Floor Staining and Repairs Page 3

The previously polished timber floors in this home at Coorparoo, are an example of a typical Queensland Hoop Pine floor that is found in almost all Queenslander style of houses. Although this wooden floor had been polished previously, it was in need of a timber floor renovation. Budget Floor Sanding sanded the old timber floor, stripping back the old wood floor finish. Then the floor was re-finished with three coats of a  semi-gloss polyurethane timber floor coating. There had been some previous timber floorboard replacement in the pine tongue and groove floor and these new timber floorboards were stained to blend them in with the old existing wooden floor.

This Greenslopes Queenslander in the southern suburb of Brisbane has a typical Hoop Pine floor, often found in this style of the house. Unfortunately, the wooden floor also has some of the issues that often accompany this softwood flooring. Queensland border is a common problem resulting in both structural and unsightly damage to the floor.

Budget Floor Sanding Brisbane recently finished the polished floors at a large house in the suburb of Hamilton. This house had undergone a large renovation and new Hoop Pine timber flooring had been laid in a large extension off the rear of the house. The owners were keen to stain the new timber flooring to make it look more like the old Hoop Pine flooring which was in the original front part of the Hamilton home.

The wooden Hoop Pine floor in this old Queenslander required a lot of sanding. The floor had been previously covered with a style of carpet that is stuck to the floor and after removing the carpet backing it required heavy sand. Evidence of old borer activity had been seen when looking at the underside of the wooden floor and it was, therefore, no surprise that upon sanding, damaged timber floor boards were exposed.

Often when a house renovation takes place, areas of missing flooring and unpolished timber are exposed. Recently Budget Floor Sanding has been working on such a project in the Brisbane suburb of Balmoral. This particular timber floor has parquetry and after the moving of the kitchen from one part of the living area to another, patches were exposed where there was no parquetry.

Timber floor repairs have been part of restoring wooden floors in a large old Queenslander at West End this week. The timber floors in this house were previously covered in very old carpet and lino. Once the floor coverings were removed it became apparent that much of the old Hoop Pine flooring had an old Black Japan coating and that there was evidence of borer damage in some of the floor. This meant that floorboard replacement was going to be required.

During the past week, Budget Floor Sanding has been working sanding and polishing the floors at a house in the Brisbane suburb of Ashgrove. This house has undergone a major renovation with large areas of new Hoop pine flooring laid as part of an extension.

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.