Renovate, don’t replace
Professional Wood Floor Restoration
At Golden Floor Restoration, our greatest passion is wooden floors, and restoring them to their full potential. Solid wood flooring is a sustainable flooring option that brings warmth, character and luxury to any property, lasting for decades with only regular maintenance and renovation services required.
Our expert team of flooring specialists provides a wide range of professional restoration services for both residential homes and commercial projects, including professional sanding, wood floor repairs, wood floor replacements, floor maintenance and floor finishing. Our initial consultation and floor assessment allow us to come up with a bespoke renovation solution that will restore your wood flooring to prime condition – we are experts in all wood species and floor types including solid wood, parquet flooring, oak, pine, Douglas fir, maple, cherry and engineered floors.
How renovation works
There are many reasons for needing to engage professional wood floor renovation services, including a build-up of general wear and tear, more significant damage such as water damage or deep scratches, discolouration over time, or maybe even a botched attempt at a DIY restoration. The use of area rugs in your home that are not regularly moved is a big cause of floor discolouration, as the UV light that comes in through your windows can either lighten or darken your wood floors, leaving the covered area to remain in its natural state – which can be a harsh difference if you choose to remove said rug.
Our expert restoration process has been finely cultivated over many years in the solid wood industry, with our projects always beginning with a comprehensive floor assessment and consultation. Our specialists will visit your home or commercial property to fully inspect and understand the scope and condition of your flooring, and can even assess wood flooring that is covered with carpet.
Step 1
Upon planning and deciding on a restoration plan of action, our flooring specialists will begin your wood floor restoration project with further inspections and, if necessary, initial repairs. These can include the removal of broken or redundant nails, screws and staples, as well as repairs or replacements of the wood itself in the case of more significant damage or severe wear and tear, such as water damage, rot, loose parquet blocks or any required loose floorboard repairs. We also issue a thorough deep clean at this early stage to remove any built-up debris or dirt that can often accumulate between old floorboards, parquet or mosaic blocks.
Step 2
Our next step at Golden Floor Restoration is an overall professional floor sanding using state of the art sanding machinery and dust extractors for a thorough but mess-free and dust-free process. Using abrasive materials such as sandpaper with our professional floor sander allows us to sand down the topmost wear layer of the wood to level out any imperfections and reveal the nature of the wood grain underneath.
We also use a professional edge sander to ensure that we can reach all parts of the wood flooring, creating an even finish across the whole room. During this stage, our experts will also undertake any necessary gap filling – using a mixture of the created wood dust and resin to create a bespoke wood filler, they will fill any gaps in between floorboards or between parquet blocks. Larger gaps will be infilled using slivers of wood or timber first, before further filling and sanding for the best possible finish.
Step 3
Once this main aspect of the refinishing schedule is complete, we then complete a fine-grade wood polishing in order to reveal the wood’s true nature, highlight the grain of the wood and ensure the perfect finish, before the application of professional premium woodcare products. If applicable, we will offer you options for wood stain, before using wood lacquers, hardwax oils and protective finish products to ensure a long-lasting, high quality and highly durable finish that will look beautiful for years to come.
Wood Floor Renovation FAQs
Frequently asked questions
Yes, it is absolutely worth refinishing your wood floors by engaging the services of a wood floor renovation expert. Renovating your wooden floors is often significantly more cost effective than replacing your solid wood floors as the process of sanding and refinishing with professional sanding equipment can have your wood floors looking brand new in no time.
Wooden floors are refurbished through professional services that include sanding, deep cleaning, repairs, polishing and finishing. Our experts at Golden Floor Restoration have honed their wood floor renovation processes over many years in the industry, providing excellent results and superior customer satisfaction with every job.
Laminate flooring cannot be refinished or renovated as it is not solid wood – it is a photographic image layer under a hard clear coat. Engineered wood that has a very thin veneer, typically under 2mm, or very thin solid wood also cannot be renovated, due to damage that will be caused by sanding through the wear layer.
As a rule, wood floors would require being resealed or retreated every 3-5 years for areas with high-traffic (kitchens, hallways), with flooring in low traffic areas (living rooms, bedrooms) lasting 7-10 years before needing recoating. However, this is very much dependent on how you care for and treat your wood flooring, with busier homes with children and pets often requiring attention sooner.
Signs that solid wood floors are in need of refinishing or renovating are discolouration, high levels of wear and tear, damage such as deep scratches or water damage and a general dull appearance that does not go away with everyday cleaning. If your floor is exhibiting these signs, get in touch with our flooring specialists at Golden Floor Restoration to discuss your solid wood floor renovation on +44 7578 202022 or contact us here today.
Why Golden Floor
Engineered Flooring
At Golden Floor Restoration, we not only provide solid wood services, but also veneer-safe methods suitable for engineered wood flooring. Engineered hardwood restoration is possible, but depends on the thickness of the veneer’s wear layer, as if this is too thin, it can cause damage to the midlayer and overall ruin the boards. If you have engineered flooring in need of care, our experts can visit to see if they are able to be refinished.
Golden Floor Restoration are the leading experts in the solid wood floor renovation and restoration in South Wales. Covering areas such as Cardiff, Newport, Caerphilly, Abergavenny, Bridgend, Swansea and everywhere in between, we offer a wide range of floor renovation services to suit your wood floors and your home, whether that’s refinishing your existing floors, wood floor repairs or wood floor sanding, we can restore your home or business’ wooden floors to their former glory. To discuss your wood floor renovation or to request a home survey, get in touch by calling our experts at Golden Floor Restoration on +44 7578 202022 or contacting us here today.
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