SANDING & REFINISHING... old to new!
Naperville and the surrounding areas are pretty fortunate to have a lot of houses that had hardwood floors originally installed many decades ago. If you have one of these older floors that needs some sprucing up then our hardwood floor sanding and refinishing service will be perfect for you.
Our specialty is restoring these tired, run down and worn out floors back to the gorgeous floors they once were... and in pretty much every case, to even better condition than they were originally.
Sanding and refinishing hardwood floors is what we do best. Whether your floors have just been installed last week or if they’re 100 years old, we’ll be able to transform them into exactly what you envision. We will be more than happy to take a look at your floors for you and see what we can do for them to make them look amazing again.
The Refinishing Process...
There is a lot involved in restoring a hardwood floor. Below is a brief outline of the 6 major steps involved in the hardwood floor sanding and refinishing process…
STEP 1Preparing the
rooms, floors
and equipment
First things first is preparing the rooms and floor to be ready for sanding. We seal off all rooms, set up our dustless equipment, sweep and vacuum, set protruding nails and take care of any repairs needed.
STEP 2Remove
the existing
finish
We now start removing the existing finish and take the floor back to bare wood. This involves a number of passes with different grits of sandpaper and various sanding machines, including a big belt sander, edger sanders and hand scrapers.
STEP 3Start the
fine detailed
sanding
Next, we start the fine sanding stage. We use a special planetary sander called a TRIO. The sandpaper used in Step 2 is rough so a finer sandpaper sequence is needed to remove those scratches and completely smooth the floor out.
STEP 4Lots and
lots of thorough
vacuuming
By this time the floor has been vacuumed multiple times, but at this stage of the process it is very important to remove any debris from the floor so it doesn’t contaminate the next steps. If you invest in our 100% Dustless Sanding option, then this isn’t as big an issue.
STEP 5Staining
the floor
(Optional)
Have you decided to change the color of your floor? In this multi-part step we will water pop your floor and carefully prepare it to be stained. You can read here about our optional staining procedure.
STEP 6Applying
the finish
coats
Your floors are now ready to be coated. Depending on which one of the finish systems you choose, this process will involve either 1 or 3 coats. In between each coat of our multiple coat systems, the floor is abraded and then thoroughly vacuumed and tacked. Once dry, your floor is finished!
Other important info
When it comes to your hardwood floors, you only have a limited number of re-sands possible before the tongue and groove (which keeps them locked together) is reached. Once that limit is reached, it’s not possible to sand your floors anymore and they will need to be replaced.
Because of this, you want to be sure the very minimum amount of wood is removed from the surface as possible to give you the results you want. You don’t want someone coming in and grinding a ton of wood from the surface. Yes, the end result may look good, but you would have just removed years and decades of life from your floors.
We have perfected a system that will give you the beautiful looking results you want, while leaving as much life in your floors as possible. This way, if they need to be restored again many years down the road, you have that option.
There are a number of other things you need to know about the refinishing process. Rather than repeat them here again, you can follow the links below to read them in greater detail…
QUESTIONS... and detailed answers
- How many days will it take to restore my hardwood floors?
- Am I able to stay at home during the restoration?
- Will the smell and fumes be really bad?
- What types of finishes do we use?
- Why does my floor have gaps and can you fill them?
- Can you repair an area in my floor that has water damage?
- I have a floating engineered floor, can it be sanded?
- Do we install base-shoe molding and baseboards?
- Can you sand under the stove and fridge?
- What can you do about the deep scratches in my hardwood?
- Can I just clean and put a new coat of finish my floors?
- Do we remove and replace furniture?
- When can I put back the furniture and area rugs?
BLOG articles about refinishing...
PDFs to download...
Which Finish System Should You Choose For Your Floors?
This is one of the biggest questions we get asked by our customers. We have put together a very detailed PDF guide for you that will answer this question in depth…
pdf Download PDF ArticlePHOTOS from past projects
HAPPY CLIENT feedback
Not only was Tadas at the house and working when he said he would be, but the end result is nothing short of amazing. Oh, and they get rid of all of the dust! I can't even begin to descibe to you how much better the house looks because of his work. If you're looking for someone to refinish your floors, hire this guy and his crew. Phenomenal customer service and fantastic results!!!Julia T. | Chicago, IL
