Tasmanian Oak flooring is a commonly found timber used in contemporary housing. It is actually a combination of three Eucalypt species commonly found in Tasmania. Together they produce a blend of beautiful colours from pale cream to pink and reddish brown. The natural colour variation is a feature of this timber species. The attached photo… Read More
Floor Sanding & Polishing of Brushbox Timber Floors
Brushbox timber flooring is one of the commonly found hardwood timbers used in many homes around Brisbane. However due to its limited supply and therefore high price it is not often installed in many new houses. Brushbox has long been sought after for its unique properties and aesthetic qualities. it has a fine, even texture… Read More
Floor Sanding using Whittle Wax
On occasions Budget Floor Sanding is asked to use the Whittle Wax range of products to coat timber floors after the floor sanding process. Whittle wax is a hard wax oil and is a colourless open-pored moisture regulating coating for wood. As a penetrating product it provides a natural finish to the timber floor and… Read More
Liming Brisbane Floors
Budget Floor Sanding recently completed a floor sanding Tarragindi job which involved finishing the timber floor and stairs with a white limed finish. The floor and timber stairs were hoop pine, a pale coloured timber conducive to white liming. The floor polishing liming product used was Porters White Wash. Firstly the timber flooring must be… Read More
Floor Sanding & Polishing at Cannon Hill
While modern polyurethanes are a hard wearing timber floor finish, they do at some stage reach the end of their life. This was the case at a customers Cannon Hill home, whose polished wooden floors had been previously coated some twenty years prior. Fortunately a polished timber floor can be returned to their former glory… Read More
Floor Sanding and Polishing Machinery
Budget Floor Sanding recently had all of its floor sanding electrical machinery tested and tagged. This is a six monthly requirement to comply with Brisbane’s Workplace Health and Safety rules. This process involves all machinery and electrical leads being tested to ensure that they are all operating safely. By going through this process every six… Read More
Timber Deck Restoration at Hawthorne
A timber deck restoration was required in Hawthorne, after the water based deck finish deteriorated on a new decking installation. The new wooden veranda areas were part of a renovation project only completed last year. The builder had then finished the deck with a couple of coats of a water based decking finish. Six months… Read More
Floor Sanding & Polishing at South Brisbane
During the school holiday period Budget Floor Sanding returned to Somerville House School to do some additional floor sanding and polishing. Typically this work always occurs during the holiday period when there are no students at the school to be disturbed. On this occasion the floor refinishing work was done in three different areas. Old… Read More
Sanding and Staining a Hoop Pine 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… Read More
Floor Sanding & Polishing of Cypress Timber at Everton Park Property
This week Budget Floor Sanding re sanded and polished the Cypress Pine wooden flooring in a house at Everton Park. Cypress Pine timber is a softwood timber species which has colors ranging from light yellow through to orange to light brown. Its grain is very straight and has numerous tight knots. It contains natural resins… Read More