Wood Floor Repairs

Your local flooring surgeons - comprehensive service packaged with flooring product supply & full restoration

Wood floor repairs is one of our most common services, which as often part of our wider wood floor restoration projects. Your wooden floors take wear and various types of damage - internal or external leaks or other sources of moisture, seasonal timber contraction, scratched by moving or installing new furniture, and more. We can help with floor repairs and scratch repairs on variety of floors, including parquet flooring, solid wood flooring, engineered flooring, laminates, LVT and repairs of original pine floorboards or any other solid wood flooring.

Our floor repairs services are available to both residential and commercial wooden floors for home owners, eduactional establishments, businesses and insurance companies.  

What Type of Repairs We Do?

Thorough Repairs & Restoration for Original Floorboards

Our original floorboards restoration service quite often includes repairs, refitting and replacement of boards with matching age and appearance material. This is mainly due to the fact that in the past, the original pine floorboards were often covered by other types of floor coverings, such as carpets and when owners decide to restore them, it is quite difficult to predict and assess the extent of damage on floors that are hidden under carpets.

Naturally, when it comes to assessment or floorboards restoration, we are always prepared for wood floor repairs as well. We work with various reclamation yeards and timber mills to supply reclaimed and seasoned pine floorboards to match your existing floorboards as close as possible.

In case of colour difference due to contrast caused by various timber sourced over the decades we can apply colour matching locally or we can apply staining throughout, to bring the floors to an uniform appearance.

Our expertise ensures that even the most damaged or neglected floorboards can be transformed into a stunning feature, adding significant value and appeal to your home.

Our restoration process is thorough and meticulous, designed to address every aspect of your floorboards' condition. It begins with a detailed assessment to determine the best course of action for your specific needs:

• Assessing Floorboard Thickness & the Need for Repairs/Replacement: Many original pine floorboards have been concealed under other floor coverings for decades, making it difficult to gauge their condition until they are exposed. Our skilled professionals are adept at assessing the thickness and integrity of your existing floorboards.

• Checking Joists for Movement & Structural Integrity: A stable subfloor is paramount for the longevity and performance of your restored floorboards as well as for gap filling with resin & dust, in case this is a required service. As part of our service, we carefully inspect the underlying joists for any signs of movement or instability. While we are flooring experts, not structural engineers, we can identify potential issues and provide advice on necessary improvements - concerns beyond our scope, we can guide you on engaging a general building service to ensure the foundational integrity of your floor.

• Comprehensive Restoration: Gap Filling, Staining, and Sealing: Once repairs and structural considerations are addressed, the aesthetic transformation begins.

Detailed Repairs for Parquet Flooring

As a leading parquet floor restoration company, we offer bespoke parquet repair service, including refitting of any loose parquet blocks. We can supply reclaimed parquet blocks, matching the size, colour and appearance of your floors in order to replace blocks that are damaged beyond repair. Whether your parquet floor is oak, teak or merbau timber in herringbone, chevron or any other pattern, including mosaic finger panels, we can repair and restore it. Once repaired, we will sand and varnish or oil your precious parquet floors to restore their shine and beauty.

Common Problems	Likely causes	Floorworks™ Services
Damaged blocks and / or missing parquet blocks	History of electrical, plumbing works or other building works. Removing walls or fireplace hearths. Damage from water leaks	Supply of reclaimed parquet blocks is available and we will do our best to match as close as possible with your own flooring. Blocks may need to be sized up before adhering them with suitable adhesives to the sub-floor, preserving the existing pattern. If concrete has been used to patch up, instead of replacing the blocks we can remove the concrete and in-fill with matching blocks.
Loose parquet blocks	Damage from water leaks General wear and tear Failure of the bitumen used as adheisve Issues with solidness of the sub-floor	We will remove the affected loose area parquet blocks; clean the underside surface of bitumen before reaffixing the blocks securely using suitable adhesives. I most cases the substrate is not the cause however if this is suspected then we will fully investigate the cause and advise accordingly.
Gaps between blocks	Natural expansion and contraction due to modern central heating. Water damage	We will fill the gaps with sand from the sanding process mixed with a cellulose hardener; then fill any large gaps – usually more than 2mm.
Uneven or raised parquet flooring	Damaged or eroded substrate. Under floor ground movement. Flooding or changes to ground water table levels.	We will lift the effected sections of parquet blocks; then remove the damaged areas of substrate; renew and level the substrate before finally relaying the parquet blocks.
General poor appearance including scratches, stains and boards and lacking in definition.	Previously badly prepared and sanded Existing seals are inappropriate and obscure the wood. General wear and tear	We will sand the parquet floor using specialist orbital sanding equipment to prevent scratches to the surface; finally the floor will be coated with 3 coats of high quality lacquer. Note: The use of inappropriate sanding machinery will cause damage to the parquet as the parquet is laid at angles and only suitable machinery should be employed.
Parquet floor is difficult to clean and maintain	Incorrect or lack of floor protection.	We will sand and lacquer the floor as above.
Cork expansion strip used on perimeter is missing or damaged	Wear and tear etc.	Cork acts as an expansion joint allowing the parquet to contract and expand. We will replace any missing areas of cork.

Diligent Repairs for Solid Wood & Engineered Wood Flooring

As a flooring company with over 20 years of experience in supply & installation of flooring products, Floorworks can provide a fully comprehensive repair services for both solid wood and engineered wood flooring.

In many cases we can identify flooring products and supply matching material.

Among the products we supply, there is a list of popular brands like - Junckers, Kahrs, Boen, QuickStep (Engineered & Laminates), Elka and more.

Gap Filling Service for Floorboards & Parquet Flooring

In many cases wood floor repairs goes together with a gap filling. This additional service improves the aesthatics, overall appearance and lifespan of the floor finish. It is always applied after replacement and securing of loose blocks or floorboards is completed.

Gap filling uses clear solvent-based resin or special waterbased compound, which is carefully mixed with the fine saw dust collected from the medium stages of the sanding process to create a putty, with identical to your flooring colour.

This mixture is applied between the floorboards or the parquet blocks to fill the gaps and imperfections and to help achieve a smooth and uniform final surface of the finish.

Fireplace Hearth Removal & Extension

Wood floor repairs often require the removal of existing fireplace hearts and replacing them with wooden flooring. This is a very regular thing that we do and while it may look complicated for someone who is not in the floor restoration branch, it is actually a job that we carry out with pleasure.

Fireplace hear replacement means that once the existing fireplace heart is removed, we would supply and install wood floor planks or parquet blocks to cover the gap. We do this with particular care in order to ensure uniform appearance at the end. For this purpose, we would supply reclaimed pine floorboards or reclaimed parquet blocks which have similar size and colour to the planks on your floors and we will re-stitch them in the same pattern as the rest of your flooring, so that no one will ever be able to notice the difference. Your floors will look as if a fireplace heart has never been there before.

Once floorboards or parquet blocks are fitted, the whole floor is then sanded to a smooth finish and sealed with clear hardwearing varnish or hard-wax oil. Should staining be required to change the natural colour of the timber, it is done after the sanding and before the sealing process.

Repairs & Advice for Local Scratches & Damage

Scratches often appear on wooden floors even if you are extra careful and especially if you have pets at home or caused by high hills and moving furniture.

Minor scratches, which have damaged the floor sealant, but have not affected the timber are easier to repair. Repairing larger and deeper scratches, also called gouges, are trickier and may require the replacement of the floorboard or the parquet block. The scratch repair technique that we use depends not only on the extend of the damage, but also on whether your floors are lacquered or oiled.

Why Choose Floorworks for Your Floor Repairs?

With many years of experience in wood floor repairs of many residential and commercial floors across London and South-East England, we take pride in our work. We have the knowledge and skills to transform a damaged and worn out floor into fabulous flooring that looks as magnificent as newly laid floors.

Choosing Floorworks means partnering with a company that prioritises quality, customer satisfaction, and a seamless experience.