Sand out twenty years of wear and keep the hardwood you already own.
Hardwood floor refinishing in Florence, AL by The Flooring Folks. Screen and recoat for dull or lightly scratched finishes, full sand and refinish down to bare wood, stain changes, and stair refinishing. Free written estimates — we price the job after seeing the floor.
Good hardwood floors don't wear out — their finish does. Under that scratched, dull, gray-looking coating is usually the same wood that was installed decades ago, and refinishing brings it back for a fraction of what a new floor costs.
We refinish hardwood floors across Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, Tuscumbia, and the surrounding area. Every refinishing quote is written after we've seen the floor — the wear layer, the damage, and whether a recoat or a full sand is the honest call — so the price fits your floor, not a rate card.
The first decision on every refinishing job is whether the floor needs a full sand or just a recoat. A screen and recoat lightly abrades the existing finish and applies fresh coats — it's the right call when the finish is dull or lightly scratched but the wood underneath is still sound. A full sand takes the floor down to bare wood and is the only fix when you have deep scratches, water stains, discoloration, pet damage in the wood itself, or a color change in mind. We'll tell you honestly which one your floor needs before any machine touches it.
Alabama humidity is hard on finishes, and the Shoals has plenty of older homes with solid oak that has plenty of life left — often enough wood above the tongue to sand two or three more times. Engineered hardwood can sometimes be refinished too, depending on the wear layer thickness, which we measure before quoting.
Sanding is honest, dusty work even with containment. We contain what we can, protect the rest of the house, and sequence the job so you're not trapped in the corner of your own home. Finishes then need their cure time before rugs and heavy furniture go back — we give you that calendar up front, because walking on a floor early is the number one way to ruin a brand-new finish.
We measure the wear layer, check for wax or contamination that affects adhesion, and tell you honestly whether a screen and recoat will do the job or the floor needs a full sand.
Furniture moves, rooms are sealed off, and the floor is inspected for boards that need replacing before sanding — fixing those first is cheaper than discovering them mid-job.
Coarse cuts remove the old finish and flaws, then progressively finer grits leave bare, smooth wood ready to accept stain or finish.
Stain if you're changing color, then multiple finish coats with drying time between each — waterborne or oil-based depending on the look, durability, and fumes you prefer.
We walk the floor with you, leave care instructions, and give you the real calendar for rugs, furniture, and pets — not just a wishful one.
It depends on the floor, and we put it in writing before any work starts. A screen and recoat costs less than a full sand and refinish, and a stain change adds to a full sand. Stairs are priced per step. We inspect the floor, tell you honestly which treatment it needs, and hand you a written estimate.
The sanding and finishing work itself typically runs two to three days for normal rooms, then the finish needs additional cure days before rugs and heavy furniture return. We include that calendar with every estimate.
Sometimes — it depends on the thickness of the real wood wear layer on top. We measure it before quoting; if it's too thin to sand safely, we'll tell you and talk about your options instead of sanding through it.
A screen and recoat lightly abrades the existing finish and applies fresh coats — right for dull or lightly scratched finishes. A full sand goes down to bare wood to remove deep scratches, stains, and discoloration or to change stain color.
A quality refinish typically lasts 7-10 years in a busy household, longer in lighter-use rooms. When the finish looks gray, absorbs water spots, or scratches through to bare wood in traffic paths, it's time.
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