Timber Floor Installation & Coating in Perth

When you need to install timber floors in Perth, give ML Flooring Solutions a call! We offer timber floor installation and timber floor coating services, and when we install your floors, you can feel confident that our experienced technicians are laying your floors properly.

Proper timber floor installation is important because it protects the quality of your home and your timber flooring. Flooring that isn’t installed correctly won’t last as long and won’t look as good. Another way you can keep your flooring in its best condition is by having it coated. At ML Flooring Solutions, we also offer timber floor coating services.

Timber flooring has countless benefits. For example, timber is a durable hardwood that can last a lifetime. Hardwoods, like timber, are also more energy efficient than other flooring options. When your timber floors are installed properly, you’ll probably never have to replace your floors again, and you’ll save money on your heating and cooling bills.

Research suggests that timber flooring actually offers health benefits as well. A recent study found that timber flooring can help improve air quality, as wood moderates humidity levels. This, in turn, improved the homeowner’s emotional state and lowered their stress levels - in fact, homeowners with timber floors even had lower blood pressure and heart rates.

Another benefit of timber flooring is the environmental impact of this material. Unlike other flooring materials, timber is a sustainable resource. Timber also biodegrades. Other flooring options (like carpet, tile and vinyl) do not. This benefit reduces the impact your flooring has on the environment because it won’t be sitting in a landfill for years.

Start taking advantage of the benefits of timber floors, and install timber floors in your home by calling our team in Perth today on +61 420 512 179. In addition to our timber floor installation and timber floor coating services, we also offer maintenance services so that you can keep your floors looking their best. You can learn more about these services below.

• Keep that gloss: Keep your floor clear of any build-up of abrasive materials, like sand.
• Prevent scuffing and indentations: Protect surface from rough, sharp or weight bearing objects, such as furniture legs, castors,
high heel shoes.
• Prevent fading: Protect your floors from fading that can occur from exposure to from direct sunlight.
• Cleaning: Only use industry recommended cleaning products. Protect your floor from coming into contact with any foreign chemical
other than a recommended cleaning product.

Wooden floors can add a beautiful and natural sense of space to a home. While they are aesthetically pleasing, they can also become easily damaged. For this reason, extra precautions should be taken to ensure that your floors remain in top condition.

• Scratching: Wooden floors can become scratched by sharp objects, such as shoes, pet claws, and pieces of furniture.
• Absorption: This can occur as a result of spills and other accidents, which can cause water damage and/or staining.

• Avoid dragging any furniture across the floor.
• Make sure you lift up each piece of furniture when moving, so it won't cause any damage.
• Put rubber or felt stoppers on the legs of any chairs used on your wooden floor.
• Make sure that your pets' claws are trimmed, as long claws will scratch.
• Restrict people from wearing shoes in the wooden area, or lay down mats in the high-traffic areas of your home.
• Quickly clean up any dirt left on the floor, as this can quickly cling to someone's shoes and be dragged through the house, leaving scratches in its wake.

In terms of avoiding damage caused by liquids, your best weapon is your vigilance. If you witness any spills, make sure to wipe them up as quickly as possible to avoid moisture absorption. Make sure to keep the floor polished, so that the protective seal lasts as long as possible.

Keep in mind that outdoor flooring exposed to the elements needs closer monitoring and should be sealed or oiled at least twice a year.

So you've just installed a new wooden floor, and you're keen to find out how you can keep it maintained? The good news is that with some simple precautions, you can prolong the life of your floor. These suggestions can be applied immediately, so you won't have to go through the pains of rearranging furniture and spending extra time and money sanding your floor. Take a little bit of time out of your day to make sure that your wooden floor retains its value and does not become an expensive replacement job.

Most likely you are aware of the advantages of having a wooden floor rather than a carpeted one. Wooden floors are great for people who suffer from allergies or have dealt with the difficulties of removing stains or smells out of carpet. With these benefits (and many others) in mind, let's discuss how you can implement some basic changes that will help you to maintain your wooden floor.

1. Encourage family members and guests to not wear their shoes on the wood - this is especially the case when it comes to shoes with small heel bases. If this suggestion makes you uncomfortable or seems too inconvenient, you should strategically place mats and rugs in high-traffic areas in order to prolong the life of your floor.
2. If you plan to move any of your household furniture across the floor, it's best not to drag any pieces. Lift them up to avoid scratching the surface. For the same reason, you should consider putting rubber stoppers on the bottom of your dining chairs. Don't let avoidable scratches ruin an otherwise beautiful floor.
3. If you have any pets, then it will be in your interest to make sure that their claws are trimmed, as if they claws become long enough to contact the floor they can do some real damage.
4. Make sure to clean up after yourself and your family. You need to mop up any spills quickly if you want to ensure that the floor doesn't absorb the spillage. Sweep up any dirt in order to avoid people walking through it and scratching the floor. Don't forget to keep the surface polished, as well.

While the idea of timber floor maintenance and repairs such as polishing sounds pretty straightforward, you might be surprised by the details of this complicated and lengthy process. We will share some helpful advice with you before you begin, which will hopefully save you from making a serious and costly mistake.

1. Before you begin polishing timber, make sure that it is properly sanded. It's advisable that you begin with a drum sander or a belt sander to remove the floor's prior coatings and any obvious roughness. You might want to start with 40-grit sandpaper and then progress to 80-grit. Keep in mind that such sanders won't be able to reach all parts of your flooring, so you may need a circular sanding disk and/or a triangular sanding machine to reach the corners of the floor and other hard-to-reach places.
2. Afterwards, use an orbital sander with 120-grit sand paper to remove any marks that you have made on your previous rounds. Then make sure to vacuum the floor and get rid of any dust.
3. Next, using a brush, seal the edges of the room that you are working on with coating and even it out with a roller.
4. Apply a coat of polish with the roller along the grain.
5. After this coating, you will need to again use an orbital sander to even out the roughness.
6. After about eight hours, you can apply another two coats – one right after the other. Make sure that no one walks on the floor for 24 hours and do not drag any furniture into this area.

If this is your first time polishing timber, you should know that there are some safety precautions to take. It is wise to wear earmuffs and a dust mask to protect yourself from fumes and dust. You should also make sure that no pilot lights are on in the building, as they can easily cause a fire.

We hope that these tips are helpful, but if you find that you'd rather leave this intensive work to the professionals, give us a call.