Flooring Renovation

Renovating floors could involve a variety of tasks, from cleaning and maintenance, repairing existing flooring or even completely removing and replacing floors. The kind of restoration work will vary among the form of the pre-existing flooring. In older properties with period floors such as flagstone, quarry tile or parquet, restoration will generally involve repair and cleaning of the current floor as it will likely be an attractive feature of the property. In modern houses with carpet or wood flooring, restoration is more likely to require totally exchanging the current flooring, either like for like employing a similar material, or by changing from one material to another. For wooden flooring, the procedure of restoration commonly involves sanding the top layer of real wood down, cleaning and then revarnishing or staining. Tile flooring can be cleaned and any broken or damaged tiles exchanged, accompanied by regrouting or resealing. For carpets, maintenance can usually only extend to cleaning of the pile, any further problems or damage will commonly require replacing the carpet. Experienced floor renovation companies can advise you of the best method to breathe new life into tired floors or bring old floors up to a high standard. Specialist tools may also be required for repairing or replacing flooring.