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When people think of Howard Naish, most picture us in a Victorian terrace in Balham or an Edwardian semi in Dulwich — and a huge amount of our work is exactly that. But we also take on commercial jobs across London, and over the years we've sanded and refinished floors in schools, churches, theatres, offices, restaurants, gyms, and large halls. The difference between a commercial job and a domestic one isn't just scale. It's planning, access, dust control, fast turnaround, an

By Dean Naish · Howard Naish Wooden Floors · Balham, South London Oak is the king of hardwood floors. Whether it's solid oak boards in a Victorian terrace in Clapham, engineered oak parquet in a Wandsworth townhouse, or a herringbone floor in a Battersea flat — oak has a warmth and richness that no other material can match. But over time, even the best oak floor loses its lustre. Traffic wears down the finish, scratches build up, and the wood starts to look tired. The good ne

By Dean Naish · Howard Naish Wooden Floors · Balham, South London Pine floors take a battering — but here's the secret most people don't know: pine floors are almost always worth saving. They've got character. Grain. Soul. You just have to be willing to do the work to find it again. I've been sanding pine floors since I was 17. That's over 22 years of hands-on experience restoring original pine floorboards across South London — from Victorian terraces in Clapham and Balham to

Period parquet, original pine and bespoke hardwood installations across Clapham Old Town, the Common, Abbeville Village and Clapham North. Clapham's top-rated wood floor specialists Howard Naish is the highest-rated wood flooring company on Google in Clapham, with a 5.0 star rating built up over more than 40 reviews. We work across the whole of SW4 — from the Georgian and early-Victorian houses around the Old Town and North Side, through the family terraces of Abbeville Villa

Period restoration and bespoke hardwood installation across Dulwich Village, East Dulwich and West Dulwich — SE21, SE22 and SE24. Premium wood flooring in Dulwich's period homes Dulwich has some of the most beautiful housing stock in South London — Georgian and early-Victorian villas in the Village itself, grand Edwardian family houses across East Dulwich, and the distinctive Dulwich Estate properties on tree-lined streets like Calton Avenue and Burbage Road. Howard Naish pro

Restoring Victorian pine, fitting new oak, and bringing tired parquet back to life across Balham, Nightingale Triangle and the streets around the Common. Howard Naish was founded in Balham in 2021 by Dean Naish and Luke Howard, and the area is still where most of our work happens. We've sanded and refinished original pine boards in terraced houses on Bedford Hill, fitted herringbone parquet in flats around Du Cane Court, and restored Edwardian floors in family homes near Wand