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Blackbutt timber flooring has in recent years been a very popular choice of timber flooring in new houses and in flooring extensions. It is a good choice for old Queenslanders undergoing extensions due to its similar color as compared to old Hoop Pine flooring, yet it is much harder than Hoop Pine flooring. Blackbutt is a commonly grown hardwood that has attractive coloring from cream to pale brown, sometimes with a slight tinge of pink. The Janka hardness rating is 9.1. This test is a measure of the force required to press a steel ball into the wood surface to half its diameter. The larger the number the harder the wood.

During a typical busy week prior to Christmas Budget Floor Sanding was contracted to do the floor sanding and polishing in two new houses side by side in the Brisbane suburb of Gordon Park. Both of these houses had Tasmanian Oak flooring secret nailed to both the upper and lower floors with a connecting set of stairs.

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.

In recent years Budget Floor Sanding has done a number of apartments and common areas at McWhirters Apartments in Fortitude Valley. The two lifts in the complex have hardwood floors. Being in such a high wear situation Budget Floor Sanding has now sanded and polished these lift floors on a couple of occasions.

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;

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.

Frequently when quoting to do floor sanding and polishing jobs in Brisbane, Budget Floor Sanding is asked to include floor covering removal into the price. The floor coverings mostly needing removal are carpet and lino which is most often on a masonite backing.

While your new polished floor may be walked on the day after it has been finished it is necessary to exercise care until the coating has been given the opportunity to reach maximum hardness. This may take seven to ten days. During this curing period floor use is more likely to result in scuffing and scratching. While rugs are an attractive feature on floors they should not be laid until the finish is fully hardened. Rugs with rubber backing should not be used as they may stain the coating.