News — Floor maintenance

When you offer wood floor sanding as a service you will come across wooden floors in all different states and conditions. Of course, the aim for you is to offer your service of sanding and refinishing the floor but some floors may need a little more than that. I am referring to minor repair work. The question I am wanting to answer in this blog is where do you draw the line in terms of repairs to wooden floors and yet avoid losing your customer? How far you are willing to go to satisfy your customer? Simply let the client...

The belt sanders in this blog are the Pallmann Cobra Classic belt sanders and the Pallmann Cobra 09 belt sanders. Before we get into the difference between the 2 machines that we offer here at ultimate floor care let’s hear more about the belt sander in general and what its main purpose is. These are traditional continuous belt sanders using a 200mm x 750mm sanding belt, they both have the unique Pallmann single drive system which means they are quicker to set up and sand closer to skirtings on the left-hand side. The Cobra 09 also features more ergonomic controls...

Once you have sanded and finished a wooden floor with either lacquer or oil, there are some cases where other trades may need to come in to complete other works or repairs. Usually, we like to put in place the idea that the floor sander/finisher should be the last trade-in to finish if a property is being renovated. Giving you a whole floor to work with after any other work that is needed is completed. This stops any other trades that may not understand that once you get to a certain point in the sanding and sealing process that no...

There are many reasons and advantages to using fillers on wooden floors, other than the visual effect from the client’s perspective that can make a great difference. Its primary use is to stop products that are being applied to the floor from getting in between boards to reduce losing product and avoid future issues like side bonding.  In the case of Pallmann Magic oil and Magic Oil Ergo, side bonding will not occur but the product only cures when it is thin and in contact with air, so if the filler is not used, it remains liquid which can cause other...

Do you want to offer your customer the sanded look to their wooden floor with a seal? The unfinished raw wood floor look? Luckily there is something on the market that can help you make that possible with the Pallmann Pall-X pure floor lacquer. It’s a water-based 2-component coating system that creates that special matt finish and the so-call raw wood effect. Pallmann Pall X Pure Wooden Floor Lacquer Being a topical coat (Lacquer) rather than an impregnating coat (Oil) you will need to use a primer with it, in the past contractors have found that using a primer like...