Wood Floor Sanding & Installation in Dulwich

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 provides specialist wood floor services across all of it, from full sand-and-restore jobs on original boards to fitting bespoke herringbone in newly-renovated kitchens.

Whilst we're based across the river in South West London, we cover Dulwich regularly — most weeks we'll have a job somewhere between East Dulwich and Crystal Palace. The mix of period restoration and high-end installation work in this part of London is exactly the kind of detail-led work we enjoy most.

What we do in Dulwich

Period floor restoration — original pine and oak boards in Victorian and Edwardian homes

Parquet sanding and repair — Dulwich Estate properties often have stunning original parquet

New wood floor installation — solid oak, engineered hardwood, walnut, exotic species

Bespoke patterns — herringbone, chevron, mansion weave, wide plank

LOBA finishes — oils, lacquers and the full stain range from natural to deep walnut

Whole-house projects — kitchen, hallway, reception and bedrooms in one phased visit

Repairs and maintenance — board replacement, gap filling, scratch repair, re-oiling

The Dulwich brief — usually higher spec

Compared to some areas, Dulwich clients tend to be at the higher end of the spec range. We're often quoting against architects' specifications, working in homes that have just been extended or fully refurbished, and matching new floors to existing period features. That suits us well — we don't cut corners and we don't push budget products. We work mainly with engineered oak from Natural Wood Floor Co and Flooring Sales, both of whom supply genuinely premium boards rather than the thin commodity engineered floor you find at the volume retailers.

For period restoration in the older Village properties, the conversation often starts with what's possible vs what's not — some original floors have been sanded too many times already, others have damp issues that need addressing first. We'll tell you straight if a floor isn't worth saving (rare, but it happens) rather than taking the job and delivering a poor result.

Herringbone and chevron — the Dulwich favourite

If there's a single pattern we get asked for most in SE21 and SE22, it's herringbone. Whether it's solid oak in a kitchen extension or engineered in a first-floor reception, properly laid herringbone makes a room. The key word is properly — herringbone is the pattern most often badly fitted by general contractors. Get the starting line wrong and the whole floor will run off, and you'll see it. We lay every herringbone job with a full template setup, pre-finishing or matching skirting reveals depending on the install method.

Working alongside builders and architects

Lots of our Dulwich work happens during bigger renovation projects, so we're used to working alongside other trades. We'll coordinate with your builder on timing — typically we want to be one of the last trades in, after wet trades are dry and before final paint and skirting. Happy to attend site meetings, talk to your architect, and work to issued drawings.

Free quote in Dulwich

We cover SE21, SE22, SE24 and surrounding areas. Free site visits, fixed quotes, no surprises. Call 020 3131 0122 or use the contact form.

We also work in: East Dulwich, West Dulwich, Herne Hill, Forest Hill, Sydenham, Crystal Palace, Brixton and across South London.