Usually engineered hardwood flooring is inches thick or sometimes more.
Is it unsafe to sand floors more than 3 times.
I d propose matching tile in your family room if they are close together with your kitchen and use area rugs to warm up the space.
Professionals have experience that allows them to more accurately determine how much wood is being removed.
That will of course decrease the number of times that your floor can be sanded.
A new floor will set you back about 8 to 10 a square foot depending on the material used.
With this thickness it is safe to refinish them up to 4 6 times.
Use an oil based poly for better protection and consider getting window treatments.
The only way to eliminate the dent is to sand and refinish the floors.
But they really do believe that and so did i.
The amount of times a standard 3 4 solid hardwood floor can be sanded without needing patch work or until you sand down to the tongue in the majority of the floor is comepletely dependant on who you have sanding you re floor and other factors like how flat the subfloor was when the install took place and along with how flat it has stayed over the course of time.
If your hardwood floor has seen better days and it s time for an improvement the floor may or may not be a good candidate for refinishing.
If your guess is correct about the finish being done more than 8 years ago then the floor is ready in the next 2 5 years for a full sand and recoat.
Lynda yes often prefinished floors show the dents more.
This gives the mid life wood a new look for several years.
We also offer such exotic species as acacia and teak.
Common areas that flow together look best with the same type flooring.
This look can help a floor look good for another 7 10 years.
Let me tell you i have seen some horrific work.
The fading is obviously due to the sun.
Macon hardwood is a trusted supplier with more than 15 years experience in the hardwood flooring industry.
Further different people will sand in different ways.
It depends on your layout.
If you are happy with your flooring and just want to refinish your flooring to give them new life hardwood flooring usually only needs to be refinished once every 7 10 years.
You don t want a patchwork quilt effect in your home.
I say no more than two types of flooring material.
Number of times a hardwood floor can be refinished.
And believe me most professional floor refinishers are not shy in saying it.
Hardwood flooring can be re sanded up to 10 times depending on how bad the floor is and how skilled the person doing the sanding is.
Just over 2 years ago i had a friend that wanted to sand his own floors.
Serious gouges or abuse can require a heavier sanding which would remove more wood than normal.
It costs about 2 50 per square foot to refinish a floor plus 50 an hour for patching and thresholds.