Floor Sanding Horsham

Horsham town, Southwater, Broadbridge Heath, Warnham, Rusper, Slinfold, Billingshurst, Storrington, Pulborough and Cowfold, plus Crawley and Haywards Heath.

Tannin staining, caused by oak reacting with water and iron — usually around old nail positions or where something metal has sat damp. It is chemical rather than surface dirt and goes deeper than sanding reaches. Oxalic treatment lifts some, otherwise the choice is replacing the board or accepting the mark.

No. A sander follows the floor rather than flattening it, so working hard across an undulating floor cuts through the high points and misses the hollows. Where the variation is significant we look at packing or re-levelling joists first.

Over time, yes. Weald clay shrinks and swells seasonally more than most ground in England, and in older properties that movement transfers into the structure and shows up as floors that are far from level.

Yes. It is denser, harder on abrasives and slower to work, so an oak floor costs more than the same area of softwood. It also finishes beautifully, which is why people put up with it.

Sanding and refinishing an existing floor rarely needs it. Replacing boards or altering the structure 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.

On every job as standard. Sealed extraction captures the dust at the machine, which matters in old timber-framed properties where dust travels through gaps you cannot see.

It depends on size, condition, timber and finish. Oak costs more than softwood and period property often takes longer because of the lighter approach needed. We give a fixed written price after surveying.

Yes, matched from reclaimed stock of the right age and species so the repair disappears once sanded. New timber in an old oak floor never quite blends.

Yes, with no obligation, and we will tell you honestly if the floor would be better left alone or simply cleaned and recoated.