Waxing, Re-oiling & Polishing Wooden Floors in Bow?

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• Our Flooring Services in Bow
• Floor Sanding
• Wood Floor Installation
• Floor Cleaning & Polishing

Floorworks in East London...

Why Choose Our Floor Restoration and Floor Installation Services?

Choosing Floorworks for your floor restoration or wood floor installation and floor cleaning means that you choose not just a professional flooring service provider, but a reliable and long-lasting partner. Our outstanding flooring services are complemented by:

• Friendly customer service, which guarantees enjoyable customer experience.
• We offer free site surveys in 6 days of the week, by professional wood flooring surveyors.
• Well-experienced and fully insured floor fitters and floor sanding experts.
• We provide Service Guarantee - labour and materials on our installation services.
• Free advice on floor finishing products, services and after care.

What Commercial Services We Do In Bow?

For our business clients commercial flooring services to the highest industry standards. We have many local commercial floors with excellent customer satisfaction rate. Today we continue to provide outstanding commercial flooring services to:

• Business Offices, Retail & Showrooms in Bow
• Bow Schools & Nurseries
• Bow Restaurants & Pubs
• Local Churches & Community Centers
• Museums, Galleries, Theatres and other critical for dust extraction public places.

Whatever the type of flooring and whatever the need for flooring service, contact Floorworks today, regardless of the size of the project.

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See What Our Clients from Bow Say About Us...

• ★★★★★

  Very professional business - answered calls quickly and professionally and provided valuable information, the surveyor turned up on time and gave valuable advice and the fitters worked hard and were very professional, tidy and friendly. Overall the price was very fair and transparent. Highly recommend.

  Mark Pearson, homeowner from Bow, E3
• ★★★★★

  Fantastic service from Martin at Floorworks, can't recommend them enough. I needed someone to lay a parquet floor for me urgently and he sorted it all out within a week. The guys laid the floor beautifully and were so professional, I couldn't have asked for a better job.

  Tania Webb, homeowner from Bow, E3
• ★★★★★

  They were brilliant from start to finish. Ivy and Rosie in the office kept us informed at all times (good communication is often overlooked). And Alex did everything on his own over three days. He sanded all 40 sqm three times with finer grade sandpaper each time. He used at least four different machines! Then the undercoat before three coats of lacquer. There were quite a few marks and worn areas on our floor; all are now gone and it looks amazing. Thank you Floorworks!

  Joe Carr-Hill, business owner from Bow, E3

Do You Have a Question?

• Can an engineered wood flooring with underfloor heating be restored?

  Hi Tom,

  Yes, any engineered wood flooring can be sanded with or without underfloor heating, as long as the thickness of the top layer of the product is at least 3 mm.

  Engineered flooring products are manufcatured in thickness of 14-15 mm, 18 mm and 20 mm. Each time the floor is sanded, a small portion of the top layer is removed, so if the top layer becomes too thin, further sanding could compromise the integrity of the floor and potentially expose the underlying material. If you can check the thickness of your plank, you will also know how many times the floors can be sanded. 

  If you're unsure, a professional can help assess the condition of the floor and recommend the best course of action.

• Do you sand bamboo flooring?

  While bamboo (as final product) is not exactly timber, it is possible to sand and varnish bamboo flooring. However, bamboo floor sanding needs to be done with extreme care and it requires a specific approach and highly skillful flooring technicians. We will not recommend sanding and varnishing bamboo flooring yourself.  Bamboo floor sealing, for example, requires the application of solvent based, rather than water-based sealants. Also, wood floor staining is not recommended on bamboo floors.

• Make teak parquet flooring colour lighter or keep it natural

  Hi Amy,

  Before sealing, unfinished teak can resemble oak in its light color. However, once sealed, teak typically darkens to a rich brownish hue.

  Like other exotic timbers, teak can be tricky to seal with normal water-base primers and lacquers. It will leave darker shaded streaks in areas where the roller has overcoated the previous pass. To avoid this, a solvent-based primer is used, e.g. Junckers SP Primer. This type of primer provides the best base for finishing exotic timbers, and it will make the original wood colour stand out even more with a rich, deep tone.

  If you prefer to keep the unfinished look of the teak or make it lighter, the only options available will be to use invisible / raw lacquer, like the Bona Mega Natural lacquer (or similar), or stain the floors with white-tinted primer (whitewash), such as Bona White primer or Junckers Prelak White. 

  The challenge here is how to apply these products on teak timber and avoid roller marks during the application. Applying these finishes on teak can be challenging, and we highly recommend to have a professional with experience in exotic woods handle the application.

  Ideally, timbers like teak, merbau, mahogany, walnut, jatoba should be left in their natural look.

And Some Frequently Asked Questions...

• Can you extend existing flooring over a fireplace hearth?

  Yes, if you are planning to remove a fireplace hearth and you have parquet flooring, floorboards or planked flooring we may be able to help. After the repairs, with matching the floor spare material, the floors will need to be sanded and refinished.

• What details are required for a Quick floor sanding quote?

  To provide a quick qoute over the phone or by email, we would need to know:

  • the type of flooring you have

  • how many square meters of flooring requires sanding and refinishing

  • if any floor repairs are requited - missing or damaged blocks / planks

  • if you would like to change the colour with floor staining service

  For written quotations, please provide your contact details and address of your property in Bow.

• Can I book floor sanding service on the weekend?

  Yes, our sanding and sealing service are available to book over the weekend. However, please note that this process is noisy, and noise restrictions often apply in flats and residential areas with blocks.

  If your property is a house, we highly encourage you to inform your neighbors about the upcoming work.

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