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Granwood Flooring

Sports hall floors need to be maintained just like any other sports floors. They need to be resealed regularly to protect the floor, court markings and keep optimum grip for playing sports. After many years of use the Granguard seal becomes yellow and a dull colour. When this has happened it is then necessary to sand of all of the layers of Granguard seal and court markings from the floor, Any Granwood floor repairs to the blocks that are damaged and cracked will also be carried out. The floor is then sanded to a very smooth finish taking care not to sand too much off the top of the blocks. Then you need to repaint on any court markings and reseal the floor with 3 coats of Granguard seal. When Granwood flooring is sanded, it creates lots of very fine dust. To counteract this use high powered dust extraction units to prevent dust being airbourne creating a hazard and dirt everywhere. Some times with Granwood floor refurbishment the blocks might have been sanded too much, leaving the blocks too thin to sand the floor. When this occurs there are a couple of options from filling the Granwood floor blocks if there are any small holes that appear after sanding, or to have a new wooden floor or polyurethane (PU) sports floor installed over the top of the existing floor.

Granwood flooring can be repaired from just one block to a whole large section. The correct colour floor block will be used with the repair so it does not look out of place. We will then sand the Granwood floor repairs level with the rest of the sports floor and then reseal the repairs. Use all Granwax floor products to ensure the best standards for you Granwood sports floor.

Sports Hall Floor Reseal

It is important to reseal Granwood sports floors to maintain optimum grip to the playing surface. If the Granguard floor seal wears thin then the Granwood floor blocks will start to get damaged easily as they are exposed to lots of sports traffic. Granwood sports floor reseal is a cost effective way to protect and maintain the best playing surface for your customers. We recommend having your Granwood floor resealed every few years depending on the amount of traffic and/or the cleaning schedule follwed. If the floor is cleaned regularly from dust, then the seal will last longer thus saving you money in between reseal schedules.

Floor Maintenance & Cleaning

For Granwood floor maintenance it is best to keep the floor free from any dirt and abrasive materials. Granwax themselves sell special mats for this called Granwax Dirt Control Matting. The floor should then be regularly swept for any dirt and dust. Using Granwax Sportsclean to clean and maintain the floor with a scrub/dryer machine as this will clean all grease and dirt off the floor. Once the floor is clean it will then have much more grip for sports to be played and the Granwood floor will have more of a shine to it. Floor resealing is also part of Granwood floor maintenance as this protects the floor