Comments on: Refinishing Hardwood Floors 101

By: Michael

Michael — Thu, 25 Sep 2014 11:50:08 +0000

this house looks so nice, I wish I could have a house like this in the future.

By: Tracey

Tracey — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:53:26 +0000

I love this idea. It’s amazing

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 25 Jul 2014 13:24:22 +0000

Nice design for my living room! I really like it…so thanks for sharing

By: Sabine

Sabine — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 05:00:53 +0000

Your floors look great. I purchased a fixer-upper and refinished the hardwood floors that were hidden under yucky carpeting. It was a ton of work but well worth it.

By: YoungHouseLove

YoungHouseLove — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 20:02:54 +0000

In reply to David T.

We lived through our house for it, we just lived in the half he wasn’t refinishing and put all of our furniture there and sectioned it off with plastic tarps so no dust got in. You can do that if you have room for all of your furniture in a room they’re not doing, and might need storage if you don’t. You can leave if you’d like or section yourself off (it’s noisy though, and pretty stinky, so maybe planning a few day trips or something to be away might be helpful.

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By: David T

David T — Wed, 12 Mar 2014 19:42:55 +0000

Love your floors. Excited to get ours done. In the process of getting our 60 year old home ready to have the original red oak floors sanded and refinished. My wife thinks we need to vacate the house during the process and put the furniture in storage. Our contractor states that the job will be done in 4 days. Can the heavier furniture be stored in perhaps the kitchen? Can you please give me some tips on what to expect during this process?

By: Rachel

Rachel — Tue, 11 Mar 2014 19:23:35 +0000

In reply to Donna. Donna-- I too am having this EXACT same problem with bona oil based poly. Would you mind telling me what came of your issue?

By: Debbie Gartner aka The Flooring Girl

Debbie Gartner aka The Flooring Girl — Sun, 24 Nov 2013 17:17:25 +0000

Inga – I’m so glad your floors turned out well. The reason the floors are different is that a) you have a lower grade wood in the existing area (it looks like No 1 vs. the prefinished looks like select grade, 2) the prefinished hardwood manufacturers have their own proprietary blends making it next to impossible to match and 3) you may have a different species. The part your refinished looks like it is red oak, and it’s possible that your prefinished hardwood is white oak…hard to tell from the picture.

I always recommend that my customers wait 4 days before putting furniture back and 30 days before area rugs. You can read more about the timing/process on the link above.

Re: the person above, that sounds odd. We usually use bona for water based poly. It’s a few yrs later, so hopefully this is solved now, but in general if its smells it’s best to air it out w/ open windows/fan. Also, heat makes things smell more, not less. (from a sensory perspective)