Flooring Renovation

Renovating floors may require a variety of tasks, from cleaning and maintenance, repairing existing flooring or even entirely removing and replacing flooring. The kind of restoration work will be based upon the sort of the existing floor. In older houses with period floors like flagstone, quarry tile or parquet, renovation will generally entail repair and cleaning of the present floor as it will likely be an attractive element of the home. In modern houses with carpet or hardwood floors, restoration is more likely to require entirely exchanging the current floors, either like for like using a similar material, or by changing from one material to another. For wooden flooring, the process of restoration commonly involves sanding the top layer of hardwood down, cleaning and then revarnishing or staining. Tile floors can be cleaned and any broken or damaged tiles exchanged, followed by regrouting or resealing. For carpets, maintenance can usually only extend to cleaning of the pile, any further issues or damage will commonly require replacing the carpet. Professional floor renovation companies can advise you of the best solution to breathe new life into tired floors or bring old floors up to a high standard. Specialist tools might also be necessary for repairing or replacing flooring.