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One of the timber floors sanded and polished this week was a fairly typical job for Budget Floor Sanding. Because the wooden floors in the entire house were done, the owners needed to vacate the house. They coincided this with a holiday and the work was completed while they were away, keys for the property are left in trust with Budget Floor Sanding.

Timber floorboards are one of those original features that homeowners long for and real estate agents crow about. They are synonymous with contemporary interiors. They are not new of course, with timbers such as Queensland Hoop Pine used in some of our oldest Brisbane homes. With mass production of tongue and groove flooring, timber flooring was by far the most popular domestic choice in homes.

Actual feedback was given by clients for whom Budget Floor Sanding has done floor sanding and polishing work;

Budget Floor Sanding has been providing high-quality floor sanding and polishing services to the Brisbane area for more than 25 years. Based in Bulimba, we are a locally owner-operated business, and we service all Brisbane suburbs. We offer a full range of timber flooring services, specializing in floor sanding and polishing, repairs and restorations. We take pride in offering the highest quality workmanship at competitive rates. Owner  Glenn Beebe has 25 years of experience in floor sanding. When you call Budget Floor Sanding you speak only to Glenn. He will guide you through the entire process, from organizing a quote to the finished job. There is no office staff who may muddle lines of communication. We employ only a small team of skilled and reliable floor sanders. We believe this hand’s on approach allows us to provide the highest quality workmanship and finish to every job we do. It is our aim to offer high-quality customer service matched with high-quality workmanship. For these reasons much of our work now comes from referrals from satisfied clients and indeed repeat clients. Check out our reviews on our Google Plus review page.

Last week Budget Floor Sanding did a floor installation job for one of our regular builders. This installation involved laying Spotted Gum Flooring over concrete and over the yellow tongue. The timber is best put onto the site two weeks in advance so that it may acclimatize to the site conditions, and then prior to installation the moisture content of the timber is checked to make sure it falls within the acceptable range.  Before the flooring can be installed over concrete firstly a plastic membrane is laid over the concrete to combat any moisture which may find its way through the concrete slab. Then timber battens are attached to the concrete by way of masonry anchors.

Recently Budget Floor Sanding completed a large floor sanding and polishing project in a house in the Brisbane suburb of Woolloongabba. The floors in this old Queenslander had an old black japan finish on them and also showed evidence of borer damage. Photos showing the transformation of the floors can be seen under the board replacement header on this web site. After the first sand of the wooden floor, the damaged floorboards were then identified and replaced. This amount to be replaced was done in conjunction with the owner who decided that some boards with only lighter damage would remain. At the completion of the floor sanding, the floor was then finished with a water-based two-pack finish, and also during this process, the new replacement floorboards were stained to blend them into the color of the original timber floorboards. Quite a transformation.

Budget Floor sanding completed a large house in the Brisbane suburb of Hawthorne recently. The client who had recently purchased the house asked that the old hoop pine floorboards in this Queenslander be stained a chocolate brown color. Having received an indicative picture of the floor color desired from the client,  Budget Floor Sanding then made a number of stain samples. These samples were then shown to the client who then selected the most favored color. This process ensures that the client’s expectation of stain color is met, and then comes the time to stain we know exactly what the stain formula is.

Where many other floor coverings such as carpet, lino, and ceramic tiles will wane in and out of fashion, timber floors have a timeless classic character. Timber flooring has always been popular and will always compliment other shifts in taste and style of furnishings.

Timber flooring and the floor sanding and polishing of it is often considered to be a more expensive option than the alternatives. However, while the initial costs may be more there are long-term advantages that outweigh the initial expenditure. Solid timber floors last for a very long time, up to one hundred years in fact, whereas carpet will only last for around ten to fifteen years and will start to look shabby with each passing year. Timber floors require minimal maintenance and hold their looks with age. Timber floors are much easier to keep clean than carpets. When you clean them you know they are clean. The same can not be said of carpets. Timber floors simply require a vacuum or a damp mop and they are cleaned. Grime will always penetrate deep down into carpets, but not into a polished timber floor. Timber floors are more hygienic than carpets. Dust mites will find a home in carpets and this can lead to common afflictions such as allergic reactions and asthma. Timber floors eliminate these concerns. Carpets will soak up unpleasant smells and odors. When a timber floor is starting to show its age it can be returned to its original state by the simple process of floor sanding and polishing, the whole floor does not need to be replaced as with a carpet.

Budget Floor Sanding has been operating in the Brisbane area for over 25 years. For all of this period, Budget Floor Sanding has been licensed with originally the Queensland Building Services Authority and now with the Queensland Building and Construction Commission. The license number held by Budget Floor Sanding 15254033 is a much smaller number than today’s numbers and shows that the license was one of the earlier ones issued.