How much does floor sanding cost in Kenmore?

Most Kenmore jobs land around $55–$75 per square metre for a full sand and coat, with the full range $45–$90/m² depending on condition and finish. Large open-plan areas often sit at the better end because the fixed costs spread further. Parquetry is quoted separately. We quote on site, and the quote is the price.

Is parquetry more expensive to sand than a normal floor?

Yes. The blocks run in several grain directions, so it takes a different technique and more passes, and loose blocks have to be re-fixed before any sanding starts. It is a specialist job and we price it separately from strip flooring.

Can worn parquetry be restored, or does it need replacing?

Usually restored, provided the blocks are thick enough and the adhesive is still holding across most of the floor. We check block thickness and tap for loose sections before quoting. We restore existing parquetry; we do not install new.

Some of my parquetry blocks are loose. Can you fix that?

Yes, and they have to be re-fixed before sanding rather than after. Loose blocks under a sander move, and a block that moves gets damaged. We flag it at quote stage.

Is it cheaper to do the whole house at once?

Generally yes, per square metre. Setup, travel and pack-down are the same regardless of area, so the bigger the floor the further those costs spread. If you need to stage it, we price both ways so you can see the difference.

Do you moisture test before coating?

When the floor calls for it. Split-levels often have a lower level on a slab, and timber over a slab can hold moisture you cannot see. If the boards show signs of it — cupping, dark patches, a damp smell — we test before any finish goes on. It’s part of the job, not an extra. Most floors don’t need it.

Do you cover Kenmore Hills and Chapel Hill?

Yes — Kenmore, Kenmore Hills, Chapel Hill, Brookfield and Fig Tree Pocket are all the same trip for us.

Can we stay in the house while the floors are done?

Usually, and a split-level helps — we do one level while you live on the other. The level being coated is off limits until it is dry. We plan the order with you at quote stage.

Floor Sanding & Polishing in Kenmore

Kenmore is a different build era to most of the suburbs we work in. Where the inner ring is Queenslanders and post-war cottages, Kenmore went up mostly through the seventies and eighties — brick and timber split-levels on sloping blocks, with big open living areas and, very often, parquetry.

That combination changes both the work and the price. Large continuous areas are the most efficient floors to sand. Parquetry is the least. We cover Kenmore, Kenmore Hills and Chapel Hill.

Most Kenmore floor sanding jobs land around $55–$75/m², with the full range $45–$90/m² — big open-plan areas often sit at the better end.

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Key facts

Most Kenmore floor sanding jobs land around $55–$75 per square metre, full range $45–$90/m² — big open-plan areas often sit at the better end
Typical 3-bedroom home: $4,500–$8,000 all in, most homes take 2–4 days
Parquetry restoration is a specialist job, quoted separately from strip flooring
Short flights between levels priced per tread, not by the square metre
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What it costs in Kenmore

Most Kenmore jobs land between $55–$75 per square metre depending on job size, floor condition and finish. Most homes take 2–4 days as a general guide. The full breakdown by job size, condition and finish is on our Floor Sanding Cost Brisbane guide.

Kenmore has one thing going for it on price: the floors are big. The fixed costs on any job are the same whether the floor is 40 m² or 200 m², so spread across a large open-plan area that overhead barely registers — doing the whole floor in one go is usually better value than the living area now and the bedrooms next year. A typical three-bedroom Kenmore home lands between $4,500 and $8,000 all in, our minimum job is around $2,000, and parquetry is quoted separately. We quote on site, and the price we give you is the price you pay.

What actually happens, step by step

Day one. Furniture out, carpet and underlay up, staples and tacks pulled. On a split-level we carry the big machine between levels rather than wheel it, so we plan the order of levels with you. First cut to take the old finish back to clean timber.

Day two. Finer passes, edges and corners by hand, gap filling where it makes sense, steps and nosings done per tread. If anything about the boards looks off — cupping, dark patches, a damp slab underneath — we moisture test before any finish goes on. Coating over wet timber is how floors cup and lift months later.

Day three and four. Coats go on. Water-based finishes dry fast enough that most homes get two or three coats across two days. Socks the next day, furniture back a few days after that.

What is under your carpet in Kenmore

Two things, depending on the house and the room.

Parquetry. Kenmore has a lot of it, and it is not the same job as a strip floor. The blocks are laid in a pattern — herringbone, basket weave, brick bond — so the grain runs in several directions across the same surface. A sander travelling one way is cutting with the grain on half the blocks and against it on the other half. Work it like a strip floor and you get tear-out. The technique is diagonal passes, then cross-passes, then a final cut, with the grit sequence handled carefully. Two other things come up on Kenmore parquetry: loose blocks where the original bitumen adhesive has let go, which have to be re-fixed before sanding, not after; and thickness, because a parquetry block is thin and there is not much room for repeated sanding. We check both before quoting. We restore existing parquetry — we do not lay new.

Hardwood strip. The other common floor here is tongue-and-groove hardwood, usually blackbutt, brush box or a mixed hardwood, sometimes a different timber on each level laid at different times. Where two timbers meet at a nosing we tell you how it will look before we coat, and a stain or lime wash can pull them closer together if you want.

Split-levels. Short flights of three or four steps between levels are priced per tread like any stairs. Level changes mean the quote has to be done on site rather than off a floor plan.

Can we stay in the house?

Mostly, yes, and a split-level makes it easier — we can do one level while you live on the other. Sanding is loud and there is some dust even with extraction, so most families clear out during the day. Once the coats go on you keep off that level and keep the house shut up. Pets are best out for the coating days — low-fume is not no-fume.

Deck sanding in Kenmore

Split-levels on sloping blocks usually carry a deck off the upper level, and Kenmore decks cop the afternoon sun. We sand grey, weathered boards back to fresh timber and re-coat with durable exterior finishes. Deck work is quoted separately — see our deck sanding and re-coating page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Most Kenmore jobs land around $55–$75 per square metre for a full sand and coat, with the full range $45–$90/m² depending on condition and finish. Large open-plan areas often sit at the better end because the fixed costs spread further. Parquetry is quoted separately. We quote on site, and the quote is the price.
Yes. The blocks run in several grain directions, so it takes a different technique and more passes, and loose blocks have to be re-fixed before any sanding starts. It is a specialist job and we price it separately from strip flooring.
Usually restored, provided the blocks are thick enough and the adhesive is still holding across most of the floor. We check block thickness and tap for loose sections before quoting. We restore existing parquetry; we do not install new.
Yes, and they have to be re-fixed before sanding rather than after. Loose blocks under a sander move, and a block that moves gets damaged. We flag it at quote stage.
Generally yes, per square metre. Setup, travel and pack-down are the same regardless of area, so the bigger the floor the further those costs spread. If you need to stage it, we price both ways so you can see the difference.
When the floor calls for it. Split-levels often have a lower level on a slab, and timber over a slab can hold moisture you cannot see. If the boards show signs of it — cupping, dark patches, a damp smell — we test before any finish goes on. It’s part of the job, not an extra. Most floors don’t need it.
Yes — Kenmore, Kenmore Hills, Chapel Hill, Brookfield and Fig Tree Pocket are all the same trip for us.
Usually, and a split-level helps — we do one level while you live on the other. The level being coated is off limits until it is dry. We plan the order with you at quote stage.

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