Balham, SW12 and SW17
Floor sanding and restoration in Balham.
Victorian pine restored back to natural, family-house refinishing for kitchens and hallways, and the herringbone surprises that turn up under carpets.
Balham, SW12 and SW17
Victorian pine restored back to natural, family-house refinishing for kitchens and hallways, and the herringbone surprises that turn up under carpets.
Balham sits in our regular working circuit between Clapham and Tooting, a mix of well-kept Victorian and Edwardian terraces, a few mansion blocks closer to the High Road, and a steady run of family refurbishments that come to us through word of mouth. Pine boards dominate, which suits the way we work: full sand-back, gap fill, then a clear oil or lacquer that lets the timber do the talking.
Most of our Balham jobs are full ground-floor refinishes, hallway, lounge, dining room, sometimes through to a rear extension where the boards transition to engineered. Increasingly, we're also being asked about whitewashed and bleached finishes for first-floor bedrooms, which work surprisingly well on the heavier-grain pine that Balham terraces typically have.
Yes, pine takes a whitewash beautifully if it's sanded to the right grit and the pigment is applied evenly. We do an on-site sample on your actual floor before committing.
Yes. Most gaps under 3 mm we fill with a resin-and-sawdust slurry; wider ones get slivered pine. Either way, the draughts stop and the finished floor reads as one continuous surface.
Yes, for almost every postcode we cover. We come out, look at the floor, take measurements and send a detailed quote within 48 hours. No deposit, no obligation.
Our sanders run on sealed Bona and Lägler extraction units that capture around 95% of the dust at source. You won't get the cloud-the-house effect that older sanders leave behind.
Yes. We work room by room and leave the rest of the house usable. You can sleep in the property the same night a sand is happening, in a different room.
Tell us a little about the project. We come out, take measurements, talk through finishes and follow up with a detailed quote. No deposit, no obligation.