Floor Sanding Farnham

Farnham town, Rowledge, Wrecclesham, Badshot Lea, Runfold, Tilford, Frensham and Churt, plus Aldershot, Alton, Bordon, Haslemere and Godalming.

Sanding and refinishing an existing floor rarely needs consent. Replacing boards, altering the structure or changing materials usually does, and unauthorised work to a listed building is a criminal offence. We provide a written method statement for your conservation officer where needed.

Yes, but lightly. Boards of that age are thin and uneven, and the aim is removing damage without removing history. We use the finest grit that will do the job and hand-work anything a machine would be heavy with.

Seasonal movement. Farnham’s free-draining greensand plus central heating means floors here tend to run dry, so boards shrink in winter and gaps open. Filling with timber slivers works better than resin because slivers move with the board.

Usually a hard wax oil. It flexes with the timber and can be repaired in patches, where a rigid film lacquer can crack at the joints on a floor that moves seasonally.

Less than in the clay and chalk parts of Surrey, because greensand drains well. Cupped floors are a rarer complaint here. We still take moisture readings before sanding rather than assuming.

On every job as standard and at no extra charge. Sealed extraction captures the dust at the machine, which matters in old properties where dust travels through gaps you cannot see.

It depends on size, condition and finish. Listed and period work often takes longer because of the lighter approach, and we build that into a fixed written price rather than adding it later.

Yes, and on a period floor it matters. We source timber of the right age and species so the repair disappears once sanded. New softwood in an old floor is always visible.

Yes, with no obligation, and for period property we will come and look properly rather than pricing off a photograph.