Restoration
Over the years a floor gains character and personality, adding to the history of the timber itself. This character is so sought after that procedures are often undertaken on new timber to artificially age it. Restoring and preserving old floors is one of the most satisfying aspects of our work. We have had the privilege to be involved in many grand restorations. These beautiful floors demand the care and attention that only the most experienced and passionate woodworkers can provide. Get in touch, we would love to hear about your floor project.
Commercial tenders
Bringing all of the experience that is so important to commercial scale projects. We offer a variety of prestigious products and expert services to match your individual project budgets and timeframes. The best builds are achieved with the best planning, the best products and the best tradespeople.
conception > germination > fruition
We can assist you through the initial design choices, product selection-and-certification, supply, installation and after sales support. Custom product colours and finishing solutions are also available on Australia's only pre-finishing line. We understand that working to a tight program brings about a myriad of unique challenges. Through many years servicing commercial markets, our team can ensure that you spend less time managing our trade and more time on the areas that are going to deliver your budget and hand over date. Contact us with your commercial flooring inquiries.
Installation
Experience, care and pride in one's work. The best materials would mean nothing if they weren't in the skillful hands of our master craftspeople. There is an art to working with timber, especially on a large scale. Careful attention must be given to to the movement that the floor will experience as it swells and contracts with seasonal moisture changes. The skill of the carpenter is crucial for the floors structural integrity, lifespan and quality of finish. We are proud to work with the most experienced carpenters in the industry, we give them full credit for shaping the vision into reality on-site.
Sanding and finishing
Finishing timber is a an entire discipline unto itself. Each timber species has its own traits and one must know how to treat them with specialised care. Australia's hardy trees often gain their unusually good insect and rot resistance from natural compounds within the timber. These extractives can add further complications to achieving a desirable finish. It is imperative to work with tradespeople who have the wisdom to avoid issues, to solve challenges as they arise and to achieve a consistent finish. Our specialised sanders and finishers have completed thousands of floors, from new builds to painstaking restoration work. They understand the nature of the timber and the effects of finishes.
Sublfoor preparation
Out of sight, on our mind. A flat, dry, structural substrate is ABSOLUTELY essential to the well being of any floor. Most subfloors will need waterproofing, some may also need leveling or structural work. It is not always possible to predict the extent to which work will be needed in the subfloor (especially with regards to leveling) until the installer can inspect the site. Our installers' expertise is invaluable in identifying and remedying potential issues. We will provide you with the most accurate estimations possible and try to give you a clear picture of the possibilities to help avoid unexpected costs. If additional subfloor work is needed, we will contact you before proceeding. The subfloor also contains any necessary sound insulation, please read below for more.
Accoustic solutions
The high demand for hard floors and the increase in apartment living makes sound proofing ever more important. Not only are there strict legal requirements set out by the NCC, strata by-laws and councils but having an adequate acoustic barrier will help keep the peace between neighbors, providing sound isolation in both directions. The process of finding a suitable acoustic solution can be rather difficult and technical but we aim to help achieve a suitable rating with minimal hassle during and after the process with certified products.
Decking
For the extremes of outdoor construction in the harsh Australian environment, we call upon every advantage possible to construct robust and long-lived decks. Resistance to weathering, indentation, insect-and-fungal rot, fire ratings, strength of timber-and-construction, strong corrosion resistant fixing methods. Every factor has to be carefully considered and balanced. Getting a deck installation right can lead to remarkable, century old structures such as those grand Turpentine wharfs around Sydney harbour. Getting these details wrong can lead to short lived and sometimes dangerous builds. Contact us to get the right advice, materials, planning and craftsmanship for your deck.
Maintenance, repairs & insurance work
Wood is an extremely long-lived building material, with many ancient timber buildings being over a millennia old. If a timber construction has become damaged it is more likely due to misuse by humans than shortcomings of the timber. We provide a service that seeks to 1 identify the problem, 2 repair the damage (saving the floor if possible) and 3 prevent problems from reoccurring. Poor workmanship probably damaged the floor in the first place, make sure that remedial work is done right. Contact us to get your floor to its former glory.
