Hardwood floor refinishing in Garneau
Garneau is old houses next to a university, which means original floors that have carried a lot of feet. Most of them are in better shape than they look once the finish comes back.
Traffic wear versus real damage
The classic Garneau floor has a dull grey path worn down the hallway and looks fine everywhere else. That is finish wear, not wood wear, and it is the single most fixable thing on this list. A screen and recoat brings the whole floor back to one sheen in a day and costs a fraction of a sand.
What tells you the difference is whether the wood in that path has gone pale or grey. Finish that has worn through stops protecting the oak, and once the wood itself is dirty and open you cannot recoat over it. The water drop test is the quick version: if it beads you are in recoat territory, if it soaks in and darkens you are not.
Houses that have been divided up
Plenty of Garneau houses have been suited or converted at some point, and the floors show it at the seams: a wall came out, a wall went in, a doorway moved. Those patches are where a refinish either succeeds or looks obviously patched, so we look at them first and tell you honestly how invisible we can make them.
If the house is a rental and you need the floor to look presentable rather than perfect, say so. That is a legitimate scope and it changes what we quote.
Getting us out to Garneau
Request a quote and we come and look for free. You get a real number for your rooms, a plan for the work, and a straight answer on whether the hallway needs the same treatment as the bedrooms or whether you can do less than you thought.
Nothing is booked off that visit unless you want it to be.
Nearby areas we cover
Not sure what your floors need? Start with the difference between a recoat and a full sand-back, or read what the work costs in Edmonton.
Get a free quote on your Garneau floors.