Oak floor freshly sanded and refinished, kitchen cabinets wrapped in plastic

Hardwood floor refinishing in Colorado Springs

Name: Seymour Floors
Address: Colorado Springs, CO, US
Telephone: +1-719-354-1319
Price range: Free estimates

Scratched, gray or sun faded wood sanded back to bare and finished in three coats. Most floors come back. Plenty come back looking better than new.

Call (719) 354-1319 Free estimate

Flooring crew member sanding a new white oak floor in an empty open room — Sanding raw white oak before finish

When it is time

Signs your floor needs a sand.

A floor does not have to be ruined to need refinishing. These are the reasons people usually call:

Wear stains in the walkways and in front of the sink
Too long between maintenance coats
Scratches and blemishes too deep to buff out
Cleaning products that dulled or clouded the finish
Sun fading that left light and dark patches

Refinished hardwood around a stone fireplace sealed off with plastic sheeting — Refinish underway, hearth sealed in plastic

Three days, three coats

How a refinish runs.

Most sand and refinish jobs take three days because three applications go on the floor. The wood is sanded to bare, then gets one coat of seal or stain, then two full strength coats of finish, each with time to dry.

Want a new color? Stain goes onto bare wood, so a refinish is the moment to go darker, lighter or back to natural.

Under the carpet

Old wood tends to be good wood.

Pulling up carpet in an older Colorado Springs house often turns up oak or fir that has been protected for decades. Tack strip holes, staples and stains mostly sand out, and the boards underneath can look like they were laid last month.

“They did an amazing job making very old floors look like new.”

★★★★★Meghan B., Google review

Upstairs hardwood mid refinish with the work area sealed in plastic — Work area sealed before sanding

About the dust

Sanding is dusty. We keep it contained.

We hang plastic to close off the work area wherever we can, and our sanders run built in vacuums and dust bags that catch most of the dust. Open lofts and vaulted ceilings are harder to seal off, so we go over those with you before we start.

Afterward

Keeping the new finish new.

Sweep often
A soft broom or vacuum keeps grit from scratching the finish.
Wipe spills fast
Standing water and pet accidents are what get into the wood.
Use rugs in traffic lanes
Entries, the kitchen sink and the path to the back door wear first.
Move things around
Shifting rugs and furniture now and then keeps sun fading even.

From the job site

Recent work.

High gloss wood floor in a log lodge great room with timber posts — Log lodge floor with a fresh gloss finish

Glossy refinished oak floor in front of tall windows looking onto ponderosa pines — Refinished oak in front of the pines

Refinished wood floor around a stone fireplace in a mountain cabin with a vaulted pine ceiling — Mountain cabin floor, refinished around the hearth

Medium brown hardwood floor through a living room with a stone fireplace and built in shelves — Living room floor around the fireplace

FAQ

Questions people ask.

How long does refinishing take?

In most cases three days. There are three applications on the floor: one coat of seal or stain on the bare wood, then two full strength coats of finish.

How dusty is sanding?

Sanding is a dusty job by nature. We put up plastic wherever possible and our machines have built in vacuums and dust bags that capture the majority of it. Vaulted ceilings and open lofts limit how much can be sealed off.

What causes sun fading, and can I prevent it?

Most discoloration comes from sunlight, and finishes also change with age. Moving area rugs and furniture regularly keeps the contrast between sunny and shaded areas to a minimum.

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