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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Hardwood Floors – Finishes and Effects


Hardwood floors are a very desirable home feature or an improvement depending on what you are up to – a renovation or a new house built.
If you are fitting in new hardwood floors, there isn't too much to worry about as the technicians will put the thing together using fresh boards so you only have to deal with the finish and lacquering of the newly fitted boards. 

On the other hand, repairing and renovating old floorboards requires some other techniques and methods, again it is best to leave these tasks to qualified professionals. If you are new to wood floors installation technicians and suppliers can offer you good quality timber and a good price on installation as this the make or break point when it comes to solid wood floors. If you are dealing with old floorboards, the first thing to do is to sand back the exiting finish right back to bare timber. This will give you a nice clean slate to work with. Bare timber will be quite receptive of the new stain, paint or lacquer, as long as all of it has been removed with the electric sander – it will take you weeks to do it without the help of power tools so don't even attempt it. The basic stain or the first coating the wood receives will be the one which determines what happens next, meaning: if you decide to lime the freshly stripped floorboards then you will follow through with a treatment that gives you light, airy look and feel. 

One the other hand, staining the wood, especially pine, in a dark, rich colour will have to be followed by a treatment which really enhances the room and makes for a heavier setting. Usually well treated dark timber should resemble naturally dark wood like wedge. For more info on complete staining and sealing systems for wood flooring London based specialists will prove to be of help. Wood wash is the other popular way to finish the floor. Subtle colours are laid along the floorboards as to  accent certain grain patterns and hide others.

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