An oak plank floor offers a real statement for your home. If over time, you feel like the surface seal has begun to deteriorate, get in touch to request a survey. You may notice this if your wood floor starts to discolour and look more yellow or orange.
I was asked to improve this floor which had quite an orange appearance. It was badly sun bleached near the glass doors and was in desperate need of refinishing.
It was an engineered oak plank. This means that instead of having oak all the way through the board, usually ½ an inch, or 12 mm thick, it had 6mm of oak attached to a plywood board. Fortunately, the floor hadn’t been sanded before so there was little risk of sanding through to the plywood underneath.
I will only sand off enough wood to remove the old finish, get the floor flat and remove the scratch pattern from the previous coarse abrasive. This is done by using progressively finer abrasives until it is ready to accept the finish whether it be oil or lacquer.
How to Achieve a White Pigmented Lacquered Oak Plank Floor
This client wanted the floor to be lighter in appearance. This is currently a popular choice and has a Scandinavian effect which looks clean and fresh.
Once I had filled the gaps, repaired a couple of edgings at thresholds and sanded to the required grade, I applied the primer. A primer is used to allow the lacquer to bond with the floor which would otherwise delaminate and peel away. This primer had a white pigment to it which makes the floor look bleached.
The oak boards were then ready for a coat of lacquer. We use a special lacquer that doesn’t change the colour at all and dries to a flat matt appearance.
Several hours later, the first coat is sanded lightly to remove the roughness and to create a key for the second and final coat of lacquer. The client was overjoyed with the results.
If you would like to find out more about our wood floor restoration services, please get in touch by calling 07738 022813.