Hardwood Floor Refinishing in Tampa — Your Old Floors Don't Have to Go

Floor Refinishing

Beat-Up Hardwood Floors Can Usually Be Saved — And It Costs a Lot Less Than You Think

Scratched, dull, scuffed, worn-through finish — those are refinishing jobs, not replacement jobs. The difference matters because replacement costs 3 to 5 times more than refinishing. Most hardwood floors can be sanded and refinished 4-5 times over their lifespan. If the floors in your older Tampa home look rough, there's a good chance they've never been touched since the original install.

The process goes like this: we sand the floor down to bare wood using a drum sander (dustless system available, which contains about 99% of the dust), vacuum and tack, apply stain if you want to change the color, then apply 3 coats of finish with light screening between coats. The floors need 24 hours to cure between coats, so a typical single-room refinish is a 3-4 day process.

Marco can usually tell during the estimate whether a floor is refinishable or not. Sometimes boards are cupped or cracked badly enough that replacement makes more sense. He'll tell you straight — he's not going to take money to refinish floors he knows won't come out right.