About Us

Family-owned and operated company
specializing in flooring solutions

Woodcraft Floor Sanding is an Irish owned floor sanding service provider. Based in County Donegal, we provide quality, professional and quick services all over the Northwest of Ireland.

Our team is passionate, and very knowledgeable in all areas of wood floor types, care and maintenance. So. you not only get top tier results but also advice on how to care for you’re new or rejuvenated floors.

We will price any job within 24 hours and all our estimates are free of charge. Our floor sanding company is fully insured and all our services are fully guaranteed. We will work with any budget and we will always finish the job within the agreed time. We are professional, helpful and you will be happy to have chosen Wood Craft Floor Sanding as your wood floor specialist.

Excellent service! The floors came out beautiful! Shane was very professional and efficient! I highly recommend Woodcraft Floor Sanding.

-- Elizabeth Donnelly

Meet Shane

Fully-licensed and insured flooring expert
with over 14 years of experience

Shane McGlinchey

Founder

Frequently Asked Questions

Here are some answers to the questions we receive the most about our services.
If we missed anything, please do not hesitate to contact us. We’ll be happy to help

I’m concerned my wooden floor is too damaged to be sanded. Can you help?

Many old wood floors actually look worse than they are. In fact the ones that do have layers of old paint and varnish on them are usually the best protected underneath. Once we have begun sanding you will see the beauty of the natural wood coming through very quickly. Any remedial work such as repairing cracks, dents or spot-sanding will be carried out once the main sanding is completed.

How long does it take to sand a floor?

An average-sized room (bedroom, lounge or hallway for instance) should take a day to sand and a further day to hand finish and varnish/wax or oil. However unforeseen circumstances such as repairs to the main body of the floor or the replacement of some boards may mean the job will take longer. You also need to factor in additional time to let the varnish, wax or oil finish fully cure, during which time the floor should not be walked on. We will advise exactly how long as this will be, depending on the floor finish chosen.

Do your sanding machines make lots of dust?

It is inevitable that some dust will be produced, however our professional sanding machines are 98% dust free. In some instances, where we encounter a very uneven floor this may generate a slightly higher percentage of dust than would otherwise happen. We also use high–powered dust-extracting machines so please let us know if low-dust emission is a critical factor for you. Additionally we tape up doors to other rooms and cupboards and if we’re working on stairs we isolate the stairwell with plastic sheeting so dust does not spread throughout the house.

What colour will the floor be after sanding?

It all depends on what wood your floor is made from, in their natural form hardwoods like oak, mahogany and maple tend to be darker and softwood pine can vary from a pale honey colour to a dark, golden brown. However most woods can be stained, bleached, waxed or oiled to be whatever colour you’d like them to be.