If you're looking to refinish your hardwood floors, you'll want to check out Floor Décor Design Center's most recently completed guide on Custom Hardwood Floor Refinishing. It will detail the process, set expectations, and inspire you, and this article will provide you with a tantalizing overview!
The Guide to Refinishing Hardwood Floors
Refinished wood floors bring new life to otherwise drab, worn floors. This guide addresses the following topics in detail related to refinished wood floors:
Why Refinishing Hardwood Floors Isn't a DIY Project
In the first section, How Hardwood Floor Refinishing Works, you'll learn more about why refinishing hardwood floors isn't a DIY project.
The refinishing process includes four steps:
- Preparing the space to be refinished
- Confirming the hardwood finish
- Selecting the proper sanding grain
- Refinishing the hardwood floors
Each step depends on the previous step being thoroughly, completely, and professionally done. You'll appreciate the detail involved with site-finished hardwood floors!
Throughout the entire process when you work with us, you'll have your Floor Décor experts ready to answer questions and generally guide you.
Refinishing Carpeted Floors with Hardwood
A topic not always addressed if you're looking to refinish your floors is replacing carpet with hardwood flooring.
Doing so can create a stunning space as you can see in the image above with its stunning herringbone parquet flooring installation. You'll learn more about what that involves in the next section, What About Replacing Carpet with Hardwood?
>> Learn more about Custom Flooring Installations
Discovering Options for Your Refinished Hardwood Floors
If you're looking to restore your wood floors to their former like-new beauty, you have a range of finish options available.
In Hardwood Floor Finish Options, you'll find information comparing oil-based and water-based finishes and when one is better than the other.
The level of shine you prefer is a personal choice. You can opt for a matte finish, a mid-level shine, or even a high gloss level.
Finally, you have the finish colors to choose from.
Keep in mind that the various options will vary depending on the type of hardwood floors you have. You'll find images highlighting those differences in the guide.
Examples of Refinished Hardwood Floors
Possibly most helpful is looking through examples of refinished hardwood floors. You get to see a range of wood types, stains, finish levels, and rood applications to inspire you.
>> Check out the Gallery of Examples Showing Refinished Hardwood Floors for hardwood flooring inspiration
A very happy customer submitted the before/after refinishing image above. Would you agree that the final effect is stunning? (Thank you, Frank!)
Hear From Satisfied Floor Décor Customers
Speaking of which, you'll find Testimonials from Customers Whose Hardwood Floors Floor Décor Refinished in the last section. We care intensely about our customers and want them to be delighted with their floors. You can hear directly from them.
You'll find more customer feedback on the Floor Décor Reviews page.
Ready to Refinish Your Hardwood Floors?
If you're considering a wood floor refinishing project, we invite you to visit our showroom location in Orange, where you can see samples of sheen and finishes and review your project in greater detail.
Or, contact us with your questions.
We look forward to helping you.
Thanks for reading,
Janine & Michael
Note: We originally published this article on 03/10/2021, and have updated it.
