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Refinishing Hardwood Estimate johnnymo 09-26-2006
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Posted by johnnymo on September 26, 2006, 11:44 am
Hello - I just bought a new house (new to me) and want to get the hard
wood floors redone in them. They are in decent shape, but in the high
traffic areas, the polyurethane has worn off and you can pretty much
see the dull wood. My house is about a 1000 square feet and I need
about 800 sq. feet refinished. I have Red Oak 3/4" thick by 2 1/4" wide
planks.

What is a good estimate? I have a guy who is a friend of a friend of my
parents, and he seems pretty reliable, but just curious and wanted to
know what other people have gotten for estimates.

He quoted me at $2,300 which includes 3 coats and sanding one room in
which the previous owners painted over. In the process of getting a
couple more estimates, but just wanted to see what others have to say.

Thanks....


Posted by Todd H. on September 26, 2006, 11:59 am

> Hello - I just bought a new house (new to me) and want to get the hard
> wood floors redone in them. They are in decent shape, but in the high
> traffic areas, the polyurethane has worn off and you can pretty much
> see the dull wood. My house is about a 1000 square feet and I need
> about 800 sq. feet refinished. I have Red Oak 3/4" thick by 2 1/4" wide
> planks.
>
> What is a good estimate? I have a guy who is a friend of a friend of my
> parents, and he seems pretty reliable, but just curious and wanted to
> know what other people have gotten for estimates.
>
> He quoted me at $2,300 which includes 3 coats and sanding one room in
> which the previous owners painted over. In the process of getting a
> couple more estimates, but just wanted to see what others have to
> say.

I did mine myself, once. Once.

I wouldn't do it again as it was a complete labor intensive pain in
the ass. But I sorta knew that going in and felt it was something I
needed to try once. Once. :-)

$2300 doesn't sound horrible. Is that for water based or oil based
poly? What brand?



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Posted by johnnymo on September 26, 2006, 12:56 pm

> $2300 doesn't sound horrible. Is that for water based or oil based
> poly? What brand?

Thanks Todd. What is the difference between using water vs oil based
poly? Does one hold up better than the other or look better? He just
told me to pick out the color and let him know. I was told that 80% of
the time, people choose "Early American" which is MinWax color stain,
so I am not sure what poly. he was planning on using?


Posted by Todd H. on September 26, 2006, 1:23 pm

> > $2300 doesn't sound horrible. Is that for water based or oil based
> > poly? What brand?
>
> Thanks Todd. What is the difference between using water vs oil based
> poly? Does one hold up better than the other or look better?

Durability. Oil is far superior, but can tend to yellow if you get a
lot of sunlight in. The downside of oil based is that it smells like
holy hell and the place will be largely uninhabitable for 3 days while
they layer up the coats.

The water based poly to have when I was looking was a relatively
pricey product called StreetShoe. Odor is far less, durability of
this product evidently rivals oil, yellowing isn't an issue, and I
think successive coats can go on quicker. It's the darling of those
doing hardwood for malls and such with high traffic. 4 or more coats
aren't uncommon.

> He just told me to pick out the color and let him know. I was told
> that 80% of the time, people choose "Early American" which is MinWax
> color stain, so I am not sure what poly. he was planning on using?

That may hint that he's planning on using MinWax's oil based poly.

I'd totally recommend using stain. Some folks omit stain to go but
it's a huge mistake, IMO because the stain so nicely brings out the
wood grain. I used the Golden Oak stain or maybe it was Natural on
red oak and it really augmented the grain beautifully.

Color is personal preference. Dn't obsess about matching wood
furniture--all trees play well together in the forest say the
decorators. :-)

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Posted by dadiOH on September 26, 2006, 3:26 pm
Todd H. wrote:

> I'd totally recommend using stain. Some folks omit stain to go but
> it's a huge mistake, IMO because the stain so nicely brings out the
> wood grain.

So does oil. So does any oil based clear finish. Stain and the whole
thing needs sanding to bare wood to re-do it in the future.

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