Hardwood floor refinishing in South End
The South End holds some of the oldest and largest houses on the peninsula, and a lot of them still have their original maple and oak underfoot. We refinish those floors and we know how they behave under a sander.
What is usually under a South End floor
Houses around Young Avenue, South Park, Inglis and the streets behind Dalhousie were built when narrow-strip maple and oak were what you put in a good house, and a surprising number of them still have it. It is often hiding under carpet or a floating floor somebody laid in the eighties. Pulling that up is regularly the cheapest floor decision a homeowner in this part of town makes, because the wood underneath has been protected the whole time.
Maple and oak sand differently and that matters more than most people expect. Maple is dense and closes up fast, so it takes a finer final grit and shows sanding marks that oak would hide in its grain. Oak is more forgiving under the machine but drinks stain unevenly if the sanding is rushed. We work out which one you have before we quote, because the species sets what the floor can take and how the job should run.
Getting us out to look at your South End floors
These are big houses with a lot of square footage, and quoting them off a photo is guessing. We come and see the rooms, check how much wear layer is left, look at the transitions and the stair treads, and work out whether you are looking at a recoat or a full sand-back. That visit is free and it is where the real number comes from.
The best time to get us in is before you have decided anything. If the finish is the only thing that has failed, we will tell you a recoat is enough and quote you a recoat. If somebody has already sanded the floor twice and there is not much left, we would rather say so at the quote than halfway through the job.
Nearby areas we cover
Not sure what your floors need? Start with the difference between a recoat and a full refinish, or see what moves the price.
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