A Hardwood Floor Specialist

One of the most important decisions you need to make is whether or not you should move out of your house while the hardwood floor refinishing work is being carried out. You need to heed the advice given to you by the flooring consultant. Anyone who has allergies or respiratory problems that may have an adverse reaction to the fumes and odors emitted from the products being used should definitely move out for the duration of the work. Others such as young babies, toddlers and the elderly are groups that have the potential to be at risk of ill effects from breathing in fumes emitted from the products used in the process. The most important part of hardwood floor refinishing is choosing your floors finish. Many people prefer the water-based finishes that emit very little odor compared to their oil-based alternative. The former is easier to dry and provides a good quality durable finish. Oil based finish products also produce a good-quality finish. However, you need to take into acco...

People tend to either love or hate the hardwood floors. For those who buy homes with hardwood floors, keeping them looking good is a job that doesn't have to take a lot of time. In most cases, the recoating will only take a couple of days to complete, and most of this time is actually waiting for the finish to dry. First, remove all furniture items from the floor that needs to be recoated and set them aside. Clean the floor as best as possible, as this will aid in helping the polyurethane coating to spread easier. While cleaning, look at the integrity of the floor and check for scratches, scuff marks, and any other problem areas. Knowing how bad the condition of the floors are is important because it will have ramifications on what grade of sand paper will need to be used. Once sanding is complete, there could be a lot of debris left over. For this reason, it is important to clean the area thoroughly. Many professionals recommend doing a small test patch to see how the floo...