Machine and edge sanding to bare timber, removing scratches, cupping and old finish.
Hardwax-oil or lacquer in the sheen and colour you choose, including colour-matching.
Modern dust-extraction equipment keeps mess to a minimum in occupied homes.
We inspect the floor, check board thickness and agree the finish and colour.
Coarse-to-fine sanding removes the old finish and levels the surface.
Gaps, splits and damaged boards are filled or replaced as needed.
We apply your chosen oil or lacquer in multiple coats and leave it ready to walk on.
We supply and fit with our own trained team across Cambridge and Cambridgeshire, work to order, and stand behind the result with a workmanship guarantee. Visit our showroom at 3 The Broadway, Mill Road, Cambridge to see and walk on samples.
Cost depends on floor size, condition and finish. We provide a fixed quote after assessing the floor at your home or from photos and measurements.
Yes, provided the wear layer is thick enough. We check board thickness first so we never sand through the veneer.
Most rooms are sanded and finished in one to three days depending on size, repairs and the drying time of the chosen finish.
A solid or engineered oak floor with a real wear layer can be sanded back and refinished rather than replaced — often the most cost-effective way to transform a room.
Our floor sanding in Cambridge uses dust-extracted machines that keep the mess to a minimum, working through progressively finer grits to leave a flat, even surface ready for oil or lacquer. We assess the boards first: a floor with enough thickness left in the wear layer can be brought back to near-new, while one that has been over-sanded in the past may need a different plan, which we will tell you honestly.
Most projects run to clearing and protecting the room, punching down any proud nails, sanding through the grits, filling where needed, and finishing with the oil or lacquer you choose. We can shift the tone of a floor at this stage too — warming it, greying it, or matching it to a newer floor in an adjoining room. See our finishes guide for the options.
Yes, if it has a genuine oak wear layer of sufficient thickness — most quality engineered boards can take at least one or two careful sand-and-refinish cycles. We check the board before quoting.
Far less than people expect. We use dust-extracted equipment, so while no sanding is completely dust-free, the great majority is captured at source.
Yes — sanding back to bare wood is the ideal moment to re-tone a floor with a stain or coloured oil before sealing it.