Goldman Harrison Wood Floors

Goldman Harrison Hardwood Flooring
Goldman Harrison Hardwood Flooring, based in Newport on the Isle of Wight, have been specialising in the supply and installation of wood floors since 1999.

We work closely with interior designers, architects, and building contractors on both commercial and domestic projects. We have seen a lot of floors in a lot of different places and we use what we know to help you. We aim to simplify your decision of what type and style of flooring and fitting method will best suit your needs and taste.

We have long established relationships with suppliers giving you the peace of mind that you will be getting a high quality product and service.

We provide free estimates and site visits and are always happy to discuss your ideas. We understand that a hardwood floor is an investment and probably the largest piece of furniture you will ever buy. It’s important to us to take the time to get you the floor you want. If a product is not suitable for where it’s to be fitted we will say so.

Products:

Solid Hardwood Planks
This is the traditional form of hardwood flooring. Tongue and groove planks are machined from a single piece of timber. These are installed by secret nailing (invisible nailing), face nailing or gluing down to joists, timber sub floor or concrete slab. Solid planks are not suitable for use over underfloor heating.

We provide solid flooring in a range of timbers and widths, unfinished or pre-finished with lacquer or oils.

Engineered Hardwood
Engineered planks are made up of a top layer (or wear layer) of real hardwood on a “core.” This core can be plywood, softwood block board or high density fibre board. They can be traditional tongue and groove or click together boards and are anywhere from 11 – 21 mm thick. Can be secret nailed, bonded down or laid as floating floor. Engineered boards are suitable for use with underfloor heating.

Parquet Blocks & Panels
Parquet are small blocks or strips that can be laid in a variety of geometric patterns. They are traditionally made of solid timber, but are also available in engineered form that is suitable for use over underfloor heating. Solid blocks are usually unfinished, engineered are available both prefinished and unfinished in a variety of timbers.

Accessories
We supply all necessary accessories, such as threshold mouldings and radiator pipe collars as well as everything you would need if you were installing the flooring yourself, such as damp proof membranes, underlays, adhesives, finishishing oils, and lacquers. We also sell cleaning and maintenance products and felt pads to product the finish from scratches.

Services:

Installation
Solid wood floors can be secret nailed or face fixed to a timber sub-floor or they can be fully bonded to either a timber sub-floor or a concrete sub-floor. Solid wood floors are not suitable to lay as floating floors or to be laid over underfloor heating. In all cases the moisture content of the sub-floor will be checked & vapour barriers will be fitted. In the case of a timber sub-floor this will take the form of a barrier paper. In the case of a concrete sub-floor we use a two component epoxy liquid damp proof membrane. Once this is cured the flooring can be bonded directly on top.

Sanding & Finishing
We offfer a full sanding, sealing & restoration service.

Sanding is carried out using Bona & Frank professional sanding machines that have excellent dust extraction capabilities.

Gaps between planks can be filled in a number of ways. Fine gaps can be filled with a mixture of fine sanding dust & cellulose resin. Larger gaps, particularly those that are typical on old square shouldered pine boards (no tongue & groove) are best filled with splines, thin wedge shaped slivers cut from reclaimed planks. Although time consuming it achieves excellent results & looks much better than the alternative of filling them with an acrylic filler or leaving them open & allowing the draught to come in.

Repairs & Renovations
Existing wooden plank & parquet floors that have been neglected or have spent a number of years hidden beneath a carpet can be transformed when sanded back & refinished. However, they will often require some remedial works prior to beginning the sanding process. You may find with plank floors that there are split or broken boards or that there are signs of rot. With parquet floors you may find loose blocks or that blocks become loose on removing the grippa rods that held the carpet in place. Before we begin the process of sanding the floor we will address these issues.

Sub-floor Preparation
Proper sub-floor preparation is essential to a well-installed floor. Any new floor is only as good as the sub-floor it is laid on. We will undertake all necessary works, from making sure the underlying joists are sound and free from rot, that the planks, chipboard or ply of the subfloor are well fixed, overlaying with plywood, to applying fibre reinforced self-levelling compound to uneven concrete screeds.

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