Floor Sanding & Polishing in Camp Hill
Dyna Floors has been restoring timber floors across Brisbane since 2012, and we are based in Upper Mount Gravatt — about ten minutes from Camp Hill.
Camp Hill moves. Post-war homes and workers cottages on the hill, families upgrading in and out, and a renovation market that has not slowed in twenty years.
A good share of the calls we get from here start the same way. We are thinking of selling. Are the floors worth doing first?
Fair question. It deserves a straight answer rather than a sales pitch, so most of this page is about it.
Floor sanding in Camp Hill costs $45–$90/m², most jobs land $55–$75/m². Full breakdown on our floor sanding cost page.
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Key facts
Floor sanding in Camp Hill costs $45–$90/m², most jobs land $55–$75/m²
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Based ten minutes away in Upper Mount Gravatt — Camp Hill is a local run
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Most homes take 2–4 days start to finish as a general guide
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Should you do the floors before you sell?
We are floor sanders, not agents. We are not going to tell you what it adds to a sale price. Nobody can tell you that honestly and anyone who does is guessing.
What we can tell you is what we see.
A tired floor is one of the first things a buyer notices, because they are looking down at it while they take the room in. Scratched, dull or patchy boards read as a job to be done. A buyer who sees one job starts counting others.
A floor that has been brought back reads as a house that has been looked after. That impression carries past the floor.
Whether it is worth the spend on your place depends on the house, the street and the market. Ask your agent. They see the buyers.
What we will say plainly: if the floors are only tired rather than damaged, this is one of the cheaper things you can do before listing. A light cut and re-coat costs a fraction of a full sand and can lift a whole house.
Timing it against the campaign
This is where pre-sale floor jobs come unstuck, and it is always the same mistake. Left too late.
Work backwards from the photo shoot, not the first open home. Photos usually happen a week or more before the campaign starts, and the floors need to be finished and the furniture back before the photographer walks in.
Then add cure time. A floor is walk-on well before it is fully hardened, and furniture going back too early on a soft coating leaves marks that show up in photos.
Ring us three to four weeks before the shoot. That gives room to quote, book, do the work, and let it cure without anyone rushing.
Two weeks is usually doable. One week is where we start saying no, because the only way to make it fit is to cut cure time, and that shows.
What is under the carpet
In a Camp Hill post-war home, usually tongue-and-groove strip hardwood. Brush Box, Blackbutt or a mixed hardwood, laid when the house was built and covered up not long after.
It is generally in better shape than people fear. Carpet keeps sun and wear off the boards, so what looks alarming when you first pull a corner up is often just tack strip holes, staples and old glue in the wet areas.
In the older workers cottages up the hill you are more likely to find hoop pine. Softer, marks more easily, takes stain unevenly. Comes up beautifully when it is handled right.
Thinking of pulling the carpet up before you list? Lift a corner inside a wardrobe first and send us a photo. Costs nothing and it tells us most of what we need.
Re-coat or full sand
Worth knowing before you spend, because these are two very different jobs at two very different prices.
A light cut and re-coat abrades the existing finish just enough for fresh coats to key to it, then puts new coats on top. It takes almost no timber off the boards.
It suits a floor that is dull or lightly scuffed. No bare timber showing, no deep scratches, no water staining, no colour change wanted.
A full sand takes the floor back to bare timber. It removes scratches, old finish, stains and unevenness. It also removes timber, and a board only has so much above the tongue.
For a pre-sale refresh a re-coat is very often the right call. It is a smaller invoice for us. We will still recommend it when it fits, because a floor that gets re-coated instead of sanded has more life left in it.
Living in it while it is done
Usually possible, with the work area off-limits. Modern low-odour finishes make it far more manageable than the old solvent days.
What it means in practice is living around the job. Whole floor at once and you need somewhere else for a few nights. Staged room by room and you can stay.
If the house is already empty and staged for sale, that is the easiest version of this job. Tell us and we will move quickly.
Frequently asked questions
How much does floor sanding cost in Camp Hill?
$45–$90 per square metre, with most Camp Hill jobs landing $55–$75/m² depending on floor condition, job size and finish. A typical three-bedroom post-war home comes to $4,500–$8,000 all up. A light cut and re-coat costs considerably less.
Is it worth doing the floors before selling?
We cannot tell you what it adds to a sale price and neither can anyone else honestly. What we can say is that a tired floor is one of the first things a buyer notices. If the floors are only tired rather than damaged, a re-coat is one of the cheaper things you can do before listing. Ask your agent for a view on your particular house.
How far before the photo shoot should I book?
Three to four weeks is comfortable. That covers quoting, booking, the work and cure time before furniture goes back. Two weeks is usually doable. One week is where we start saying no, because the only way to make it fit is to cut cure time and that shows in the photos.
Does my floor need a full sand or just a re-coat?
A re-coat suits a floor that is dull or lightly scuffed with no bare timber showing, no deep scratches and no water staining. A full sand is needed for bare patches, black water marks, deep gouges, flaking finish, or a colour change. We will tell you which at quote stage.
What is under the carpet in a Camp Hill post-war home?
Usually tongue-and-groove strip hardwood — Brush Box, Blackbutt or mixed — laid when the house was built. Often in better shape than expected, because carpet keeps sun and wear off the boards. Lift a corner inside a wardrobe and send us a photo. That tells us most of what we need.
How long does the job take?
Most homes take 2–4 days start to finish as a general guide. Floors needing board repairs or gap filling take longer. The coating stages have fixed drying times that cannot be rushed, so a job cannot be compressed just because the calendar is tight.
Can we stay in the house while it is done?
Usually, with the work area off-limits. If the whole floor is going at once you will need somewhere else for a few nights. If the house is already empty for sale, that is the easiest version of this job and we can move quickly.
How quickly can you get to a Camp Hill job?
We are based ten minutes away in Upper Mount Gravatt, so quotes here are quick to arrange. Job start depends on the current run of work. We will give you the earliest start we can rather than a vague window.
Ready for a straight answer on your floors? Call 0468 410 607 for a free quote — QBCC licence 15343047.