Ashgrove Floor Sanding Case Study

The owners of this Ashgrove home engaged our floor sanding services to restore this old floor. It involved sanding timber floors covered in paint and tile glue. The owners had recently enclosed their sun-room as part of their renovation. They also used recycled timber to match up with their existing floor. It took many angle sands to get this area flat. The kitchen area was also covered in a layer of glue.

On the whole, the area with the most work needed was the bathroom. A rubber-based glue covered the floor and some timber rot was present in front of the shower. It was obvious water had penetrated into the entire surface over an extended period of time. At the quoting stage I let the client know I had my doubts this floor was going to be worth the effort.

The recycled timber area had excessive gaps between some of the floorboards. In the kitchen, the clients had recently pulled up some old existing floor tiles. This process had left further damage in the surface. Deep gouge marks were present throughout the kitchen from the client’s use of a hammer and chisel.

Don't make the same mistake as this client did. As you can see, they have not yet finished this new kitchen install. When renovating with polished timber floors it is always best to fully install your kitchen first. This is to avoid any damage to the finished surface from other trade work.

It was to our delight to find the glue had protected this old floor to a degree. The results were better than expected for these older timber floors. The flow-on effect of the polished floors into the bathroom was a great look and it complimented this client's renovation.