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Spotted Gum Flooring Finished with Loba Water Base Finish

New Spotted Gum Timber flooring was installed on the upstairs and downstairs levels at a recently built new house at Cannon Hill. A decorative Spotted Gum timber parquetry floor had been laid in the entry as a standout feature of this new home. It was the owner’s desire to have the wooden floor looking as

Timber Floor Repair with Timber Floor Staining

Often in older houses, the timber floor requires repair as part of the floor sanding and polishing process. These floor repairs often involve floor board replacement and are a service that is also carried out by Budget Floor Sanding. This house in the Brisbane Suburb of East Brisbane had previously had a section of the

Floor Sanding and Polishing of Stairs

Budget Floor Sanding Brisbane has in recent weeks been busy with timber stair sanding and polishing. At the “Ison Collection” development in Morningside where there are 14 separate homes with a total of 27 sets of timber stairs, requiring floor sanding and polishing. These were Durian timber stairs that the architect had specified to be

Floor Sanding Finishes using Whittle Waxes and Treatex

Both Whittle wax and Treatex are Hardwax oils. Hard waxes are highly effective timber floor coatings that consist of natural plant oils and waxes that have been used for the protection and enhancement of timber for centuries. Whittle wax and Treatex products in addition to enhancing the natural beauty of timber are also non-toxic, eco-friendly,

Sanding & Polishing of a old Church Hall

Budget Floor Sanding Brisbane was recently engaged to undertake the floor sanding and polishing of the timber floors of a historic old church. Once the restored timber floors have been completed, the old church will be used as a wedding chapel. The photos show the rustic old Queensland Hoop Pine flooring that had never been

Floor Sanding and Staining a Hardwood Timber Floor

Floor sanding this Brisbane Morningside home required the previously sanded and polished Jarrah hardwood timber flooring to be stripped back. The home had recently been purchased by an interstate family who disliked the red colored Jarrah timber floor, preferring instead a dark Walnut color which may be described as a Hampton’s look. A complete re-sanding

Re sanding and Polishing of a Hardwood Floor

This Brisbane home in Balmoral has had a number of building updates and renovations over the years. For both of the two previous owners, Budget Floor Sanding Brisbane has been involved with the sanding and polishing of both the internal timber flooring and the exterior timber decks. With extensions to the downstairs timber flooring, the

Floor Sanding Brisbane Balmoral

Sanding and polishing old Queenslander timber floors is a common request for Budget Floor Sanding. Brisbane has many inner-city suburbs on the southside, northside east, and west, where numerous post-war and Traditional timber homes with wooden floors exist. Renovating and restoring these timber homes often involves sanding and polishing the existing timber floors. More often

Anti Slip for Timber Stairs

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 a Hoop Pine Timber Floor at Norman Park

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

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