Hardwood floor guides
What is actually under a Greater Victoria floor, what refinishing it involves, and how to tell a floor that needs a recoat from one that needs a full sand-back.
Hardwood Floor Recoating: What It Is, What It Costs, and When It Will Not Hold
Hardwood floor recoating abrades the old finish and adds a fresh coat without sanding the wood. Sourced cost ranges, the adhesion failures that ruin a recoat, and how to tell whether your floor qualifies.
Refinishing Hardwood Floors: Cost, Timeline, and Whether Yours Needs It
Refinishing hardwood floors means sanding back to bare wood and building the finish up again. Sourced cost ranges, how long the job takes, and how to tell a recoat from a full sand-back.
Victoria Hardwood: Fir or Oak, and Can It Be Refinished
Victoria hardwood is usually old-growth Douglas fir or oak, and the species decides whether the floor takes a full sand-back or only a recoat. Sourced hardness and humidity figures.