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