Floor Refinishing
Sanding and refinishing your flooring is like getting a facelift for your floors. It’s amazing the impact that refurbishing your floors can have.
The floors look clean, fresh and smooth, and you even have the ability to change the color. Many of our customers tell us that they feel like they’ve moved into a whole new home and they feel refreshed and rejuvenated.
As tough and beautiful as a wood floor is, it’s really no match for a family. Every generation wears down the finish with spills, drops, grit tracked in on shoes, shifting furniture, and worst of all, the scrabbling claws of family pets. The good news is that the damage usually isn’t permanent. Most wood floors can be refinished, which involves sanding away a paper-thin layer off the top and coating with either and oil based or water based finish, whichever is your preference.
Wood is a natural product; do not expect perfection; be realistic
Sanding and refinishing can do wonders for your floors. But, do bear in mind that hardwood is a natural product and therefore, it will not be perfect. Hardwood has color and graining variation, as well as knots and this is part of its natural beauty.
If your floors are very old, or if they aren’t installed well, or if there are water or pet stains, sanding and refinishing will make them look much better, but not perfect. But, the floors can be repaired before finishing to create a beautiful end result.
If there are gaps in the floor, in most cases, we are able to fill the gaps with a product mixed with the good sawdust from your floor before we finish sanding and coating your floor.
If your floors are extremely old (e.g. 100+ years) and/or have old pine, these floors may have more imperfections. This is part of the character of the wood (and home) and most people celebrate the natural beauty of the wood (in fact, nowadays many will pay big bucks for new floors that have an antique or even hand-scraped look.
It’s important to be realistic with your expectations. And, feel free to ask your local flooring expert about what to expect.
