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One flat, clean surface — before anything is applied
A floor is sanded in passes. The first coarse pass takes down the old finish and the worst of the damage, the next passes remove the marks left by the pass before it, and a fine pass closes the grain so the finish does not blotch. Edges and corners are done with a separate machine, then blended into the field so you cannot see where one machine stopped.
The machines are connected to extraction, so the dust goes into a sealed bag rather than onto your shelves. Doorways are screened off and the room is left swept — you will still find a fine film in the first days, as with any building work, but not the grey cloud people remember.
Sanding is also the moment a floor tells you what it needs. Loose boards, old filler, nails and gaps show up under the machine, and get dealt with before the finish goes on rather than being sealed underneath it.
Right for you if
- A floor with scratches, grey patches or a worn, flaking finish
- A newly laid unfinished floor that needs to be levelled and closed
- A colour or sheen change — a new finish only holds on bare wood
