Natural wooden floors are lovely. The variety of grains and patterns in real wood floorboards create a beautiful, natural effect in your home or office space. This is something that is simply not available with mass-produced floors. However, gaps often appear between the floorboards. We all know that London weather is notoriously temperamental. Changes in temperature, along with modern heating and house movements, cause floorboards to retract and expand due to the water molecules inside them. This creates natural shrinkage, leaving gaps between each board. The gaps collect dust and hair, making cleaning more difficult, as well causing drafts and creaking. At its worst, this process of shrinking and expanding can cause the wood to warp and the floor to buckle.
Traditionally, a floor restoration expert would make floor filler from the clean dust of the wooden floor and mix this with resin. They would achieve the perfect consistency and mass-fill the floor, sealing gaps and reducing drafts. While this is still an option for many floors (and you can talk to one of our specialists about this), Quicksand offers an easier and faster option that achieves professional, natural wood floors without the annoying gaps.
Floor filling! Traditionally, a floor restoration expert made a filler from the clean dust of the wood floor mixed with a resin. They would achieve the perfect consistency and mass fill the floor, sealing gaps and reducing drafts. While this is still an option for many floors (and you can talk to one of our specialists about this), Quicksand offers an easier and faster option that achieves professional, natural wood floors without the annoying gaps.
Filling of parquet flooring is essential in the restoration of existing timber flooring to give the floor a full and solid look.
This is achieved by mixing clean dust from the sanding mixed with a water-based non-toxic resin to make a paste which can be sanded flat when dry and has an appearance exactly the same colour as the existing floor.
‘Sliver’ is a filler we use to close the gaps. This filler prevents dust build-up and allows you to achieve a professional-looking floor with minimal fuss. It is a filler that does not shrink over time, as many do; nor does it fall between the floorboard gaps or become loose. It also doesn’t change colour or reduce the quality of your floor’s finish.
Professionals make slivers from strips or wedges of reclaimed floorboard. This helps it blend into the natural look of your floor. Quicksand’s unique take on this technique uses a wedge of reclaimed, high-quality pine. This fills floorboard gaps, prevents dust build-up and, importantly, can handle applications of varnish in the same way that your ordinary wooden floor can. This allows us to apply a water-borne sealer finish, which allows the floor to keep its natural colour without fading, or even another form of oil or wax. It also provides a solution to applying floorboards to areas with a pipe beneath, in which nails cannot be used.
Filling of parquet flooring is essential in restoration of existing timber flooring to give the floor a full and solid look.
This is achieved by mixing clean dust from the sanding mixed with a water-based non toxic resin to make a paste which can be sanded flat when dry and an appearance exactly he same colour as the existing floor.
‘Sliver’ is a filler we use to close the gaps. This filler prevents dust build-up and allowing you to achieve a professional-looking floor with minimal fuss. It is a filler that does not shrink over time, as many do, nor fall between the floorboard gaps and become loose. Neither does it change colour and reduce the quality of your floor’s finish.
Professionals make sliver from strips or wedges of reclaimed floorboard. This helps it blend into the natural look of your floor. Quicksand’s unique take on this technique uses a wedge of reclaimed, high-quality pine. This fills floorboard gaps, prevents dust build up and, importantly, can handle applications of varnish in the same way that your ordinary wooden floor can. This allows us to apply a water-borne sealer finish, which keeps floors their natural colour without fading, or even another form of oil or wax. It also provides a solution to applying floorboards to areas with a pipe beneath, in which nails cannot be used.
Generally speaking, you’ll need to get your flooring professionally cleaned annually to restore the wood’s natural finish. We recommend cleaning your flooring regularly to prevent grime and dirt from accumulating. Using a gentle cleaning product will keep your floors gleaming until their next professional polish is due, without damaging the natural grain.
The cost of your floor cleaning depends on the type of natural wood floorboards and how well you’ve restored them over the years. We approach every one of our cases individually, depending on the size and scale of your project.
Whether your business is a school, swimming pool or national theatre, our professional team gives your wooden flooring a new lease of life. Get in touch to discuss your business’s needs with our commercial floor cleaning specialists.
