Restored herringbone parquet floor with high-gloss finish in a Clapham SW4 home

Parquet & Hardwood · SW4

Floor Sanding in Clapham, SW4

Specialists in parquet restoration and bespoke installation across SW4. Old Town, Abbeville Village and Clapham Common North Side are regular ground for us.

★★★★★ 4.9 from 52 Google reviews

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Why Clapham Clients Choose Us

Parquet Brought Back From the Dead

Specialists in original parquet
Old Town, Abbeville Village, Clapham Common North Side
Fixed quotes, no surprises mid-job
LOBA-trained for premium finishes including limed, smoked and bespoke colours
Family-run, with over 40 years' hands-on experience between the directors, same hands on every job

Clapham Common has history for both of us. Luke spent half his childhood summers in the paddling pool there, hauled along with his sister every time the sun came out. Dean's Common years came later: as a teenager he never missed SW4 Festival, back when he could hack the late nights and the early rises. So when we're sanding a floor a few streets from the Common, it's not just another postcode.

Herringbone parquet hallway with painted stairs in a Clapham SW4 home

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A Clapham Parquet Rescue

This original herringbone parquet had been hidden and worn for years. Drag the line to see what it looked like when we arrived, and when we left.

Original herringbone parquet floor in a Clapham SW4 home before restoration

After Before

Herringbone parquet restoration, Clapham SW4.

Refinished oak plank floor in a Clapham SW4 kitchen after sanding

Worn oak plank floor in a Clapham SW4 kitchen before sanding

After Before

Oak kitchen floor sand & refinish, Clapham SW4.

What We Do Here

Our Services in Clapham

Original Parquet Restoration

Edwardian and inter-war herringbone, mansion weave and basket-weave parquet brought back from the dead. Reclaimed block matching where pieces are missing.

Pine & Hardwood Sanding

Period pine and new engineered boards in terraces and conversions across SW4. Includes gap filling, board repairs, three-grit sanding and choice of finish.

New Hardwood Installation

Engineered or solid oak supplied and fitted. We buy from Natural Wood Floor Co, Flooring Sales and Staki: proper engineered boards with a real wear layer, the kind that can be sanded again in years to come.

Bespoke Pattern Installation

Herringbone, chevron, basket weave, mansion weave. Measured on site, cut to the room, fitted right. The pattern most often badly laid by general contractors. Get it right first time.

Whitewashed, Limed & Coloured Finishes

Choose from LOBA's stain range on your existing or new floor, from pale Nordic tones through soft greys to rich dark walnut. We stain a test patch on your own boards before any decision is final.

Every Quote Includes

Free site visit, fixed written quote, no obligation
Industrial dust extraction on all machines
Public liability insurance, certificate on request
Dust sheets, skirting masking, door seals
Daily clean-down: your home stays liveable
Aftercare guidance for years of good looks

No Obligation

We quote from the floor itself, not from photos. A free visit anywhere in Clapham, and the price is fixed in writing.

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Try Before You Book

See It In Your Own Room First

Not ready for a visit just yet? Upload a photo of your room and watch the floor transform, your first visualisation is free. Your personal code for ten more comes with your free site visit.

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From Our Google Reviews

★★★★★

"Dean and the team at Howard Naish were absolutely brilliant when re-doing our kitchen floor after some damage was done during our move. He gave us a wide array of options for the final look and advised us on the best finish for our floor. Safe to say it looks amazing! Couldn’t recommend them highly enough"

Eloise Fuller · Google review

Straight Answers

Frequently Asked in Clapham

Can you really save my old parquet?

Almost always yes. Original woodblock parquet was made to last and the wood is usually in good condition under the surface. The exceptions are floors that have been sanded too many times in the past (the wear layer is too thin) or where there's significant damp damage from underneath. We'll tell you straight at the quote stage what's possible.

I'm in a converted flat: does engineered or solid wood work better?

For first floor and above, almost always engineered. It handles the heating cycles in London flats far better than solid wood and you avoid issues with movement. The wear layer on a quality engineered board is still 4 to 6mm (plenty for future sanding). It behaves the way you want in a steady-temperature home. For ground floors with stable temperature we'll discuss both.

How dusty is the work, really?

With our extraction in place, fine dust around skirtings and edges only. No clouds, no settling on every surface. We've had clients carry on working from home through the project. We never use the older non-extracting machines that some companies still rely on.

Do you supply the wood, or do I buy it separately?

Both options work. Most clients prefer us to supply. We get trade pricing from premium suppliers and pass a fair portion of that on, which usually beats high-street retail. If you've already bought the wood, we'll happily fit it (with a quick check on the product spec).

What's the lead time in Clapham?

For sanding and restoration we're honestly booking a few months out, because we never rush one floor to start the next. A new floor runs longer again, because the wood has to be ordered and given a day or two settling in the flat before fitting. If your dates are tight, ring us anyway and we'll see what we can shuffle.

Are you on Checkatrade?

Yes, and the reviews are public, both on Checkatrade and on Google. Same name on every job: Howard Naish Wooden Floors Ltd.

Local Knowledge

Clapham Areas We Cover

All of SW4 including: Clapham Old Town, North Side, Clapham Common, Abbeville Village, Clapham Park, Clapham North, Clapham High Street, Clapham Manor, and the streets around Clapham Junction (SW11 borders).

Run a business round here? We do commercial floor sanding too, from shops and pubs to schools and offices.

Beyond sanding, see our herringbone and parquet fitting and engineered wood flooring pages for the full picture of what we do.

Also serving: Balham (SW12), Dulwich (SE21), Wimbledon (SW19), Tooting (SW17), Southfields (SW18), Purley (CR8), Kensington (W8), Gipsy Hill (SE19), Crystal Palace (SE19), Camberwell (SE5), Streatham Hill (SW2), Brixton (SW9), Sutton (SM1), Battersea (SW11), Chipstead (CR5), Fulham (SW6) and Putney (SW15).

Read more about our local work: Wood Floor Sanding & Installation in Clapham SW4.

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We're booking about three months ahead at the moment, and a deposit holds your place in the queue. Dates tight? Ring us anyway, cancellations happen and smaller jobs can often be slotted in.

Free Quote, No Obligation

Ready When You Are

A free site visit, an honest conversation about what your floor needs, and a fixed written quote.

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