Strip Filled Floor

Friday just gone, Paul popped over to a client's house to strip and fill. Please, refrain from the jokes.

As you can see from the first photo, the black between the boards lends nothing to the overall appeal of a wooden floor. So, manned with his tools, Paul (and his assistant, Greg) stripped back the varnish and lacquer, and began the process of renewing this wooden floor.

before

during

after

It's not until you see the before and after images that you truly realise the difference between the two. How dated and worn your wooden flooring has become. Some people like the rustic look and that's fine, but upkeep is essential for any wooden floor. The filling, that once blended seamlessly into the grain, then effectively becomes dark track marks and do nothing but highlight the dirt that has accumulated over the years, sometimes, decades of neglect.

Too much repeated varnishing may look like it's protecting your floors, but all it's really doing is layering it and hiding the beauty below. 

Here at Art of Clean, we pride ourselves in the service we provide. The floors that benefit from the expertise of a specialist like Paul or Greg, will stand the test of time. They are cared for and guaranteed to last.

If you'd like to see a brief clip of the mighty Paul in action, click on the link below or go to our YouTube channel for more fantastic videos in the world of wood floor sanding and many other adventures.

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Wood Floor Sanding,

Stone floor Cleaning,

Carpet Cleaning,

Rug Cleaning,

Upholstery Cleaning 

Leather Furniture Cleaning, 

Working for domestic or commercial clients throughout Cambridgeshire, Essex, Suffolk and Hertfordshire.

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Parquet floor filling in Cambridge

Although it’s not always necessary we sometimes have to fill the gaps between the boards before sanding, here is a recent floor where we had to fill the gaps between the boards, please pics before and after. The process is quite simple and it can really make a difference to a floor. If the floor has gaps of 2mm max we will be able to create mix of fine sand with resin (an alcohol based product is better than other solvents), and then we fill the gaps in the wooden floor, we would strongly recommend that we fill the gaps in the entire floor so that there are no parts which stand out afterwards as being different. However we can only fill the gaps if the floor is solid, i.e situated on a concrete floor, as if the floor is placed on a flexible surface it can cause movement and the filler will come out over time. But our specialised team will be able to offer advice on whether it is a viable option for your floor. If the gaps are more than 2mm we would need to fill the gaps with strips of pre-manufactured V shaped tips of wood, as if the gaps are too large these would come out over time.

The strips are then dipped in glue and then driven between the gaps. If the strips of wood then protrude above the level of the wooden floor we will then sand it flat, once it has dried the next day. Here are some pics of the before and after, the customer was really impressed with how the floor now looks as good as new.