Here at The Woodstock Flooring Company we have developed working practices to minimise the impact on your busy life whilst we work. We never take risks with your floors. We use only the very best professional sanding machines (Lagler Hummel © and Bosch ©,) which produce the finest finishes whilst capturing over 95% of the wood dust they produce.

Lesser machines available for hire (commonly used by 'DIYers',) are not capable of producing the best quality finish, often deeply scoring the wood, making a quality finish impossible, and commonly producing high levels of hazardous dust. We are regularly called in to undo the mistakes of those who thought they could save a little money, or that floor restoration looked easy. Our advice would be - ask for a free consultation before you take the DIY route.

We use a wide range of high quality stains and finishes, but most popular is the 'Spectra' © range, a water-based, polyurathane, polymer coating that hardens to a fine finish, is maintenance free and wipe-clean with only a damp cloth. Even dried-in red wine or coffee stains come off with a single wipe. No detergents are required. A further single 'top-up' coat every two to five years (dependant on traffic volume,) is all that is required to bring this amazingly practical finish back to 100%. Spectra brings out the natural tones in any wood. It is micro-porous, which means it allows the wood to breathe, preventing buckling and warping, which can happen if traditional, non-porous varnishes are used. However, we regularly finish in a wide variety of professional waxes, oils and varnishes too.

Where there have been repairs or new floors placed next to old ones, we can even match new wood in with the old, using commercial stains, or natural stains we have developed ourselves.

See the 'continuous belt' sanders we use here: www.lagler.com.au/hummel.htm