Tricky moments during floor sealing

Maintaining your floors in an excellent condition is undoubtedly a challenging task, especially when it comes to floors in commercial buildings visited by hundreds of people every day. As the time passes, the hardwood floors require sanding and sealing. No matter if you need to restore the glossy condition of the office floor or you are about to start a floor sealing project at home, here are a few tips to consider in order to achieve the best results:

• First of all, you have to know the type of finish. Most hardwood floors are made of oak and they are usually sealed with polyurethane. Given that, you have to decide which of the following approaches you would like to apply. You can either book for a floor sanding service and ask the technicians to sand down to bare wood or you can just remove the top layer of the polyurethane. Your local carpet cleaning Portsmouth company can’t help you in this case.

• Before the start of the floor sanding procedure, make sure you take everything out of the room/ office in order to avoid damages, not to mention that if you neglect the above recommendation, the company might charge you extra.

• In order to ensure the perfect end result, you need to pay attention to the gaps and holes and fill them up before you put the new sealant. As for the floor sanding itself, the best thing you can do is to start with a heavier grit paper. In order to avoid incidents, you have to make sure you know how to use the floor sanding machine properly. The first thing you have to remember is to never stop the machine while it is engaged.

• You are advised to use a water based finish as it has one main advantage over the oil based one. It dries faster, but if you are not experienced in floor sealing, you should opt for the oil based one as it allows you to correct your mistakes and it is more suitable for high traffic areas.

• When you are so busy with this procedure, you won’t have enough time for efficient domestic cleaning Portsmouth, so it’s better to hire a professional company.

These were some of the essential details you need to know, but make sure you do a thorough research prior to staring your DIY project.