Hardwood floors are a beautiful addition to any home. They add class and modernity in a pinch, and they can increase your home’s appeal to potential buyers. However, laying new hardwood floors can be a costly endeavor. If you have been so lucky to pull up your old wall-to-wall carpeting to find old hardwood, then you have it made! All you have to do is restore it. Although you can hire a professional company to restore your floor for you, there is a lot you can do yourself to get your hardwood floor looking great again. Here are some do-it-yourself tips to make your hardwood floor restoration work for you.
Assess your hardwood floors
Before you do anything with your hardwood floor restoration, you need to assess the quality and condition of your floor. Knowing its age and thickness, as well as approximately how many times it has been sanded will work in your favor when figuring out how to go about floor restoration.
Be realistic about time frame
Refinishing a hardwood floor is hard work and can be time-consuming. Make sure you have a realistic timeline in your head for how long this DIY project will take. If you do decide to hire a contractor to do the actual work, there are many things you can do to make the process go faster, including removing old flooring and adhesives, removing old nails or boards with cracks, and fixing any stains or deep scratches in the existing flooring.
Based on your findings, choose a refinishing method
Once you’ve taken a look at the floor and considered its condition, it’s time to pick exactly how to go about floor restoration. Methods include buffing wax coating and adding additional wax, re-coating the wood after removing its current non-wax finish, stripping the floor with chemicals, and using heavy-duty equipment, such as a drum sander, floor edger, and buffer to bring out the natural beauty of your hardwood floors.
Once your floor is back to its natural beauty, call us at Floor Restore & More in the Winter Haven, Florida area to help you keep it professionally cleaned. Your newly restored hardwood floors are now the most-used surface in your home, so make sure you are treating them right by calling us to help you clean and maintain your floors for years to come!