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Victorian Wood Floor Sanding in London
Professional Victorian Wood Floor Sanding
Wooden Flooring Experts Ltd. comprises a team of trusted specialists with diverse, unique skills honed over years of experience. We are your dedicated experts in all aspects of wood, from restoring Victorian Pine and engineered wood floors to residential stair sanding across London.
Professional Victorian Wood Floor Sanding
Victorian floor sanding is a delicate restorative process that carefully removes the worn, damaged surface of your historic timber to reveal the pristine wood beneath. This is not a simple refinishing job; it is an act of preservation. Using specialized, dust-free equipment, we expertly erase generations of scratches, stains, and blemishes, honouring the floor's original character.
This crucial procedure does more than just restore visual beauty—it revives the floor's structural integrity, ensuring it can withstand the demands of modern life for decades to come. Furthermore, a professionally sanded surface is essential for the proper application of traditional oils or lacquers, creating a flawless foundation for a finish that is both authentic and durable.
For the owner of a period property, professional sanding is the most significant step in preserving both the quality and the heritage of your original floors, allowing their story to continue for generations.
Before & After
Preparation for sanding
A successful restoration of your Victorian floor hinges on flawless preparation. Our careful, methodical approach ensures we honor the historic timber while achieving a perfect finish.
- Historic Coating Removal: We gently strip away old, discolored varnish or paint using methods appropriate for historic wood, ensuring the original surface beneath is not compromised.
- Deep, Detailed Cleaning: The floor is meticulously swept and vacuumed to eliminate every speck of grit and dust. This crucial step prevents scratches and ensures our sanding begins on a perfectly clean surface.
- Board-by-Board Conservation: We inspect and secure every floorboard, addressing squeaks, cracks, or instability. Our goal is to repair and preserve your original wood, only replacing a board when absolutely necessary.
- Strategic Sanding Plan: We analyze the wood's grain direction and layout to create a custom sanding strategy. The process begins with coarser grits to level the surface and progresses to finer grits for a flawlessly smooth finish.
This rigorous preparation guarantees a safer process, protects the integrity of your floor, and is the essential first step toward a breathtaking, long-lasting restoration.
Tools used
Belt Sander
Lagler Hummel
The three disc sanding machine
Lagler trio
Sanding Machine
Bona flex
Polishing Machine
Festool RO 150
Numatic Floor Polisher
Numatic buffer
Wet and dry vacuum cleaner
Kearcher WD3P
Tools kit
Dewalt tools kit
Cost of Victorian floor sanding in London
| Service | Price |
|---|---|
| Floor Sanding | From £25/m² |
| Floor Sanding and 4 coats of extra strong clear lacquer | From £29/m² |
| An extra coat of lacquer | From £4/m² |
| Upgrade to high-performance commercial grade lacquer | From £3/m² per coat |
| Floor Sanding and 2 coats of clear or colored hard wax oil | From £45/m² |
| Floor Sanding and 2 coats of wood floor oil | From £35/m² |
| Underfloor acoustic insulation | From £69/m² |
Frequently Asked Questions
I’m not sure if I need a floor repair. Can you inspect my wood floor?
Of course. We are a trustworthy company that always acts with integrity. We’ll visit your property to inspect your wooden floorboards thoroughly and give you our honest assessment.
Do I need to provide any materials?
While we don’t provide flooring, we do source and procure replacement boards and all the related materials. Once you hire us to repair your wooden flooring, you can sit back and relax.
What does your wood floor repair service include?
The short answer is everything required to make your wood floor safe, even and presentable. This includes fixing floorboards into place, repairing minor cracks and gaps will filling materials and providing all the necessary materials.
Can you repair floorboards?
Yes, this is our preferred method of wooden flooring repair. We use a range of equipment and the very best finishing products to restore boards to their original condition. But when the damage is too extensive, we’ll be honest and upfront with you.
How do you replace just a few floorboards?
We can lift individual floorboards up when they’re beyond repair. We have access to hundreds of products, so we’ll find the closest possible match to ensure your entire floor looks as if it were laid afresh on that day.
How do you fix a water damaged parquet floor?
We start by identifying the source of the damage. Once that has been addressed, we identify the affected area and assess each parquet block for damage. The affected area is dried out, and replacement parquet blocks are used to fill the gaps. We’ll always do everything we can to salvage water-damaged blocks, but they’re often warped beyond repair.
Can you repair a hole in a wood floor?
It all depends on the size and nature of the whole. In many cases, removing a hole involves replacing the damaged boards responsible for it. But if the hole is small, a wood filler might do the job.
Can you replace just a few floorboards?
Yes, absolutely! In fact, we do this all the time. It’s rarely necessary to replace every floorboard on a floor. We assess each board individually for serious damage and wear and tear. And wherever possible, we repair rather than replace.
Why Choose Us
With decades of collective expertise dedicated to the art of wood restoration, our team possesses an unparalleled understanding of historic materials. We have honed our craft through countless successful projects, developing proven methods to breathe new life into your valuable floors.
When you entrust your Victorian floors or to us, you can expect:
- Transparent & Competitive Pricing: Honest quotes with no hidden costs.
- Respectful & Timely Service: We value your time and home, ensuring minimal disruption.
- A Commitment to Perfection: We are driven by results and are not satisfied until the restoration meets our highest standards—and yours.
- Master Craftsmanship: A blend of time-tested techniques and the finest modern lacquers and equipment.
- Clear Communication: You will be kept informed at every stage of the process.
- Genuine Passion: We don't just fix wood; we preserve history, and we love what we do.
Whether your project requires a comprehensive repair or a professional consultation, our experts are ready to guide you. For a bespoke assessment, call us today on 020 8089 9076
Our Gallery
We provide expert, dust-free floor restoration across London. Using specialized equipment, our dedicated team delivers a superior finish for your home, office, or commercial property with precision and care.
Victorian House Floorboards Sanding & Staining in Richmond
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Parquet Floor Laying in Hampstead, North London
Our team expertly installed classic parquet flooring, ensuring precise alignment and smooth sanding for a timeless, elegant look that enhances any interior.
Floorboards Restoration in Clapham, London
We carefully restored original wooden floorboards, repairing gaps and imperfections before sanding and sealing the surface for a flawless, long-lasting finish.
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Jackson Plattino
March 27, 2024
They were great. Good communication, trustworthiness and fantastic quality of work. Could not be more pleased with the finished results
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Will Burges
March 27, 2024
Really helpful and knowledgable company... they did a really good job on grinding and refinishing our terrazzo floor. Very punctual and conscientious, would definitely
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Ben Murphy
March 27, 2024
Excellent, clean and fast service. They sanded the floors perfectly, beautifully stained the boards and varnished to an extremely professional standard, and...
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Danielle Taylor
March 27, 2024
Great experience with the team at Wooden Flooring Experts. They arrived early and worked hard to get our floors done quickly and perfectly. We had a lot of gaps
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Sam Pritchard
March 27, 2024
We used Wooden Flooring Experts to sand all of our original + damaged floorboards. They were super responsive and great to deal with during the process of
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Mike Global
May 30, 2025
When I started renovating my house, I immediately called this company, because they made the floor for my friend a year ago. The work was done efficiently and quickly. My floor is like new. Thanks to David and his craftsmen for the professional service. I recommend.
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Alena Pochepko
May 30, 2025
Yesterday they finished the job my apartment looks like it's brand new I still can't believe my eyes. These guys have done a perfect job.
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Ian D
May 30, 2025
Have used David on a number of occasions to sand & restore a number of floors in my period property.
Friendly, professional, and extremely good at what he does. Produces professional results every time with a great eye for detail, even with challenging conditions, and nothing seems too much to ask.
Looking forward to dealing with him again for future projects!
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Yussuf Yemitan
May 30, 2025
Restore my original floorboards in my whole flat.
The place looks great and they were highly efficient and fast. I 100% recommend.
Sound insulation was also added as well underneath.
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Kelly Antoine
May 30, 2025
Excellent service provided by Wooden Flooring Experts. We had a significant repair needed to our wooden flooring (which they did not install) and they were able to repair it perfectly, looks fantastic and they even repaired an extra area that I hadn't specified just because they spotted it. Arrived on time, cleaned up the area after they were done, and reasonable prices to repair. Highly recommended!
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Andrew H
May 30, 2025
5* to Wooden Flooring Experts! They recently restored our original timber floors to near perfect quality. We couldn’t be happier with the service. They provided the most competitive quote and delivered in a short space of time. Don’t bother looking anywhere else
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Ben Copsey
May 30, 2025
Moved into a new place with extremely beat up floorboards - the guys came over within a week of emailing, did an absolutely stellar job with no fuss and were cheaper than every other quote we had! Amazing work!
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