Floor Sanding Crediton

Floor Sanding and Wood Floor Restoration in Crediton, Devon

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Floor Sanding in Crediton and Mid Devon

Crediton burned down twice, in 1743 and 1769, and like Blandford and Honiton it was rebuilt in one sustained programme afterwards. That is why the High Street has such a consistent Georgian character and why so many town centre floors date from a single narrow period.

Around the town the villages are cob and thatch, some of the best in Devon, and the floors in them are much older: wide elm and early pine on sleeper walls, often thin and always interesting.

We cover Crediton, Sandford, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Copplestone, Bow, Morchard Bishop, Newton St Cyres, Shobrooke, Yeoford and Colebrooke, plus Exeter, Tiverton and Okehampton.

Georgian Rebuild Floors

The post-fire rebuild left a high concentration of eighteenth century pine, wide boards laid over generous joists, in buildings that are frequently listed.

Refinishing an existing floor is generally acceptable, but lifting boards, replacing timber, altering levels or changing the character of a historic surface can need listed building consent from Mid Devon District Council. Ask before anything starts rather than after.

Our approach to eighteenth century pine is minimum removal. Finer grits, more passes, and no attempt to level out two and a half centuries of settlement. These boards are often thinner than they look, and once material is gone it is gone for good.

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Cob, Thatch and Breathable Buildings

The villages around Crediton are cob country and cob works quite differently from brick or stone. It relies on staying dry and on being able to breathe, and many cottages have been harmed by cement render or modern paint applied with the best intentions.

Where that has happened moisture goes elsewhere, and often that somewhere is the floor. We find cupped boards, blown finishes and occasional rot at joist ends bearing into damp cob.

We take moisture readings before quoting and we will not sand a wet floor. With cob the answer is usually about breathability and ventilation rather than damp-proofing, and it is worth getting proper advice before spending money on a floor that will fail.

Dust-Free Sanding

Our machines run to industrial extraction rather than the cloth bags fitted to hire equipment, capturing the overwhelming majority of dust at the point it is created.

In a Georgian house with lime plaster and an open stairwell that matters a great deal, because fine dust settles into plaster detail and is difficult to remove without doing damage.

We sheet doorways, protect what stays in the room and clean as we go. Most customers stay in the house throughout and we plan the room order so there is always somewhere usable.

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Commercial Floors Around Crediton

We work for pubs, restaurants, cafes, hotels and shops in the town and the villages, plus church and village halls, schools, colleges, nurseries, gyms, dance studios and sports halls across mid 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 its grip rather than turning slippery.

Village halls we normally complete inside a single closed week. Pubs and restaurants are done overnight or on closed days with fast-cure sealers. School and college floors go into holiday windows booked a term or more ahead.

Finishes and Colour

Hardwax oil is what we fit most in period Crediton property. It penetrates the timber rather than forming a plastic film, which is right in a building that needs to breathe, and it keeps the grain visible instead of flattening it.

Where a floor takes heavy traffic, a family hallway, a rental, a shop, a two-pack water-based lacquer is harder, cures faster and does not amber with age.

Georgian pine and old elm both take colour unevenly. We lay trial patches on your own boards and leave them a full day so you can judge them in morning light and under lamps before anything is committed.

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Costs, Timings and Booking

Sanding and sealing in Crediton generally runs twenty-five to forty pounds a square metre. Parquet is forty to sixty because it is slower and normally needs block repairs. Stairs are priced per tread, and gap filling, board replacement and repairs are quoted line by line.

The survey is free and takes about half an hour. We measure the remaining timber, take moisture readings, check ventilation and tell you honestly what the floor needs, including when it does not need doing yet.

Ring 01823 674562 or use the contact form. A wide photograph of the room and a close one of the worst area will usually get you a realistic range straight away.

Nearby areas we also cover: Exeter, Honiton, Okehampton and Tiverton. There is a page for each, and the full list of towns is on our areas we cover page.

FAQ: Floor Sanding in Crediton

Crediton, Sandford, Cheriton Fitzpaine, Copplestone, Bow, Morchard Bishop, Newton St Cyres, Shobrooke, Yeoford and Colebrooke, plus Exeter, Tiverton and Okehampton.

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

Refinishing an existing floor is normally acceptable, but lifting, replacing or altering historic timber can need listed building consent from Mid Devon District Council. Ask before starting.

It can. Cob needs to breathe, and cement render or modern paint often pushes moisture into the floor. We take readings first and will not sand a floor that is still wet.

Not if it is done properly. We measure the remaining timber, use finer grits and more passes and take off the minimum needed. Eighteenth century boards are often thinner than they look.

We use industrial extraction which captures the great majority of dust at the machine. That matters in a house with lime plaster, where fine dust is hard to remove safely.

A single room is about two days and a full downstairs three to four. Oil wants a day before light use and a week before rugs. Lacquer is quicker.

Usually beautifully, but they need a light hand. Elm is soft and often thin by now, so we take off the minimum needed rather than chasing a flat surface.

Yes. In older property we generally recommend timber slivers rather than resin, because the boards still move seasonally and slivers move with them.

Yes. Pubs, restaurants, cafes, hotels, shops, village and church halls, schools, colleges, nurseries, gyms, dance studios and sports halls including line marking.

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