There was a time when customer expectation was that a polished timber floor must be glossy, and the glossier the better. Now, however, the lower sheen satin timber floor finishes are very popular. There are a few reasons for this. Firstly it can be argued that the satin timber floor finishes are more forgiving. Any super… Read More
Timber floor finishes
American Oak Flooring Finished with Loba Invisible Protect
Our latest floor sanding Brisbane project was this new house in Balmoral. The home owners chose American Oak tongue and groove flooring in a wider 180 mm width. Budget Floor Sanding Brisbane was contracted by the builder to install the timber flooring. With a wide profile floor such as this the timber was fully glued… Read More
Floor Sanding with Invisible Protect Timber Floor Finish
New timber floor coatings are constantly becoming available and one of the latest is a product produced by Loba called Invisible Protect. Budget Floor Sanding recently used this wooden floor finish on a Coorparoo homes hoop pine floor, to create an untreated Scandinavian Nordic timber floor look. The owners of this Queenslander home wanted to… 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
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
Polished Floors – Which is better Gloss or Satin ?
I am frequently asked to provide an opinion to customers as to whether they should use a gloss or satin finish when floor sanding their timber floors. There are some circumstances which make one finish more appropriate over another, however often the choice comes down to nothing more than personal choice. Gloss obviously provides a… Read More