Sometimes no matter how careful you’ve been with your wood flooring, including keeping it dirt-free and regularly maintained, it just reaches a point where it can benefit from hardwood refinishing. This is a normal necessity for hardwood floors and will bring back the beauty of the wood that existed long ago. There are a number of steps that a professional hardwood refinishing company will take, including:
- They will first remove all furniture from the rooms being refinished. It will be taken to a room that is not being done or shuffled from one side of the room to another if removal isn’t feasible.
- The next step is moving back any carpeting that butts up to the wood and covering the baseboards to protect them.
- Next, the floor will be thoroughly vacuumed. This step is to ensure there isn’t any debris present that might damage the hardwood.
- The next step is to take off the top coat of the existing finish, since this coat is likely already in bad shape and will prevent any new coatings from adhering properly.
- At this point, any damage in the wood floor is taken care of. This includes deep scratches and gouges, as well as any cracks in the wood. They would be filled with wood filler that matches the wood grain of the floor.
- The floor is then coated with a new finish, which normally takes two coats. This finish can be a satin finish, semi-gloss finish or a high gloss finish, depending on the look the homeowner desires. The finish must be thoroughly dry before proceeding.
- Once the finish is dry, the furniture is returned to the room and the job is complete.
Normally a wood floor only needs refinishing every three to five years, depending on how much traffic is on the floor and how well it is maintained. Floors that are severely damaged may need an extra step of sanding it down, which takes much longer and costs more. Having a floor refinished regularly can usually avoid this becoming necessary.
If you need hardwood refinishing in Winter Haven FL, contact us at Floor Restore & More. We offer quality floor cleaning, refinishing, and restoration services at affordable prices. Call us today for an estimate!