Journal
LATEST NOTES
- 15 July 2026
Floor sanding cost per m² in Melbourne, 2026
What floor sanding actually costs per square metre in Melbourne this year, and what makes prices move up or down.
- 8 July 2026
How much does floor sanding and polishing cost on the Mornington Peninsula?
Peninsula-specific floor sanding costs — what's typical, what's not, and what makes local quotes swing higher or lower.
- 1 July 2026
Is it cheaper to sand floorboards or lay new flooring?
Comparing the real cost of restoring existing hardwood versus installing new — including what most quote comparisons miss.
- 24 June 2026
Water-based vs oil-based polyurethane for a coastal home
Which polyurethane system suits a Peninsula coastal home, and why we recommend water-based for most jobs — with exceptions.
- 19 June 2026
What a $22 per Square Metre Floor Quote Actually Covers
The promotional rate is real, it just isn't the job. Here is what gets added back on site, item by item, with the numbers.
- 17 June 2026
Matte vs satin vs gloss: choosing your floor finish sheen
Practical differences between matte, satin and gloss timber floor finishes — how they look, how they age, what shows on each.
- 10 June 2026
Can you sand floorboards with gaps between them?
Whether gaps between floorboards need filling before sanding, and when to leave them alone.
- 3 June 2026
How many times can a timber floor be sanded?
The realistic limit on how many times a hardwood floor can be sanded and refinished across its lifetime.
- 29 May 2026
Why We Take a Moisture Reading on Every Quote
A ten-minute measurement decides whether a floor stays flat for twenty years or fails in three. Here is what the meter tells us and why some jobs get delayed.
- 27 May 2026
Is there hardwood under my carpet? How to check
A quick guide to figuring out if there's original hardwood floor under your existing carpet, and whether it's worth revealing.
- 20 May 2026
Can engineered timber floors be sanded and refinished?
When engineered timber can be sanded, when it can't, and how to know what you have.
- 13 May 2026
Can you sand floors with a pet or asthma in the house?
How dust-controlled sanding and low-VOC finishes make floor work possible for sensitive households.
- 8 May 2026
Why Your Timber Floor Went Orange
The orange is in the coating, not the timber. Why solvent-based polyurethane ambers under Peninsula glazing, and what comes off when you sand it back.
- 6 May 2026
How long does floor sanding take? Room by room
Realistic timelines for sand-and-polish work on Peninsula homes, from single rooms to whole houses.
- 29 April 2026
Do you have to move out during floor sanding?
Whether you can stay in the house during a sand-and-polish job, or need to relocate temporarily.
- 22 April 2026
How much dust does floor sanding actually make?
The reality of dust-controlled sanding — what you'll see, what you won't, and what to expect on clean-up day.
- 17 April 2026
Tannin Bleed: Why Dark Stains Appear After Coating
Dark blotches that show up days after a water-based coating goes on aren't dirt or mould. They're tannins, and one primer would have stopped them.
- 15 April 2026
When can you walk on newly polished floors?
How soon you can walk, place furniture, and return pets and rugs after a sand-and-polish job.
- 8 April 2026
Do you sand floors before or after painting the walls?
The right order for renovation work when you're refinishing floors and painting rooms at the same time.
- 1 April 2026
Sanding floorboards in a 1960s Frankston house
What to expect when restoring the original hardwood floors typically found in a 1960s Frankston home.
- 27 March 2026
Why Gap Filler Fails on Baltic Pine Floors
Rigid resin filler in a wide pine floor gets crushed and ejected within a season. Here is why it happens, and what timber splines do instead.
- 25 March 2026
Salt air and timber floors: Peninsula coastal maintenance
How salt air affects interior timber floors on the Mornington Peninsula, and what to do about it.
- 18 March 2026
Best deck oil for Peninsula sun and salt exposure
Choosing a decking oil that actually holds up on a Mornington Peninsula coastal deck.
- 11 March 2026
Lime wash floors for Peninsula holiday homes and Airbnbs
Why lime-washed floors have become the default choice for Peninsula short-stay properties.
- 6 March 2026
Borer in Floorboards: Active or Historical?
How to tell live Common Furniture Beetle from damage that stopped decades ago, why it changes the whole scope of a job, and what happens if you sand an infested board.
- 4 March 2026
Preparing a Peninsula holiday house for summer letting
Timing floor and deck refresh work so your Peninsula holiday house is ready for the summer season.
- 14 February 2026
Cupping and Crowning in Coastal Frankston Floors
Why floorboards curl at the edges in Seaford, Capel Sound and Tootgarook, what happens if you sand them flat too early, and the 14–16% rule that prevents it.