Floor Sanding
Brisbane floor sanding specialists
If you are wanting to improve the look and value of your property for selling, for attracting tenants, or simply for your own living enjoyment, D.R. Main Floors can bring your polished timber floors back to life.
We only use the best materials and machinery to create a top quality finish. When we sand your floors, we strip them right back to the bare timber, which reveals and refreshes the natural clear grain of your timber floors. This natural beauty is further enhanced when we apply the polish.
Family owned and operated
Because we are a family business, you will enjoy dealing directly with us, the owners - throughout your project.
Superior customer service - we guarantee to turn up on time, every time, and to complete your work within the scheduled timeframe.
We will take the time to provide you with an accurate quote and to discuss all facets and finishes of the work.
We have over 30 years of experience in the flooring industry. This makes us the floor sanding specialists for you!
How to prepare your home before we arrive
Drop sheets
- It is important to erect drop sheets to cover doorways to open areas of your home that will not be having floors sanded.
- Our sanding machines remove around 95% of the dust.
- However there will always be some airborne dust that will travel throughout the premises.
Curtains & blinds
- You may want to take down curtains, or drop them in large garbage bags that are tied to the tracks.
- Blinds are fully drawn up, or covered in plastic, to prevent dust collecting on them.
Pictures & light shades
- Take down any low-hanging pictures and lampshades, or lift them to a higher point.
- All pictures that remain on the walls must be covered unless they are in glass frames.
Air conditioners
- Air-conditioners should be covered with plastic sheeting.
Floor covering removal
- If you are pulling up carpets, tiles or vinyl, you must also pull up all gripper rods around the perimeters of the rooms, along with all staples, nails and tacks.
- The same applies when pulling up cork or ceramic tiles if they are on hardboard that has been stapled or nailed.
- This has to be done at least 24 hours prior to our arrival.
- We offer a floor covering removal service for an extra charge.
- You should also avoid storing things under your floors if there is no ceiling, as polish can drip through the floorboards.
Ant problems
- If you know you have an ant issue with ants coming into the house especially in the area’s to be sanded and polished you need to try and get pest control to kill them at the nest if possible prior to the floors being done.
- Do not spray pesticides on the floors prior to the floors being sanded as it can cause rejection problems with the polish.
Thinking of sanding or refinishing your floors?
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Our sanding process
Day 1
- We go over all the floors and punch and putty nails as required
- We then commence the sanding processes using our 8” belt drum sanders, and our smaller edging machines.
- We generally do a rough sand on a 45 degree angle across the boards to help level the floor. We then will do what we call “grain out”, and then the “fine sand”stage. Through the various sanding stages, we use different grades of sandpaper, depending on the condition of the floors we are sanding.
- We look for things like low spots in the floors, existing defects due to bad sanding, dings, and stains, which we take out. We don’t just run a machine over your floors: we pay proper attention to them, and try to bring out the best in the timber.
- Once the sanding is complete, we attend to corner detail work, and then vacuum the floors.
- We then apply the first coat of polish.
- At the first coat stage, there is little or no film build, and the floors tend to look patchy due to the porousness of the timber.
Day 2
- This day may also involve filling nail and staple holes, as there can be hundreds to fill by hand.
- We cut back the floor (depending on coating system used) and vacuum the floors.
- We apply the second coat of polish. At this stage, you can get a very good gloss level on some floors, and some even look good enough to live on. However, we never apply only 2 coats, regardless of how good the floor looks, as the industry standard is 3 coats.
Day 3
- We cut back the floor, vacuum, and apply the final coat.
- Once the final coat has been applied, it is imperative that no doors or windows are opened anywhere in the house, as convection of the air can cause dust to fall into the polish, or bubbles to form due to premature drying.
Why you need a professional to do the job?
Using a professional will ensure the end result is not only visually appealing, but will also add instant value and saleability to any property.
Only a professional can restore your floors to their former glory, and provide a flawless finish. We can take out most defects, and we only apply top quality floor coatings that we know will last a long time.
You can rest easy, knowing we are fully licensed, and that our work is assessed and monitored to meet the high accreditation standards of both the QBCC and the ATFA.
Or call us on (07) 3378 8522
What our clients say about us
Thank you Glyn & Alison from DR Main Floors. So professional, friendly and great communication and amazing results. We went for the Matt Finish and the floor preparation, sand, stain and finish is exceptional. I'm still tip toeing around in socks! Beautiful finish and so happy with the results!
Casey
Glyn and Alison sanded and polished the floors in 3 bedrooms and a hallway. They did a terrific job which cannot be faulted. Absolutely no marks on the freshly painted skirting boards as well which shows great care was taken. Highly recommend DR Flooring for a top quality job!
Bruce
We recently had our floors fully refurbished by D R Main Floors, and have been delighted with the truly amazing result. On returning to our home after the work was completed, the very fine looking timber floors were indeed a welcome sight. Given the condition that the floorboards were in beforehand, the transformation is quite unbelievable. Both Alison and Glyn were extremely knowledgeable and able to provide sound advice. We are most appreciative of the wonderful work done, and the overall effect has been to lift the whole appearance of the house interior.
Jenny
We just had our decks sanded and oiled by D R Main Floors, Glyn did a fantastic job, we are very happy with the result. We have acquired several quotes and chose to go with D R Main Floors because Alison was knowledgeable and gave sound advice, and their quote is reasonable. We highly recommend D R Main Floors for any sanding and oiling floor work.
Li
I'm not normally one to leave reviews but we had such a positive experience using D R Main that I'm happily writing one now. From the get go Alison and Glyn were helpful, informed and reliable. We had a slightly unusual situation because I was pregnant at the time of our floor polishing and so safety and speed were of high priority to us. Alison and Glyn delivered on safety and speed without compromising on quality. They really did their very best for us and the final look of the floors exceeded our expectations. We couldn't be happier with the results.
Annabelle
I recently had my floors sanded and stained by DRM floors. They were recommended to me and I am happy to recommend them to anyone. Apart from prompt service and a great job, I somehow managed to pay the deposit twice. Received a call about a month later advising of my error and deposit promptly returned. Honest as well!!!!
Gavin
Alison and Glyn are such friendly people and really know their stuff. Our floors look amazing. Great results, great people, professional and great price. Can't recommend DR Main Floors enough.
Andrew
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