Why is oil finish important?

Finishing your wooden floors is extremely important, it effect as a barrier between the natural wood and everything that it contacts with – foot traffic, pets, heavy furniture and other surface objects. It helps extend the floorboards life and helps keep your floor looking wonderful for longer time period.

Oil penetrates into the wood and accentuates both the colour and grain of the floor, whilst also making a protection layer. The molecules in the oil are small enough to seep deep down into the wood and make a strong form of protection. This also prevents the look and feel of a gloss on the surface of the floor. In addition to providing a natural outlook, oiled floors offer the chance of being spot repaired in the event of surface damage.

The colour and finish of the oils is completely up to you. Finishes include glossy, satin, semi-matt and matt. An oil finish is extremely durable and hardwearing which helps protect your wooden floors from getting used. Other positive thing for an oil finish is that it enhances the woods natural character. An oil finish protection will help your wooden floor to deal with the scratches and traffic to 10 years!

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5 things that are harming your wooden flooring and how to prevent them

Wooden flooring can add a timeless and cosy element to any room, as well as create a clean, easy to maintain surface for some of the most heavily-used rooms in the house. It really doesn’t take very much to keep a wooden floor looking as good as new, adn here are some tips to help you doing it!

Scratching – As we drag furniture and move household stuff around we harm our flooring surface, to prevent scratches you can start using floor protectors. They must be placed underneath furniture items. They got popular by getting used furniture such as tables and chairs, TV cabinets. Using rubber or felt floor protectors also helps you in cleaning the floor easier! With those items you’ll be albe to slide the furniture without worrying about damaging the floor!

Vacuuming – Vacuum with a rotating brush could be a very abrasive to your hardwood floors. For weekly cleaning you can use a vacuum with a simple floor brush attachment. If you do it daily you can opt for a soft, bristle broom or a mop that has been treated with a dusting agent to pick up even of pet hair and little dust !

Using water too often on your flooring –  Althought modern floor types these days are  more water resistant, cleaning with a wet mop needs to be done only on each one- two months depending on big the foot traffic is in this specific area. As you know – the dirt and oil can build up over time, as you are using a high class wood-cleaning product you are preventing it, but for a complete prevention you might wipe up any excess moisture to prevent standing water!

Leaving the dirt too long before cleaning – Dirt and dust can scratch your floor when they stay for too long on it’s surface. You may prevent this by placing mats on both the inside and outside of main doors in home or office, so they can capture the dirt when people enter. By cleaning the floor regularly and using those simple methods your floors will be protected!

Rough cleaning of stain– Avoid using steel wool, harsh chemicals or scouring powder to remove the spot marks because you are only harming your flooring doing this. Instead we suggest you to opt for a soft cloth soaked in flooring cleaner and gently try to remove the mark by hand, if it doesn’t work you may call an expert because an advice from our carpenters is – try not to clean your floors in sections!

How to keep a wooden floor looking as good as new?

Wooden flooring can add a timeless and cosy element to any room, as well as create a clean, easy to maintain surface for some of the most heavily-used rooms in the house. It really doesn’t take very much to keep a wooden floor looking as good as new, adn here are some tips to help you doing it!

Avoid scratches and scuffs early -You can start protecting the floor from the moment it is fitted by adding felt pads to the bottoms of any cabinets, tables and chairs which are likely to be moved across the floor. These are inexpensive and will make all of the difference to the condition of the floor over time. It may also be a good idea to make it a rule within the home that people take their shoes off when they come in.

Regular cleaning- Although wooden flooring is much easier to maintain than carpets, it still does require regular upkeep. The easiest way for you to do this is with a dust pad on a broom handle. This will pick up all of the dust, hair and micro fibres and make for a much cleaner result than simply using a vacuum cleaner. If you are going to use a vacuum cleaner, remember to flip down the brushes on the head to avoid scratches on the floor. You can use water to clean the flooring, but remember that a sponge is better than a mop!

Regular sanding and waxing- Obviously this doesn’t need to be performed all of the time, but regular floor sanding and waxing will bring the floor back to life in a way that cleaning cannot. Even once every year or so will have the floor looking like it was just laid.

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How to save your wooden floor for a long time

A lot of people prefer wooden flooring for their homes or offices. And that’s understandable – hardwood flooring looks so classy! But when you have this type of flooring, you have to know that it’s really important to take care of it.

Hardwood flooring is smooth and to keep it surface like that we recommend you to be careful not to damage it. It needs care – just like everything luxurious. That’s why we created that kind of floor care that can keep the wood looking fresh as long as possible!

Wе offer brand new floor sanding techniques for those who have already damaged thier floors. Our machines are 99% dust free, and also are gentle to the wooden ground. Floor sanding is amazing and propriate if you want to invest in the long lasting “life” of your parquet.

Another good way to take care of your hardwood floor is polishing. Our firm has many different types of top coats. If you want something more cheerful, our experts can offer you colourful polishing. That’s awesome! And kids love it ! We adore to see the smiles on their faces, when they play with pleasure on the refreshed ground.

So, if you think that it’s time to refresh the atmosphere at home – take a look at our new offers and contact us now for free!

Improving your home interior with hardwood

Everyone makes choices about their home and interior. We see this increase in tendencies of improving your home with hardwood. A classic hardwood is back on top. The wooden floor in each room gives comfort, tranquillity and warmth and these are the main reasons why our customers are choosing it!

If you’re thinking of putting a new hardwood floors, you can’t go wrong. All types of hardwood floors have natural beauty and fit well with any interior — modern, traditional, country, you name it! Hardwood are good also for kitchens and basements but there they require a special considerations.

Wood floors fill these spaces with an instant classic feel, traditional look and beauty that you can experience over the years and this is important because home is place that doesn’t just exist outside, but it is living inside us! To have a home that we love is important for our emotional health and also to feel good in our home and there are just a few things that every home should be full of – laugh , games, good vibes and a shiny smooth wooden flooring!

Modern home renovation

Modern home owners are now holding on to an interior magazines vision about their home area and they forgot that there are things which are making our home more comfortable and good looking and these are the little details we put from us. An old photo frame, a traditional blanket, or even the original wood floors of the place. The appearance that wooden floors have in your home is not easy to explain, but we have realised that they are very important for each home environment! Not important only like a high class material beauty, but they are made from natural breathing substance which is very healthy for your home area and specially when they are kept in prime condition!

We know the best techniques in order to make your floors look stunning again! We generate any variety of wood floor and we are doing incredible work. Its really hard to trust someone about this big step and enter someone else in your home, but you can trust to our skilled experts! Our company provide customers with a services as covering all aspects of sanding,gap filling, painting and everything your floor needs! We had chosen our priority and it is to provide high quality floor renovation services! You have a floor in need of care or renovation? Contact us for a no-obligation quote 24/7 and enjoy the new look of your old flooring!

SOFTWOODS top 3

SOFTWOODS top 3 :

PINE: Pine is a softwood which grows in most areas of the Northern Hemisphere. There are more than 100 species worldwide.

Properties: Pine is a soft, white or pale yellow wood which is light weight, straight grained and lacks figure.It resists shrinking and swelling. Knotty pine is often used for decorative effect.
Uses: Pine is often used for country or provincial furniture. Pickled, whitened, painted and oil finishes are often used on this wood.

ASH: There are 16 species of ash which grow in the eastern United States. Of these, the white ash is the largest and most commercially important.

Properties: Ash is a hard, heavy, ring porous hardwood. It has a prominent grain that resembles oak, and a white to light brown colour. Ash can be differentiated from hickory (pecan) which it also resembles, by white dots in the darker summer wood which can be seen with the naked eye. Ash burls have a twisted, interwoven figure.
Uses: Ash is widely used for structural frames and steam bent furniture pieces. It is often less expensive than comparable hardwoods.

HICKORY: There are 15 species of hickory in the eastern United States, eight of which are commercially important.

Properties: Hickory is one of the heaviest and hardest woods available. Pecan is a species of hickory sometimes used in furniture. It has a close grain without much figure.
Uses: Wood from the hickory is used for structural parts, especially where strength and thinness are required. Decorative hickory veneers are also commonly used.