Floor Sanding (dust free!)

Why hide beautiful, natural and healthy wood floors under carpets?

Wood floors can be sanded and sealed with a floor laquer which protects the wood and gives it the lustre of a nicely polished floor, without the hard work of polishing. Laquered floors maintain their natural colour without darkening as floors do when polished. We will machine sand your floors to a bare surface. It is important not to remove too much of the wood as this is detrimental to your floor. The sanding is therefore, considrered a skilled operation. Thereafter, we will apply three coats of floor laquer. The application is done using a mohair roller, which ensures a coating of thicker proportions than that of a normal painters coat. The entire floor is hand sanded with a fine sand paper, between first and second coats.

A recent innovation is the development of polyurethane especially for floors. Being a much thinner product, this system requires a first coat of floor lacquer followed by two coats of polyurethane in lieu of the three coats of lacquer. It is extremely hard wearing and has a very high shine. The price is higher and the added durability is not justified in normal domestic applications. It is recommended for use in Restaurants and Halls. The sanding and application are the same as for floor lacquer. Many Restaurants as well as a number of Halls, Dining Halls and functional rooms at schools, the University and Pietermaritzburg City Hall have floors treated in this manner.

The most recent product range on offer is the Swedish Bona range. This is water based polyurethane and is therefore considered more eco friendly. The system of sanding and application remain the same and only the appearance and durability vary. This comes in gloss or silk matt (very popular) options and offers strength, durability, beauty and overcoatability.

The process is simple. Phone A.G.Hall and book your job in. One of the Hall Family will asssist you in deciding how long the job will take and when best to book your appointment. We work on a simple square meter rate which you will find pleasingly inexpensive. There is a minimum of dust and all we need is for you to clear the furniture from your rooms and to provide the use of your electricity. We will take care of the rest.

A useful tip which minimises scratching of your newly laquered floors is to cut small discs of felt, and glue them to the underside of table and chair legs