PUTTING LIFE BACK INTO NEGLECTED FLOORBOARDS

A selling point in some old houses can be the traditional floorboards that are hidden underneath a pile of dust along with a nasty old carpet. These floorboards have likely been neglected and forgotten about over the last few years and will need a serious amount of attention to bring them back to life.

There are a number of steps which you need to take to ensure your new wood flooring is protected from any harm as well as looking visually magnificent. You want your traditional hard wood floorboards to look amazing once you walk into a space.

Before you do any work in your floorboards your self, you should talk with a specialist who knows everything there is to know about hard wood flooring. Hiring somebody to take care of your floorboards will ensure that you get a top excellent finish.

First, the floorboards will need to be sanded. This is usually done by system and it might take a very long time to make it through the layers of almost any varnish and paint that may exist . Stripping back the hardwood floorboards to their original state will provide you a blank canvas for you to work on. Once sanded the floorboards could be well prepared and varnished.