Refinishing
Hidden treasures
Many beautiful floors are unsuspectingly
hidden under carpet installed from years past. Or, your
existing floors may be in need of refinishing to remove
worn-in dirt, light surface scratches and small indentations.
You can also refinish floors to change the color scheme
from light natural and honey tones to dark browns. Refinishing
an older floor can make it look brand new for just a fraction
of the cost of installing a new one!
Refinishing floors does require a little planning. The
floors will be unavailable to any foot traffic and furniture
in the area must be removed. If the work involves food
storage areas, precautions are needed to prevent food
tainting from the finish materials
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Installation
New installations require a few things to come together
for a successful floor; a sound sub-floor, sound materials
and sound installation crews. Here are a few points of information
you should know.
Good Floors Start
With Flat Concrete
Most poured concrete slabs are very uneven, with dips and
bumps that could interfere with a good installation. The
concrete should be flat to l/8" in any 10 foot span.
Concrete slab preparation is usually necessary to ensure
a flat surface for a wood floor to be installed over. This
is especially important to glue down floors.
Ground Contact Moisture
Needs To Be Prevented
When installing solid, nail-down floors,
placing plastic and roofing felt over the slab first will
prevent ground contact moisture. Some factory-made engineered
wood products come with a lifetime warranty, even when installed
directly to grade slabs.
Good Quality Materials
The old saying “You get what you pay for”
is especially true when selecting materials for a new installation.
F&L Floorworks buys only top quality materials for its
jobs, unless a lesser grade floor is requested for design
purposes. Make sure you see a finished sample of what you
want on the wood you have before any work is done in your
house.
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