Floor Sanding Clontarf
Not all real wood floors are the same so naturally, not all real wood floors will require the same level of sanding, gap filling or staining. This is the main reason why Floor Sanding Clontarf provides free no obligation estimates and samples. We want you, as a customer, to understand the entire process and when you decide to go ahead, to be fully aware of what is happening, how long it will take, what type of products are used and the logistics of the entire process.
Get A Free Estimate From Floor Sanding Clontarf
The prices for floor sanding services often change. Price changes in the wider economy can have an impact on our pricing. For example, fuel price increases will increase our prices as this affects our direct costs, the price of the floor lacquers and the cost of pricing jobs. To make sure that you are fully aware of the full cost for your project, just give Floor Sanding Clontarf a call today and have us assess your hardwood floors within 24 to 48 hours.
The basic price per square meter will include dustless sanding and 3 coats of sealer. These are the basics. Any extra service, like gap filling, staining the wood to a different colour, floor repairs, special natural looking lacquers or extra coats of floor lacquer, will increase the final cost.
Before a full free estimate will be issued, Floor Sanding Clontarf will assess the condition of your floors, the finish required, the size of the floor and any extra services required. We will provide you with a detailed quotation.
What Types Of Floors Can Be Sanded
Your floors have to be made from real wood to be sanded. Semi solid or engineered hardwood floors are included in this. A hardwood floor is made from a full piece of real wood while a semi solid or engineered type of wood floor is a base plank with a top of real wood. That real wood layer can be anywhere between 2 mm to about 10 mm.
All hardwood floors can be refinished multiple times without negatively affecting the floor.
The semi solid or engineered wood floors can be sanded a limited number of times. Depending on thickness, it can be sanded anywhere between 1 to 5 times. But if a good quality floor lacquer is used, then the periods between refinishing can be up to 10 years. Have a chat with Floor Sanding Clontarf about our most durable and most natural looking commercial strength floor lacquers.
Dustless Floor Sanding Services
The first question our customers always ask is, how dustless is the dustless floor sanding? Well, as dustless as modern technology allows us to be. A few years ago, most of the dust generated within the process of floor sanding was released into the air. So dust everywhere. Nowadays, about 98% of the dust generated is collected in a special dust bag with the remaining 2% being vacuumed. The dust levels can be a bit higher when the stairs are being sanded or the floors are very uneven.
Floor Sanding Clontarf uses some of the most advanced dustless floor sanding technology from Lagler and Bona.
Water Based Floor Lacquers From The Best Italian Brands
The tricky thing with the new water based floor lacquers is that they all look the same after they dry. Of course, some are more natural than others, some have different levels of sheen and some are single pack while others are two pack. But the final dry look is similar. The issue is that while they look pretty similar, the durability is way different. The professional water based floor lacquers used by Floor Sanding Clontarf are from some of the most well known international brands and contain high levels of solids while our competition uses cheap solvent based lacquers and primers that are very toxic and have a very limited life expectancy.
If you hire Floor Sanding Clontarf, your floors will be sealed with Chimiver Ecostar 2K, Tover Idrolak DR 97 or Bona Traffic HD. These three products are guaranteed to offer you many years of protection and a non yellowing finish.
Incredible Realistic Wood Stains
While the floor lacquers are very important to protect the beautifully restored hardwood, the look of the floor or the colour of the floor is given by the wood stains. The wood stain does not affect the durability of the final finish at all, it is only a colour that is applied to the wood before lacquering. We have many types of wood stain colours from Chimiver and Tover. Our unique range of wood stains will not cover the wood fibre but instead will create unique colours on most types of wood floors. The new and the most advanced wood stains enhance the fibre of the floor without creating silly finishes.
There is a huge difference between coloured lacquers and wood stains. The coloured lacquer is a tinted floor lacquer that is used to overcoat your floor. The wood stain will be used to impregnate the wood fibre and change the colour. A wood stain is much harder to scratch and it looks way more natural.
The List Of Services Provided By Floor Sanding Clontarf
Like many of our customers, you want to know what can and can`t be done with your floors. You want to match finishes, you want to create unique colours, you want to know how the gap fillers work, what colours are available and so on. We have you covered. Below, we will explain in detail the entire process and what we actually do.
Sanding
If your floor is made from real wood, then yes, we can sand it. We can sand hardwood floors, we can sand semi solid and engineered wood floors, we can sand the old floorboards that you have just found under the carpet, we can sand your stairs (steps & risers) and we can sand your real wood worktops.
Repairing
We will need to assess your floors before committing to such projects. There are thousands of types of wood floors, many many types of wood fibres and unlimited ways to fit it. If your floor is made from red, white or yellow pine, oak, maple, beech wood or any locally sourced wood fibre, then yes, we can repair it for you. If your floors are made from bamboo, walnut, mahogany, teak or any other exotic types of wood fibre, we will need to see if such wood is available in Ireland. We mostly deal with the original floorboards of the house.
Gap Filling
Floor Sanding Clontarf uses some of the most advanced water based and solvent based gap fillers from Chimiver, Tover and Bona. We will use wood dust generated in the process of floor sanding which will be mixed with a special gap filler and then it will be used to fill up the gaps. This kind of gap filling allows flexibility and natural floor movement.
Staining
We are the masters of wood staining and we can achieve or match pretty much any type of wood colour on most types of wood fibres. While not all types of real wood floors can be stained, most are suitable for staining. Unique or classy looking colours of wood stains can be done by Floor Sanding Clontarf. A colour chart will be presented to all our customers at the time of pricing.
Laquering
As a customer of Floor Sanding Clontarf, you are spoiled for options. We only use the finest quality water based floor lacquers from the world`s most well established brands. Our professional water based floor lacquers are non yellowing, incredibly hard wearing, VOC free, non polluting, natural looking, super fast drying and suitable for commercial and residential use. We can use ultra matt, matt, semi gloss or glossy finishes.
Do not replace your hardwood floors or your semi solid floors before having a chat with Floor Sanding Clontarf. Replacing a real wood floor is much more expensive than actually refinishing that particular floor. If you have just discovered classy old floorboards under your carpets, if you have just removed the carpet from the stairs and a real wood staircase was hiding underneath, if you are sick and tired of all those yellow looking hardwood floors, then call Floor Sanding Clontarf today and let us assess your floors. We have completed thousands of floor sanding projects in the Clontarf area over the past 20 years.
