Hardwood floors are an investment that requires routine upkeep. Not only should they be vacuumed weekly and mopped every other week, but they should also be refinished every 7 to 10 years once the need for refinishing becomes apparent.
Floor refinishing involves sanding the top layer of the wood to expose raw wood underneath. This allows for staining, sealing, and finishing to make your floors look fantastic again. Here are several things you should know about floor refinishing.
- The type of hardwood determines how many times it can be refinished. You should know whether you have solid or engineered hardwood. Solid hardwood is hardwood all the way through, while engineered hardwood has a layer of hardwood timber over the top of plywood. Where solid hardwood can be refinished around 5 to 7 times, engineered hardwood typically allows 1 to 3 refinishings.
- You can give your floor a new look. If you want to change the color of your hardwood floors, refinishing allows you to do that. It removes the stain from the top layer of the wood, leaving you with a fresh start.
- Floor refinishing removes scratches. As your hardwood floors get scratched from traffic, debris, furniture, and pets, they start to look dull. Floor refinishing removes the scratches on the top layer, and then the floors can be sealed again to offer protection from future scratches and dings.
- It can help to improve indoor air quality. Sealing the floors during the floor refinishing process helps prevent allergens from settling into crevices, which keeps them from becoming airborne and affecting your air quality.
If you are interested in our floor refinishing services for your hardwood floors, contact us today to get a quote.