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Are your timber stairs safe? In 2014 the Australian Building Codes Board and State government Regulators introduced new regulations for slip resistance on timber stairs within the Building Code of Australia. This now means that when sanding and coating timber stairs, the wooden treads must be finished with an Anti Slip additive into the coating,

Staining of timber floors has become a frequent line of inquiry here at Budget Floor Sanding Brisbane. Principally the floor stain colors that clients are interested in, are black stains and dark chocolate brown stains. In old Queenslanders, not everyone desires the honey color of the old Hoop Pine floorboards and these are the most

New timber floor coatings are constantly becoming available and one of the latest is a product produced by Loba called Invisible Protect. Budget Floor Sanding recently used this wooden floor finish on a Coorparoo homes hoop pine floor, to create an untreated Scandinavian Nordic timber floor look. The owners of this Queenslander home wanted to

Budget floor Sanding does regular floor sanding of stairs for one of Brisbane’s leading home project builders. This particular set of wooden stairs were in a new house under construction at Sherwood. To match other decors in the home the owners were keen to stain the timber stairs in a black stain. To ensure the

In this new house under construction, the floor had been laid with White Mahogany 130 mm tongue and groove timber flooring. This Herston home is being constructed by a builder for whom Budget Floor Sanding regularly does work. After a discussion with the homeowner, it became evident of the desire to finish the floor with

This near new Wavell Heights house was recently purchased by new owners. When the Blackbutt timber floors had been originally sanded and polished, they had been finished with a modified, low sheen oil floor coating. However, the new owners desired a harder wearing polyurethane coating and also wanted a gloss finish for their wooden floor.

When homes change hands, this is often the catalyst for renovation and freshening up of the house. The Tasmanian Oak timber floors in this residence had been previously polished but were now in need of a timber floor restoration. The time prior to moving the furniture into a new residence is the obvious opportunity to

The timber stairs in this Ascot house are centrally located within a large double story section of the home. Re sanding and polishing work has been undertaken on the stairs to prepare this Ascot home for sale. Budget Floor Sanding sanded the timber staircase, removing the old polyurethane coating back to the original wooden surface.

Installation of a new parquetry floor was undertaken in a new home under construction in the Brisbane suburb of Red Hill. A portion of the flooring has been laid in block parquetry using Blackbutt timber. The parquetry in this instance was laid in a herringbone pattern. Once again this flooring project was completed for a

Budget Floor Sanding was recently engaged to floor sand and polish this set of open tread timber stairs. The client was keen to maintain the light pine color of the timber as much as possible. Unfortunately, either end of the stair treads had previously been covered in paint. After the floor sanding process, it was