Floor refinishing and trim in South Dakota

Why refresh before you replace

An oak floor that has been covered or worn for decades usually still has plenty of wood above the tongue. Sanding removes the scratched and grayed surface, and a new finish protects the clean wood for many years. The boards keep the character of the house, and the job takes less time than tearing out and laying a new floor.

A refresh can also be lighter. If the finish is dull but still covers the wood everywhere, a buff and a fresh coat bring back the sheen without sanding to bare wood.

Trim finishes the job

After a refinish, worn quarter round and scuffed thresholds stand out next to the clean floor. New quarter round, a reset threshold or new baseboard in a room where the old one is cracked makes the whole room look finished. Trim can also be booked on its own when the floor is fine but the edges are not.

What a refresh looks like in your house

We usually start with the rooms you use least, so the kitchen and the path to it stay open as long as possible. Each room is sealed off, sanded, coated and left to cure before furniture comes back. We give you a written plan of which rooms are closed on which days, so you know where to set up the coffee pot and where the dog will sleep.

Choosing a finish

The finish decides how the floor looks and how it ages. A satin sheen hides small scratches and suits most family rooms. A semi-gloss sheen shows more of the grain and more of the footprints, and tends to suit formal rooms that see less traffic. Some finishes stay clear and pale, keeping the oak close to its natural color, while others warm the wood toward amber over the years.

We put small samples on your own floor so you can see them in your own light, morning and afternoon, before you decide. If you like the color the floor already has, we can leave the stain out entirely and let the oak speak for itself.