If you have many scratches, especially when it is not in an area that you can cover up, it is time to refinish your floors. A few scratches here and there are nothing to worry about, but they are more obvious if the wood is darker.
When the varnish or oil wears off, the wood absorbs water. So even normal maintenance and cleaning can do further damage to the floorboards. A common issue is that the wood oxidizes and turns grey when it absorbs water. Eventually, if you do not repair your floors, the wood will turn darker until eventually it changes its colour to black. Do not let that happen because you will need to replace the whole floor and sanding will not help. If there is water damage you will see boards separating as well.
Usually caused by the sun, you can usually see big difference by the windows. Sanding will generally take care of this as it removes the top layer and then you can apply a new stain.
Unfortunately, all hardwood scratches sooner or later. To prevent that you could place rugs around the home that can be easily cleaned or replaced, use felt tips on the legs of furniture.
If you think of doing it yourself you should know that sanding is hard work, requires due care and skill, very messy if done incorrectly and the tools required are expensive. There are a lot of details to consider so it is better to hire a professional.
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We sand your floors with special machines and also add a finishing protective layer. This layer additionally can be waxed or polished. On customer’s request, the finishing layer can be Matte, Semi-Matte or Glossy.
Varnishing and waxing adds yet another protective layer to the already existing parquet to provide extra durability. Because the wood is natural and solid it is possible to renovate it time and time again through scraping. Consequently, it makes it very cost efficient in the long run.