Wood Sanding and Finishing Cambridge UK: Wood Sanding at the department of Chemistry

Being called in by Cambridge University is a real honour, it shows trust and belief in our abilities. As such, we took great care and pride in this job.

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Master sander, Paul, led the way.

To say that this job was sizeable, might be an understatement. We'd been along a couple of months prior to sand the floor and they were just finishing with the building work. So it's fair to say there was a touch of feather dusting needed.

The parquet flooring ran the length of the rooms, spanned a full five aisles and sat on the second floor of the building.

As you might imagine, this was not a one day gig. In fact, we needed a full three days to get the floor to standard, but that is of little concern, as the end product is all that matters. For this job we enlisted the aide of Nathan, Greg and new boy, Ben.

Day One: Cleaning. We find it best to give a wooden floor a very good wash. Especially after the grit and grime that's often left-over after the builders have been in.

Day Two: The first coat of primer is laid.

Day Three: Lacquer.

Paul buffing.

Greg in action

Ben lacquering-up.

After the job is at an end, that's when you see the reward after days of hard, sweaty, back-breaking graft.

Parquet flooring always reminds me of the old gym at my school, growing up. The shapes and texture distracted more times than I'd care to admit from the sport I was supposed to be playing, so, when we have a chance to sand, buff and lacquer a floor that will ultimately turn out like this, we jump at the opportunity.

Just think of all the scientific breakthroughs that will come in this beautifully floored room. Who knows, maybe one or two will come as a result of an unexpected spillage on said floor.

Once in a while you might feel the urge to sand a floor yourself and we encourage you to try, it's a great sense of accomplishment when completed. To embark on such a job, you'll need all the lotions and potions available. We recommend Pallmann. Just visit our online shop and you'll find everything you need to make your floor glisten like the Cambridge Department of Chemistry.

Alternatively, you can always call the professionals.