Case Study: Floor Sanding Northern Beaches

Robin first approached us to rip up the carpet and restore the original floorboards of two bedrooms and one living area in his 1930s Mosman home. The funny part of this Northern Beaches floor sanding story is how we did the quote. We were right in the middle of Covid-19 lockdown and social distancing was paramount, so we had to adapt! This was our first-ever FaceTime Quote! Robyn took Lucio for a tour of his 1930s Mosman home with his phone, and it worked beautifully! We took down all the details and gave Robin an instant quote over the phone for the rooms he requested. We luckily had a gap in the schedule the following week, with several jobs having being canceled due to the pandemic. So seven days later we got to work!

The home had already been renovated numerous times over the last century, so when we pulled up the old floor coverings, it was like unveiling history. We found a slab from where an old fireplace was, a chipboard section that was an extension of a bay window that needed to be integrated into the original floor. The floor itself was 62mm wide tallow, which is very rare now and only really still being milled for timber floor restoration and repairs and extensions to old original homes.

As the client began to see the potential of transforming his home, he asked if we could restore his original Oregon Pine staircase, which was underneath a carpet runner with the handrails painted in a chocolate brown colour. We sanded back through a further blue, green, and white layer of paint, to finally reveal original Oregon underneath. This was an extremely detailed and time-consuming process, which required specialised tools and skills. After we stained the handrails, steps, and risers in black japan, and top coated with a Satin Low Sheen, the result was stunning… and what a difference from the chocolate brown paint and old carpet!

Overall this Northern Beaches floor sanding project took our team 10 working days to complete, and the client was amazed at how much could be achieved in this time, with the extra mile of effort and considerate craftsmanship.

In the client’s own words after the job was complete: “Lucio and his team did an amazing job restoring all the old tallowwood floors in my 1930s house, including a section that had been under two layers of tiles for 50 years! They were very professional, polite, tidy, and took a lot of pride in their work. The results were excellent – see the pics.”