Protect your floors from the sun.

It has been a very hectic spring leading up to christmas.I had a short 1 week break, then got stuck into it again. I will put together some of the jobs I have done over the last few months shortly. As we are currently having a heatwave here in Melbourne, with temps between 35-41 degrees. It certanly gets hot when the machine is on. But beeing a swede who dosn't mind a sauna, it's ok. When you have temps over 30 it's not ideal to coat flooring. It's good to have the aircon on and block out direct sunlight. As timber changes colour when exposed to prolonged sun light. It 's a good idea to have some reflective film or window coverings to protect the floor.

That's all for now! 

See you soon!

Bringing a grey old decking to life.

Deckings always become grey if not treated with a decking oil. This needs to be done every year, sometimes a few times per year to keep it from drying out and loosing its colour. Here are some before and after photos from a home in Sandringham.

New pine a blond look.

When you have new pine flooring, it will be a very blond look with Bona's non- toxic and non yellowing Traffic HD polyuruthane.I really like the blond look of pine instead of that orange look you get with solvent based polyuruthane.

Here are some before and after shots of the difference. The orange, is old type solvent based polyuruthane and the blond look is the Bona Traffic HD satin polyuruthane.

This last photo is in a doorway where I stop . Here you can clearly see the difference between the 2 types of polyuruthane. The best thing is Bona's products are non - toxic so you can stay in the house.

A parquetry floor.

A table becomes a workdesk.

This old pine dining table was destin for the tip, berfore I suggested to renovate it. The owner and I came up with the idea to transform it to a work desk and a shelving. So the first thing was to cut it to desired size. Then sand and polish it to a smoth 100 grit before staining it with Bona's Dri Fast white stain. When I sand and polish tables or desks without staining I finish on 150 grit sandpaper and then with a 320 grit scoura. With staining one have to leave the grain open to let the stain soak in, therfor I don't sand finer than a 100 grit. After the staining was done I used Bona's Prime Intense and Traffic Matt finish to protect it. It's non toxic and non yellowing so it stays true to its original colour.

Here are some before and after shots.

Bona's new timber floor maintenance kit.

The new maintenance kit from Bona makes it realy easy to keep your timber floors clean. As it comes as a handy spraypole, you can clean and spray in one action one handed. It cleans tiles as well. You can use it dry for dust for a real quick clean when you don't want to drag out the vaccume cleaner. The benefint with this typ of cleaner is that you will never wet mop the floor as it gives out a fine mist. So there is no risk of the floor boards cupping or the parquetry pieces to lift, as can happen if to much water is used over a prolonged time. You can buy a concentrate wich you dilute with water from either me on 0424-530990 or you can order it from Ezy Floor products  in Melbourne on 03 9543 4399. Makes cleaning easy and quick.

Living in the house while sanding & polish.

It certainly is possible to stay in the house, while the sanding and polish is done with the Swedish floor products from Bona. The owners opted for the lowes VOC product wich happened to be the most wear resistant and fastest curing on the market. The product is called Bona Traffic HD and cures in 24 hrs so you can put the furnitures back after just a day.This is the 2nd level in a 3 storey townhouse where the owners lived  in the house while I sanded and polished this level. 

Satin sheen level was used on this floor.