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Wooden floor repairs

Water damage, a squeaking board, gaps you can see the joist through, a burnt spot in front of the stove — these are fixed before any finish goes on, in wood that matches what is already there.

  • ApproachMatch, not patch
  • FillerYour own sanding dust
  • FinishedWith the whole floor
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An oak strip floor being sanded by the garden doors, pale sanded wood to the left and darker, stained wood still to come on the right

The full story

Repair first, finish second — never the other way round

Damaged boards are cut out and replaced with matching wood, taken from a hidden part of the floor where possible so the patch shares the same age and grain. Once sanded and finished with the rest of the floor, a good repair stops being visible.

Gaps and creaks come from movement. Boards are refixed to the joists, wedges and slivers are glued into the wider gaps, and only the fine ones are filled with a paste made from your own sanding dust so the colour matches.

Some things are not worth repairing, and you will hear that too. If half the floor has rot or the boards are sanded down to the tongue, replacing that section — or laying a new floor over the same subfloor — is the cheaper answer. We lay floors as well as repair them, so that is a second quote rather than a dead end.

Right for you if

  • Water damage, burn marks or a section that has been cut for pipework
  • Creaking, springy boards or gaps that show daylight
  • An older floor worth keeping rather than replacing

On the day

How a repair runs

  1. Find the cause

    A wet board is pointless to replace while the leak is live — the source is checked first.

  2. Cut out and match

    Damaged sections are cut back to a joist and replaced with wood matched for species, width and grain.

  3. Refix and close

    Loose boards screwed down from below where possible, gaps wedged and glued, fine gaps filled.

  4. Sand in and finish

    The repair is sanded flush with the field and finished together with the rest, so it disappears.

Scope

What the quote covers — and what it does not

No surprises on the invoice. This is the standard scope for a repair job; anything outside it is listed and priced separately before work starts.

Included as standard

  • On-site assessment of cause and extent before quoting
  • Cutting out damaged sections back to a joist
  • Matched replacement boards, salvaged where possible
  • Refixing loose boards, wedging and gluing gaps
  • Sanding the repair flush with the surrounding floor

Quoted separately

  • The finish over the repaired area
  • Joist, insulation and levelling work found underneath
  • Tracing or fixing the leak that caused water damage
  • Sourcing rare widths, species or patterned blocks

The result

A repair you cannot find afterwards

Drag the handle to compare the damaged section with the same area repaired, sanded and finished.

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Hallway oak herringbone parquet restored to an even, warm tone after sanding
Oak herringbone parquet in a hallway, stained dark by water damage in front of a wardrobe
beforeafter

Finish options

Four ways to finish the same floor

Colour and sheen change how a room reads. Thomasparketpro brings samples so you can judge them on your own boards, in your own light.

  • Wide-plank light oak floor running towards garden doors, still at the finishing stage

    Natural oil

    MATT · WARM

    Deepens the wood a shade and keeps the grain open.

  • Pitch pine plank floor sanded back to a natural pale tone in a room with a bay window

    White oil

    MATT · LIGHT

    Holds back the yellow in oak and lifts a dark room.

  • Old pine floorboards sanded smooth and even, in front of tall panelled double doors

    Hardwax

    SATIN · TOUGH

    Looks like oil, resists water like a light lacquer.

  • An oak strip floor divided by a line of masking tape, raw sanded wood on one side and freshly lacquered wood on the other, roller in the foreground

    Lacquer

    MATT TO GLOSS

    A sealed film for stairs, hallways and shops.

Oil · hardwax · lacquer, side by side
PropertyOilHardwaxLacquer
LookMatt, open grainMatt or satinMatt, satin or gloss
Feel underfootLike bare woodWood with a closed topSealed film
Water and spillsWipe up promptlyBeads on the surfaceBest in class
Local repairSpot by spotRefresh a routeScreen the whole area
CleaningOil soap, damp mopWax soap, damp mopNeutral cleaner, damp mop
Refresh interval2–4 years3–5 years7–10 years

Sanding sits underneath all three — the choice is only about the finish on top.

A dishwasher leak took out four boards. They found matching wood under the cupboard and I genuinely cannot see where it was.
Ground floor in Haarlem · 6 boards replaced
Wide pine floorboards running through a canal-house living room past an open white staircase to tall front windows

What drives the price

Priced per project, not per guess

Every quote is written after seeing the floor. These are the factors that move the number up or down, so you know what you are being asked about.

  1. Extent of damage

    A single board is an hour; a rotten corner under a radiator is a different job.

  2. Matching wood

    Common oak strip is easy; wide old pine or a patterned parquet block takes sourcing.

  3. Access

    Boards under kitchen units, pipes or fixed furniture cost more time than open floor.

  4. Subfloor work

    Joists, insulation or levelling issues found underneath are quoted separately, never assumed.

Start with the area

Measure your rooms in a minute — the total travels with your quote request, so the first reply already fits your project.

  • Multiple rooms in one total
  • Comma or period decimals
  • No account, no obligation
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Afterwards

Keeping the finish

Once repaired and finished, the area is cared for exactly like the rest of the floor — but keep an eye on the cause.

First month

Watch the moisture

A repaired water spot is the best early-warning system you have; a new stain means the leak is back.

Ongoing

Mats at the door

Grit at entrances is what wears both new boards and old ones fastest.

Yearly

Check the fixings

A returning creak usually means one screw, not a new repair.

Questions

Asked before every job

Something else on your mind? Ask it in the quote request — you get a written answer, not a call centre.

The machines extract at the source into sealed bags, so there is no cloud and no grey layer on your shelves. Expect a fine film in the first days — as with any work in a lived-in house — and doorways screened off while the machines run.

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Have a damaged floor you would rather keep?

Send the room measurements and a photo of the floor — you get an honest recommendation and a written quote.

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