| A question that Voyageur Flooring often hears from | | | | owners who've purchased older homes that had |
| homeowners is "should I refinish or resurface my | | | | carpet when they purchased the home, but now |
| hardwood floors"? The difference between those | | | | desire to tear the carpet up because hardwood |
| two services is quite considerable. The differences | | | | floors have been found underneath. This is a great |
| are centered around what's actually done to the | | | | time to refinish hardwood floors. Other floors have |
| hardwood floor and the cost associated with the | | | | minor scratches and imperfections that are not as |
| service. | | | | deep. These imperfections can often be cured by a |
| To refinish hardwood floors, Voyageur Flooring, | | | | resurfacing. |
| actually sands your floor with a heavy sand paper | | | | To resurface a hardwood floor, Voyageur Flooring |
| and removes the top layer of finish and wood. The | | | | buffs the existing finish and applies a new coat of |
| purpose of this is to remove all deep knicks, scrapes, | | | | finish. Voyageur Flooring uses a water based finish |
| scratches, stains, etc. This process is applied to | | | | which offers better protection than an oil based |
| hardwood floors that have significant wear and tear. | | | | finish. You should request a water based finish from |
| Often times hardwood floors have been neglected | | | | your local hardwood flooring professional. The |
| and as a result a hardwood floor refinishing is the | | | | difference in price between a refinish and a resurface |
| only option. | | | | is about 2.00 per foot. Hardwood Floor resurfacing |
| Voyageur Flooring works with a lot of younger home | | | | doesn't not include a sanding but rather a buffing. |