Engineered wood flooring comes in several types of finish. The most common finishes we get asked to clean, be oiled and polished hardwood flooring.

Polished engineered wood flooring is normally factory finished with lacquer. These days’ manufactures produce finer finishes and steer away from the once preferred high gloss look.

If you have purchased one of these floors in the last few years it is likely to be a satin finish that has a low sheen or a matt finish which appears just as appealing but flatter.

Some ultra matt finishes give the appearance the floor has no finish at all, and is completely natural.

As long as certain precautions are observed, the finishes are very resilient and require minimum maintenance.

The most common causes of damage to the surface are spillages and unchecked wear and tear. The answer to spillage is simple, clean it off immediately.

Wear and tear can also be managed by ensuring adequate matting is introduced to minimise the transfer of fine grits that get carried in on the soles of shoes or by pets.

Left unchecked they act like fine sandpaper and gradually erode the surface lacquer.

Don’t panic, replacing a floor is an expensive undertaking, not to mention the level of disruption involved.

Likewise floor sanding usually involves big upheavals and high costs.

Believe it or not, the customer whose flooring appears in our photos seriously considered having it replaced before they spoke with us.

We assessed the condition of the floor and established that underneath the heavy soiling the lacquer seal was still in good condition.

Assessment is normally a simple procedure we can achieve by viewing your photographs. With many years of experience, we determine the level of service required for each customer and recommend the solution for your flooring.

The floor we cleaned in the photos required a deep clean that was completed with one service visit. Our method employs the use of controlled volumes of a mixture of wood friendly chemicals with warm water.

We careful apply the solution while cleaning the surface with a rotary machine and capture the soiling with a powerful extraction method.

Working to an established method perfected over many years, the moisture levels upon the sealed floor are carefully managed to avoid any damage to the flooring.

With the floor cleaned and the soiling removed, we then neutralise the surface to ensure no chemical residue is present prior to mechanical assisted drying.