flooring. We are proud to be an approved installer for Kahrs and Natura engineered floors.

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Floor Sanding Services

When living in a home that has wooden flooring it is highly likely that there will be the need to sand floorboards. Wood is a great material to use for flooring in a home; it gives a warm and homely feeling to a space. The problem is that the same gorgeous wooden flooring starts to age and take on a dull quality. That is when many need to sand floorboards. You don’t want your wooden flooring to look dull and lifeless. To sand floorboards removes that dullness to reveal a pristine wooden beauty underneath. Character in wooden floors comes from traffic and experience. Character develops from daily wear and tear that takes its toll on the floor. The problem with this is that it can dull the wood and be unattractive. Wooden floors are simple to renew. Simply sand floorboards to reveal a beautiful new floor for everyone’s enjoyment. Maintenance of your wooden floors means to sand floorboards more than once in their lifetime. This makes wooden flooring a lasting feature in a home. To sand floorboards means essentially giving the floor a new lease of life. To sand floorboards can be a great way to renew the look in a home. When deciding to sand floorboards, the results will be surprising. To sand floorboards is like revealing a treasure that has been buried.

Having a wooden floor can be both a blessing and a curse simply because of sanding floorboards. Sanding floorboards comes in with the restoration of wood floors. The results of sanding floorboards are great, you end up with a brand new looking floor. The downside to sanding floorboards is that it can prove to be a hassle. Sanding floorboards requires the right equipment and some knowledge of what you are doing. If you are not sure of yourself when sanding floorboards, it could turn disastrous. Other drawbacks of sanding floorboards include the dust that is often generated. It is virtually impossible to go about it without producing dust. Now, taking that into consideration it is important to make the right decision about doing it yourself or getting professionals to help instead. When left up to the professionals, sanding wooden floorboards can be a breeze. Sure, it costs you a bit more, but the responsibility is taken off your shoulders. Professionals also have all the right tools and tricks to keep dust to a minimum while sanding your pine floorboards.

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Parquet Flooring Sanding

Sanding Parquet floor sanding is a question you might be facing if you have traditional parquet hardwood flooring in your home. The principle behind parquet floor sanding is exactly the same as for sanding any other wood flooring. Parquet floor sanding requires the top layers to be sanded away to leave only pristine wood looking back at you. However, parquet floor sanding also provides the obstacles that other wood floor sanding does. With parquet floor sanding you are still going to need just the right equipment for the job and good parquet sanding know how. If you don’t know anything about how to sand parquet, don’t despair. There are many flooring companies out there that will gladly take care of your parquet flooring restoration for you. All you need to do is shop around. Do some comparative shopping when you are looking for a company to do your parquet restoration for you. The best results will be delivered by a company with a good reputation. Floor sanding services Floor sanding services are abundant today. Many companies know that wooden flooring is abundant and that people will need a floor sanding service to maintain the floors. When it comes to maintaining your precious hardwood floors you need to take the task very seriously. A hardwood floor is precious and can be expensive to replace if anything goes awry. Trying to take on the floor sanding services of professionals by yourself could spell the end of your beautiful wooden floors. In order to weed out the good guys from the bad ones in the floor sanding services you need to do some homework. Many of these companies will have websites. You can visit their websites and get an idea of their pricing. Another bonus is that you can easily look for customer reviews on the internet at the same time. Customers who have made use of their floor sanding services before will be able to give you a good idea of their level of service. Picking the wrong floor sanding services agency could doom your hardwood floors. Therefore it is imperative that you choose the floor sanding services company wisely. Once you have picked a well reputed floor sanding services company it is time to talk. Discuss their London’s floor sanding services on offer and any discounts or special offers available. Talk to the team about how to minimize dust and about how long it will take to finish the project. The staff will be happy to answer any questions you may have. Benefits of Sanding Sanding of wood floors help to prevent wear and tear of the floors by tightening any faulty nails and prevent any further damage to the floor. Floor sanding company can be hired for doing the work very professionally. Wood floors always tend to change color and lose the original appearance and stain. Fine sanding needs to be done prior to staining them in order to bring back the original shine or for changing its color to match new furniture additions for example. For Better Results Smooth dustless floor sanding helps to reduce sanding marks and gives a better finish to the floors. The dust free sanding machines contain an automatic system of dust collection that removes the dust as and when they are sanded. The flooring pros are also able to monitor their standard of work continuously and therefore are able to perform their sanding and buffing work more effectively and efficiently.

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Wood Floor Sealing & Varnishing

More durable than oil sealants, and easier to maintain, these products are typically used for mid to heavy traffic areas.
Modern lacquers (Bona and Junckers) no longer produce the ‘plastic’ look of old and offer a silky sheen in a matt, satin or high gloss finish. Our recommended finish would be a polyurethane lacquer – highly resistant to wear but which may create some discoloration to the floor beneath. As it is not a natural material, it can restrict the breath ability of your wooden floor. For areas experiencing lighter usage, a part polyurethane/part acrylic floor sanding and varnishing might be preferable. This will not yellow or darken the wood in any way. For lacquered/varnished floors, we would always recommend three applications
They dry within 1-3 hours and fully cure in 12-72 hours.

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Wood Staining & Gap Filling.

Stains are used to alter the colour of wood. (eg darkening a pine floor). Unlike paint, stains enhance the wood grain rather than hide it.
Staining and varnishing in two distinct stages is preferable to using a coloured varnish. You will maintain far greater control over the colour and enhance durability of the sealant. The gradual wearing away of the varnish or sealant will not affect the floor colour beneath.
We recommend coloured wax for floors with dull, washed colours or to better match your home interior. You quickly lend some colour to your room and get a floor that looks completely different at an affordable price.
As well as the traditional solvent and oil-based wood stains, we also use odour-free, water-based pigments stains. These offer a wide range of colours from traditional wood colours to contemporary pigmenting: eg white, red, blue or even pink!. Floor stains are applied by hand or roller and take at least eight hours to dry.
Gap-Filling
The even look of a gap-filled floor is pleasing to the eye but not always necessary. Filling gaps does stop draughts and prevents the build up of dust between the gaps. It also tightens the floor and helps prevent timber movement.
We use traditional methods of gap filling depending on the width of the gap and the expected floor traffic:
Resin is mostly used on parquet and mosaic floors where there are lots of fine gaps. Fine dust from the floor is mixed with a resin and applied to the gaps with a filling knife.

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Wood Floor Oiling
Oil is an organic finish that is popular for its natural look and ease of maintenance. It has good water-repellent characteristics as well as abrasion and scuff resistance.
Wood Floor Oiling Natural oil can be susceptible to drying in humid conditions but can be easily maintained by applying more coats. These top-up the finish and cover minor damage. Coming in matt or satin finishes, each oil coat can take up to 24 hrs to dry. We can show you oils and the various other sealants for comparison. Contact us for a no-obligation assessment and free quote.

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Wood Floor Polishing

Polishing freshens up those parquet or hardwood floors that are a bit worn but do not require full sanding and sealing. They have to be cleaned/ buffed and sealed/polished with whatever finish was originally used on them. We can provide a free assessment of your floor and recommend the best treatment for what you want to achieve. Don’t worry if you are unaware of all the previous treatments.We can investigate what your floors have been subjected to. Acting as floor detectives is another one of our skills.

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