Hardwood Floor Refinishing Vs Resurfacing

November 01, 2022

What Is The Difference Between Floor Refinishing And Floor Restoration?

Restoring a hardwood floor When you restore a floor, you are repairing a damaged floor. Choosing when to restore or refinish your hardwood floor It depends on the period of the floor: Let's say you bought a house that was built in the 1940s, around the time of World War II. Most homes in the Northeast (where I'm from) have red oak floors because they were readily available back then. Oak is also one of the best woods for floors (and good for a parlor tower, but that's another floor fact). To get it back on track, this type of floor would only need a simple touch-up. Now let's talk about the best time to restore a floor: Take a Victorian house, my favorite. Homes of this era had wood floors made of mixed and rare species such as walnut, mahogany, maple, and quarter-sawn oak. In fact, in the 1920s, you could order any of these floors. Because these different species were so rare, they were often only ⅜" thick as opposed to the current ¾" thick. Hardwood Floor Experience When I was younger and just starting out, I started my business in Newburgh, New York. I would walk into these houses and find VCT tiles, then tar paper, then patterned flooring under it all. It's funny, I've been doing this for over 40 years and I've been lucky enough to restore some amazing floors.

If you think the floor is damaged, you may not be able to sand, stain and refinish your existing floor. If you think the floor is damaged, you may not be able to sand, stain and refinish your existing floor. Severe Floor Damage - If more than 30% of the planks have suffered damage such as warping, chipping, ugly stains or termite infestation, the time, effort and money spent replacing that large portion of the floor would be extremely cumbersome - a replacement would make more sense. “Termite treatments are one of the expensive pest control jobs due to the urgency and the extensive damage incurred.” -Alexander Crawley, Australian pest control professional and entomology consultant

Extreme Wear - If the floor has been refinished too many times before, you will start to see the gouges in the boards and nails. Here's how to replace your hardwood floors:

If, after considering all of the above, you've made the decision to replace rather than refinish your hardwood floors, here's what you can do.

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