Common questions

A typical 3-bedroom Newcastle home takes 2-3 days. Day 1 is sanding, day 2 is filling and first coat, day 3 is final coats. Floors are walkable after 24 hours but full cure takes 7 days.

Pricing depends on floor size, condition and finish. Phoenix Floor Sanding provides free in-person quotes with no obligation. Generally bare timber sanding and 3-coat finishes start around $35-45 per square metre depending on the job.

Phoenix Floor Sanding services Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Port Stephens and the Hunter Valley NSW. This includes Merewether, Hamilton, Charlestown, Warners Bay, Toronto, Belmont, Raymond Terrace, Nelson Bay, Maitland, Cessnock, Singleton and surrounding suburbs.

Yes. Russell uses professional-grade Bona sanding systems and finishes on every job. Bona is the industry standard used by certified Australian floor sanders.

Yes. Phoenix Floor Sanding is a sole trader business. Russell answers the phone, quotes the job, and does the work himself, start to finish. No subcontractors, no apprentices, no handoffs.

Yes. Most timber floors that are not water-damaged or rotted can be brought back to like-new condition. Russell has restored 80+ year old Newcastle hardwood floors. Even floors that look ruined often just need a deep sand and refinish.

All Australian hardwoods including spotted gum, blackbutt, jarrah, tallowwood, brushbox, ironbark and tasmanian oak. Also imported timbers, parquetry, engineered timber floors and timber decks.

Yes. External timber deck sanding, oiling and finishing. Russell uses oils and finishes suited to Newcastle coastal conditions including salt air and UV exposure.

Call Russell directly on 0421 372 851. Russell will arrange a free in-person quote, usually within a few days.