Floor repair and the fix or refinish check in South Dakota
Some floors just need a few things put right. Answer four short questions to see whether repair, a refinish or a new floor fits what you see.
The fix or refinish check
Four quick looks at a wood floor, the same ones we make on a visit. Pick what you see and the card suggests repair, refinish or a new floor.
How to read your floor
Scratches that sit in the finish are a surface problem and come out with sanding. Deep gouges in a few boards are a repair problem: those boards come out and new ones go in. Gray paths where the finish has worn through show that the floor needs a new finish before the wood itself starts to wear.
Gaps tell a different story. Thin gaps that open in winter and close in summer are normal for wood in a dry climate. A few wide gaps or loose boards can be fixed. Wide gaps across a whole room, along with boards that look thin at the edges, usually mean the floor has reached the end of its life.
Small jobs are welcome
A single cracked board, a loose threshold or a squeak by the bedroom door is worth a call. We often combine small repairs into one visit, so a few annoyances are fixed in an afternoon. If you are planning a refinish later, we can do the repairs now and sand everything together when the time comes.
The other two kinds of work
Tell us about the floor
Name the rooms and what bothers you about the floor. We call or email back on a weekday to set up a visit and put the plan in writing.