Solid Oak Floor Sanding & Oiling with Osmo Polyx

Before the renovation works...

The oak solid wood flooring in this Wandsworth property was overall looking tired and in serious need of refinishing. During our obligation-free survey, we did detailed inspection of the floors and discussed with the client all possible options.

Upon receipt of our quote with pricing & spec for the solid oak restoration service, our client has decided to go for floor sanding of 58 sqm solid oak flooring and finishing the floors in matt hardwax-oil.

How the floor restoration was completed...

One of the challenges we experienced while working on this project, was the amount of furniture, which we had to work around in stages.

Hardwood flooring comes usually as "tongue-and-groove" planks and would have approx. 6-7 mm sandable depth, measured form the surface to the position of the T&G on the plank. This upper layer defines what is the remaining thickness available for sanding on the plank. Depending on the overall condition of the floors, the initial solid wood floor sanding may start with coarser or medium grid. The task of this initial floor sanding stage of the hardwood flooring is to remove the previous finish and provide a good level throughout all planks.

Overall, the level of the hardwood flooring is expected to be good, due to the "tongue-and-groove" locking between the planks, however due to presence of past, current or seasonal damp in some cases the planks may get slight sides curving with the time.

Sanding the floors with fine grids (80 - 120 gr) and a good rotary buff to the oak timber surface with high grid buffing screens is the most important stage in the preparation of the wooden flooring for finishing.

The solid wood flooring was consequently sealed by The Sanding Company with 1 coat of primer and 2 coats of Osmo Polyx Hardwax-Oil in matt sheen with another light screen buff between the coats, for an excellent final touch to the finish.