Restoration

Most worn floors can besaved

A worn wooden floor is rarely past saving. Under the scuffs and old varnish there is usually solid timber worth keeping. We sand it back, put the damage right and seal it, often for far less than a replacement, and with character a new floor cannot fake.

Before & after

From stripped back to sealed

Under the scuffs and old varnish there is usually solid timber worth keeping. We sand it back, repair it and seal it with Osmo oils, often for far less than a new floor.

A corner of the Swales showroom showing the Farrow & Ball paint and wallpaper display set against a dark herringbone-laid floor.
Two Swales fitters using floor grinding and preparation machines to take a healthcare corridor back to a clean, level subfloor ready for new flooring.
Drag to compare. The slider shows the two ends of a restoration — a floor taken back to a clean, level base, and a finished wood floor sealed with Osmo oils. Both are real Island jobs, shown to illustrate the stages.
Restoration

Sanding & sealing

We restore floorboards, strip parquet and solid wood in homes and commercial spaces across the Island. The floor is sanded flat through several grits to lift old finish and level the wear, then we deal with gaps, splits and loose boards.

For the finish we use Osmo hardwax oils. They soak into the grain rather than sitting on top, so the floor keeps its natural feel, shrugs off day-to-day knocks and can be patch-repaired later without sanding the whole room again.

The change is hard to believe until you see it side by side, so we show you the before and after on real Island jobs.

What restoration covers

  • Floorboards, parquet and solid wood restored
  • Sanded flat, gaps and splits repaired
  • Sealed with Osmo natural oils
  • Patch-repairable finish for the years ahead
  • Saves the floor you already have
The finish we use

Sealed with oils that last

  • Kahrs Engineered wood
  • Junckers Solid hardwood floors
  • Osmo Wood oils & finishes
See it for yourself

See if your floor can be saved

Send us a photo of the floor and we will tell you honestly whether it is worth restoring. If it is, we will give you a clear quote.

Call 01624 861542 Get a quote