Floor Sanding Lyme Regis

Floor Sanding and Wood Floor Restoration in Lyme Regis, Dorset

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Floor Sanding in Lyme Regis and the Jurassic Coast

Lyme Regis is built on a landslip and it shows in every building in the town. Georgian and Regency houses stepping down Broad Street towards the Cobb, older cottages tucked into the slopes above, Victorian villas along the Sidmouth Road, and a great deal of property that has moved, been underpinned or been rebuilt at some point.

The floors reflect that. Wide Georgian pine, plenty of settlement, and a good deal of previous repair where buildings have shifted over two centuries.

Add a very large holiday letting trade and you have a town where the floors work hard and the calendar is tight.

We cover Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Uplyme, Rousdon, Combpyne, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Chideock, Morcombelake and Axmouth, plus Bridport, Axminster and Seaton.

Movement, Settlement and Uneven Floors

Lyme sits on unstable ground and always has. That means a great many floors here are out of level by a noticeable margin, and it is not a fault to be sanded out.

Levelling old boards means removing a great deal of timber that cannot be replaced, and in a building that is still moving it will not stay level anyway. We level what can safely be levelled, ease the worst of any lipping, and are honest about the rest.

Many of these buildings are listed. Refinishing an existing floor is normally acceptable, but lifting or replacing historic boards can need consent from Dorset Council, so ask before starting rather than after.

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Sea Air, Shingle Grit and Coastal Damp

The sea is close and the humidity is high almost all year. Shingle grit walked in from the beach acts as a slow abrasive on the finish, and older seafront property frequently has sub-floor voids that no longer breathe.

The usual findings are a worn track from the front door with the rest of the room barely marked, and cupped boards near external walls with a blown finish in the same band.

We take moisture readings before quoting and we will not sand a wet floor. Where the cause is blocked airbricks or ground raised outside, the fix is cheap compared with paying for a floor twice. Near the front we also specify harder finishes, because a system chosen for an inland lounge will not last here.

Holiday Lets, Second Homes and Changeovers

A large share of Lyme property is let or used seasonally, and the constraint is always the calendar. The window between bookings is short and every day of it is worth money.

We plan around it with rapid-cure sealers, extra hands on site to compress the job, and starts timed for the moment the cleaners are out. Where a property is agency managed we deal with the agent directly and send photographs of the finished work if you live away.

For lets we recommend a two-pack water-based lacquer over oil almost every time. Durability beats repairability when you cannot take a property off the market in August. November and February are the sensible booking windows.

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Access, Steep Streets and Practicalities

Lyme is a difficult town to work in. Broad Street is steep, the lanes off it are narrow, parking is restricted and a good many properties are reached by steps.

We work here regularly so we plan for it. Tell us at survey where we can park, whether there is a loading window, and how many steps are involved, and we will bring the right kit and the right number of people.

It is one reason we like to group jobs along this stretch of coast into a run. A little flexibility on dates usually means a better slot and a smoother day for everybody.

Commercial and Hospitality Floors

Lyme runs on hospitality and we work in it constantly. Pubs, restaurants, cafes, hotels, guest houses, galleries and shops, plus church and village halls, schools, nurseries, gyms, dance studios and sports halls across west Dorset and east Devon.

Sports halls and dance floors are sanded back to clean timber, re-marked to the correct governing body specification for badminton, netball, basketball or five-a-side, then sealed with a proper sports system that keeps grip.

Hospitality is done overnight, on closed days or in the shoulder season with fast-cure sealers so you lose one service rather than a week. School floors go into holiday windows booked well ahead.

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Costs, Timings and Booking

Sanding and sealing in Lyme Regis generally runs twenty-five to forty pounds a square metre. Parquet is higher. Stairs are priced per tread, and gap filling, board replacement and repairs are quoted line by line so nothing is hidden.

The survey is free. We measure remaining timber, take moisture readings, look at ventilation and access, and tell you what the floor actually needs.

Ring 01823 674562 or use the contact form. Send a wide photograph of the room, a close one of the worst area and a picture of the access and parking. That last one saves everybody a great deal of time in this town.

Nearby areas we also cover: Bridport, Blandford Forum, Bournemouth and Christchurch. There is a page for each, and the full list of towns is on our areas we cover page.

FAQ: Floor Sanding in Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis, Charmouth, Uplyme, Rousdon, Combpyne, Whitchurch Canonicorum, Chideock, Morcombelake and Axmouth, plus Bridport, Axminster and Seaton.

Usually it should not be. Lyme is built on a landslip and buildings here move. Levelling means removing timber you cannot replace, and it will not stay level. We ease the worst and are honest about the rest.

Refinishing an existing floor is normally acceptable, but lifting or replacing historic boards can need listed building consent from Dorset Council. Check before starting.

Generally twenty-five to forty pounds a square metre for sanding and sealing, higher for parquet. Stairs are per tread and repairs quoted separately. Survey and quote are free.

Constantly. We plan around changeovers, use rapid-cure sealers, put extra hands on site to compress the job and can liaise with your managing agent directly.

Not if we know in advance. Tell us at survey how many steps are involved, where we can park and whether there is a loading window, and we bring the right kit and enough people.

For lets and anywhere taking shingle grit indoors, a two-pack water-based lacquer. For a permanent home away from the front, hardwax oil for looks and repairability.

We use industrial extraction which captures the great majority of dust at the machine. Not literally zero, but a completely different experience from hired equipment.

A room is about two days and a full downstairs three to four. Lacquer is walkable within hours, oil wants a day before light use.

Yes. Pubs, restaurants, cafes, hotels, guest houses, galleries, shops, halls, churches, schools, nurseries, gyms, dance studios and sports halls including line marking.

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