Victorian pine floor in need of some TLC

[JRK]

Hi there,

I was wondering if anyone could recommend a good and budget friendly option for bringing our rather tatty pine wood floor back to glory? We want to remove the 2 x concrete hearths and blend in some new/reclaimed boards in the spaces. We also want to get rid of the carpet on our stairs so that we can have lovely wooden stairs. The boards are a bit gappy - the previous owners tried to fill them but they fall out and don't work very well.

I believe we have 2 options, 1. is just to sand the floor and put in reclaimed wood boards in place of concrete fire hearth which is currently there - so it is blended in and looks natural, and just live with the gaps or the other option is pulling up all the boards and re-laying them tighter together, and then using reclaimed boards where needed to fill holes.

The wood itself is in very good condition considering it's age - it just has lots of gaps where slithers were put in badly, and now get stuck in my hoover every time I clean!

Would anyone recommend company/person who could do this or if any are reading this it would be great to get you over to check out the space and quote!

Many thanks,

Jess

[Jennys]

Hi. I used something called stopgap. It is a v shaped plastic tape. You push it into the gaps using an old credit card. It works very well to fill all except really huge gaps. I bought it online from stopgaps.com

I use a liquid floor polish which I buy from Farmers in Lordship Lane. It brings the boards up well but isn't slippery underfoot.

[Azira]

If you're going for professional help, I highly recommend these guys: http://www.floorsandingandrestoration.com/

And I don't recommend these guys, who stuffed me around royally: www.floorsanderrental.co.uk

[JRK]

Thanks both for the recommendations!