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beautyq115
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What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
Let's say just two rooms. Is it expensive?
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Posted 10/14/07 3:42 PM  |
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
Our living room (14x19) and dining room (12x12) cost us $945 to sand, stain and poly
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| Posted 10/14/07 3:47 PM |
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MrsFlatbread
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
our entire house including 3 bedroom living room, dining room hallway and stairs cost us $2500. My guy was good and cheap!!!
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| Posted 10/14/07 3:55 PM |
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beautyq115
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
Posted by MrsFlatbread
our entire house including 3 bedroom living room, dining room hallway and stairs cost us $2500. My guy was good and cheap!!!
May be asking for info sometime
Is it better to do this in the warmer months so you can leave the windows open??
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| Posted 10/14/07 3:57 PM |
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Ronkonkomonga
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
We had 3 rooms (approximately 12x10) and a hallway done for $1000.
they came out beautiful.
ETA - they were in BAD shape - scuffed and stenciled (I have no idea what last owners were thinking)
We had them sanded - stained and 2 coats of poly.
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| Posted 10/14/07 5:09 PM |
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Kara
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
We're doing over 1,000 sf + about 25 steps (with stain) for about $3.50 per sf. Without stain, it would have been about $3 per sf.
FM me if you want the contact info of my hw floor guys - they're awesome. (Morgan O'Brien floors)
ETA - by "without stain" -- I mean sanding + 3 coats poly.
"With stain" is 1 coat of stain + 2 coats of poly to seal.
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| Posted 10/14/07 5:22 PM |
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VickiC
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
Posted by beautyq115
Is it better to do this in the warmer months so you can leave the windows open??
We got a quote for 2 bedrooms, hallway, LR, and stairs which includes ripping up the carpets, sanding and 2 coats poly (I think) for around $1200.
I was told that it generally doesn't matter when you do it because they can't leave the windows open. If it's a breezy day that could put waves in the poly - and what if a bug gets through the screens?
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| Posted 10/14/07 5:41 PM |
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
We did it ourselves, not sure if you are looking to do that. 2 bedrooms, hallway, 2 sets of stairs, dining room, and kitchen (pretty much the whole house) cost us about $400. Sanding, sealing, and 4 coats of poly.
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| Posted 10/14/07 6:49 PM |
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bigtrux707
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
Harris Floors, they are great and highly reccomended on the boards. $2.00 - $ 3.00 per square foot
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| Posted 10/15/07 1:17 AM |
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Mommy2Boys
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
proably a stupid question, but do they do one room at a time so you can move your furniture around? how many days do they usually take to finish?
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| Posted 10/27/07 10:50 PM |
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bigtrux707
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
We had our L/R, D/R and hallway done for under $800.00 including the ever important 3rd coat. They spent 2 Hr's sanding and 1/2 Hr. with the first coat of stain and poly. The following 2 days was no more than 3/4 Hr. with the fine sand and poly coats.
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| Posted 10/27/07 11:20 PM |
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
Just two rooms should be about 800 or so. I agree.
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| Posted 10/28/07 10:06 AM |
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VickiC
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
Posted by jellybean1420
proably a stupid question, but do they do one room at a time so you can move your furniture around? how many days do they usually take to finish?
They do everything all at once so you can't stay in the house, unless you are having the upstairs done, probably. I think that your furniture would have to be moved to a part of the house that wasn't getting done like basement, kitchen, bathroom, etc.
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| Posted 10/28/07 10:09 AM |
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beautyq115
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
So if we did this we should do this prior to moving in right...we were going to wait but I think that's not such a good idea. It would just be living room and dining room and thats it
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VickiC
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
Posted by beautyq115
So if we did this we should do this prior to moving in right...we were going to wait but I think that's not such a good idea. It would just be living room and dining room and thats it
I would definitely do it before you move in. Not only is it easier for you, but easier for the compny as well since they don't have to move furniture and stuff around.
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
K- Do it before you move in then lay builders paper or cardboard down until you finish with the move in...
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| Posted 10/28/07 1:13 PM |
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
We just did 3 bedrooms and it was $750
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| Posted 10/28/07 10:08 PM |
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MrsFlatbread
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
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Posted by beautyq115
So if we did this we should do this prior to moving in right...we were going to wait but I think that's not such a good idea. It would just be living room and dining room and thats it
I would definitely do it before you move in. Not only is it easier for you, but easier for the compny as well since they don't have to move furniture and stuff around.
definitly do it before you move in!!!!!! and before you paint bc the buffing machine can screw up the molding
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| Posted 10/28/07 10:36 PM |
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MrsM-6-7-08
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
I was wondering, the companies that do it, will they move the furniture around for you or do you have to do it yourself?
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beautyq115
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
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So if we did this we should do this prior to moving in right...we were going to wait but I think that's not such a good idea. It would just be living room and dining room and thats it
I would definitely do it before you move in. Not only is it easier for you, but easier for the compny as well since they don't have to move furniture and stuff around.
definitly do it before you move in!!!!!! and before you paint bc the buffing machine can screw up the molding
BEFORE painting? I thought it had to be after painting
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| Posted 10/29/07 5:54 AM |
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MrsFlatbread
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
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So if we did this we should do this prior to moving in right...we were going to wait but I think that's not such a good idea. It would just be living room and dining room and thats it
I would definitely do it before you move in. Not only is it easier for you, but easier for the compny as well since they don't have to move furniture and stuff around.
definitly do it before you move in!!!!!! and before you paint bc the buffing machine can screw up the molding
BEFORE painting? I thought it had to be after painting
the machines they use bump into the walls and if you paint first it will screw up the walls. This is what we did. Different people will say different things.
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| Posted 10/29/07 8:07 AM |
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
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So if we did this we should do this prior to moving in right...we were going to wait but I think that's not such a good idea. It would just be living room and dining room and thats it
I would definitely do it before you move in. Not only is it easier for you, but easier for the compny as well since they don't have to move furniture and stuff around.
definitly do it before you move in!!!!!! and before you paint bc the buffing machine can screw up the molding
BEFORE painting? I thought it had to be after painting
We painted before. It's a lot easier when you don't have to worry at all about what you get on the floors and the house is completely empty.
The LAST thing we did in the house, a week before we moved in, were the floors. We have hardwoods throughout except for the bathrooms, kitchen, den, so it was 4 bedrooms, stairs, two hallways, LR, DR.
The house was completely empty. They had to coordinate with the railing guy as we were replacing that too... railing had to be done after sanding and in btwn coats (can't remember the reason). We also did 4 coats so it added a few extra days. The stuff REALLY smells BAD. We got it done in Feb and still had to crack the windows for 24 hours, and have the heat on up to a certain temp so they would cure properly 
Afterwards, we touched up the baseboard molding. Much easier to do touchups after you do the floors than paint the entire room, especially if it's more rooms, and especially if you are hiring painters. You don't want any contractors ruining your floors
Good luck.
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| Posted 10/29/07 8:12 AM |
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VickiC
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
We're in the middle of painting now and we've had the floors done already. The only thing we did before ripping the carpets out was paint the ceilings. We're not finding it difficult at all to paint now that the floors are done.
Honestly, the people we bought from had 3 dogs - it was better for our noses that we get rid of those carpets ASAP. Plus, my husband was constantly stuffy from the carpets - probably the dogs hair bothering him.
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| Posted 10/29/07 8:29 AM |
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Kara
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
Posted by stinkysmom80
I was wondering, the companies that do it, will they move the furniture around for you or do you have to do it yourself?
Our guys move the heavy furniture. Little stuff you should probably move yourself.
As for painting, you can do it either way. We were unable to schedule things to our liking, so we painted after the floors were refinished. We haven't had any problems. Most people who paint aren't planning to refinish their floors in the future, so a good painter shouldn't ruin your floors.
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| Posted 10/29/07 8:29 AM |
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Re: What is the cost involved in refinishing floors?
Entire LR, Dining room,entry hallway and upstairs hallway with Stain, $850
I recommended him to two other ppl.
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