top of page

Floor Sanding in Dulwich, SE21

5.0 stars from 43+ verified reviews. Bespoke pattern specialists across Dulwich Village, East Dulwich and West Dulwich.

Call us on 020 3131 0122 or email info@howardnaish.co.uk for a free quote.

Why Dulwich clients choose us

  • Bespoke pattern specialists: herringbone, chevron and basket weave properly templated and properly fitted

  • Comfortable working alongside architects, builders and project managers on larger renovations

  • Period restoration experience across Dulwich Village's Georgian and Victorian floors

  • LOBA-trained for premium finishes including limed, smoked and bespoke colours

  • Family-run, with 22 years' hands-on experience, same hands on every job

Our services in Dulwich

Bespoke Pattern Installation

Herringbone, chevron, basket weave, mansion weave. Properly templated, properly fitted. The Dulwich favourite, and the pattern most often badly laid by general contractors. Worth getting right first time, especially across the larger floor areas in Dulwich Village family homes and on Court Lane.

Original Floor Restoration

Original pine boards, Victorian and Edwardian parquet, period oak: sanded, gap-filled, repaired and refinished. Common across East Dulwich's Lordship Lane terraces, and in the period properties around Calton Avenue, Burbage Road and Townley Road.

New Hardwood Floor Installation

Engineered or solid oak supplied and fitted, in plank, herringbone or chevron format. Wide-plank engineered oak is increasingly the brief for Dulwich kitchen extensions and side returns. Sourced from Natural Wood Floor Co, Flooring Sales and Staki: premium suppliers, not budget engineered.

Whitewashed, Limed & Coloured Finishes

LOBA's full colour range applied to your existing or new floor: Scandinavian whites, soft greys, deep walnuts, limed oak. Sample patches done on-site before you commit. Increasingly specified by Dulwich architects on contemporary renovations.

Working with Architects & Builders

We routinely come in as part of a wider build, slotting in around plastering, decorating and joinery. Detailed schedules, dust protection of unfinished areas, and clean handovers between trades. Comfortable on plans, comfortable on site.

What every quote includes

  • Free site visit and fixed written quote within 48 hours

  • Industrial dust extraction on all sanding equipment

  • Full public liability insurance

  • Site protection: dust sheets, skirting masking, door seals

  • Daily clean-down, so your home stays liveable throughout

  • 12-month workmanship guarantee on all completed work

  • Aftercare guidance to keep the floor looking new for years

Frequently asked in Dulwich

We're doing a side-return extension: when in the build do you come in?

Last, or close to last. Floor goes in once plastering's signed off, mist-coats are on, and there's no further wet trades coming through. We'll happily talk to your builder or architect early to lock in the schedule and confirm the substrate is ready for the floor you've chosen. Most Dulwich extensions we work on, we're booked in 6–8 weeks before our slot.

Can you match a new herringbone to my existing floorboards?

Often yes. We can colour-match the finish across rooms so a new herringbone in the kitchen reads as part of the same floor as a sanded pine board hallway. We sample on-site so you can see the join before we commit. Some matches are more honest than others; we'll tell you straight at the quote stage.

I'm in a Dulwich Village conservation area property: anything different?

Mostly the substrate. Period floors in Dulwich Village have often been sanded multiple times already, so we're careful about how much wear layer is left before agreeing another full sand. For some heritage properties a re-oil or hardwax recoat is the right call instead of a full sand, better for the floor, and a lot less invasive.

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. Clients carry on living and working through most projects. We never use the older non-extracting machines that some companies still rely on.

What's the lead time in Dulwich?

Generally 2–4 weeks ahead for restoration work, 3–6 weeks for installations where wood needs ordering, longer for larger build projects where we're scheduling around other trades. Smaller repair jobs we can sometimes fit in within a week.

Are you Checkatrade approved?

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

Dulwich areas we cover

All of SE21 and SE22 including: Dulwich Village, East Dulwich (Lordship Lane, Goose Green), West Dulwich (College Road, Norwood Road), Court Lane, Calton Avenue, Burbage Road, Townley Road, Eynella Road, Friern Road, the streets around Dulwich Park and Dulwich Picture Gallery, and the borders with Herne Hill (SE24), Forest Hill (SE23) and Sydenham.

Also serving: Clapham (SW4) and Balham (SW12).

Get in touch: 020 3131 0122 · info@howardnaish.co.uk · or use the contact form on our website.

bottom of page