Category: Sealing

  • Deck refurbishment in Kloof

    This was an old deck in Kloof that we refurbished recently. It had balau deck boards on top of a balau structure. Of the 11 joists that made up the structure only 2 were still in a fair condition. The rest had rotted and we needed to replace them. Please see this article on the…

  • Wooden Parquet Floor Sanding and Sealing

    Wooden Parquet Floor Sanding and Sealing

    We were called to quote on sanding and sealing the wooden Swiss parquet floors in an old house in Hillcrest. From the pics alongside you can see that these rooms are the typical large ones found in older houses. The Swiss parquet floors have probably been there well on 40 years or probably even since…

  • Removing Carpet Glue from Solid Wooden Floors

    Removing Carpet Glue from Solid Wooden Floors

    A major problem that one encounters when refurbishing old wooden floors is that of carpet glue. When these floors were first covered by carpets, back in the day when thick pile carpets were popular, they used carpet glue to stick the carpets down. The good news is that it can be removed successfully. The majority…

  • Reducing rot in wooden sun decks

    Reducing rot in wooden sun decks

    This article will focus solely on reducing rot in wooden sun decks rather than a specific article on a job we have completed. One of the first questions that are asked when planning to build a wooden deck is that of maintenance. Being wood, the deck will always be susceptible to rot and insect infestation,…

  • Deck Maintenance and Deck Sealing

    Deck Maintenance and Deck Sealing

    I was prompted to write an article on deck maintenance and deck sealing this week as we had a small quiet patch and as a “filler in” we sanded and sealed a picnic table, repaired a broken ball and claw foot and a leather couch and this reminded me to write this article. Deck maintenance…