Hardwood
Hardwood Floor Cleaning and Refinishing
Most dull hardwood is not worn out, it is a tired finish with grime sitting in the grain. Cleaning tells you which one you have before anyone talks about sanding.
Chapter 01
Clean first, decide second
Grime builds in the grain and in the bevels between boards, and household floor sprays leave a film that dulls everything and then attracts more soil. Strip that off and a good number of floors look most of the way back.
Only once it is genuinely clean can anyone tell whether the finish itself has failed. Sanding a floor that only needed cleaning removes wood you never get back.
Finished natural stone and wood flooring in a residential kitchen
What refinishing actually addresses
Surface scratches from furniture and grit, scuffing along traffic routes, fading and colour change from San Diego sun through a window, and coating that has worn through in front of the sink or the back door.
The process removes the damaged surface layer and puts fresh protective coating over it, so the floor gets both its character and its resistance back.
Chapter 03
Water marks and the ones to worry about
A pale ring is usually in the finish and comes out. A dark stain has reached the wood, and that is a different conversation, sometimes a board replacement.
If boards are cupping or lifting, the moisture source is still there and that has to be found first. We do water damage work as well, so we can look at both.
Keeping it that way
Grit is the enemy on wood the same way it is on carpet. Mats at doors, pads under furniture, and not letting sand from the beach live on the floor does most of the work.
Skip the supermarket shine products. They are what caused the film in the first place.
All American — IICRC certified. Works with insurance companies on restoration claims. Call (858) 533-7003.
Find out if it needs refinishing
We will clean a test area and show you the difference before you commit to anything.
Call or text (858) 533-7003