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Hardwood Floor Refinishing
in Kansas City
Bring Your Floors Back to Life With Wood Floor Refinishing or Resurfacing
To find out if our hardwood floor refinishing service can help bring your floors back to their original beauty,
call us at (816) 237-9327 or send us a message online to get a free estimate.
The JRK Hardwood Floor Refinishing Process
Inspection
Assess Your Wood Floors
We begin with a meticulous inspection of your flooring, examining every inch for signs of wear, age, or damage and identifying your floor’s unique needs.
Preparation
Get Ready For the Transformation
To prepare your hardwood floors for refinishing, we clean the surface and fill in any gaps and cracks. This phase sets the stage for flawless floor restoration.
Sanding
Unveil the Potential
Using professional sanding equipment, we strip away your floor’s old finish and smooth away imperfections to reveal the potential beneath.
Staining
Add a Splash of Personality
Choose to switch up the color or enhance your floor’s natural beauty during the staining step. We smoothly apply your selected stain to perfectly align with your vision and the character of your space.
Finishing
Seal In the Excellence
The grand finale of our process is applying a high-quality protective finish: oil-based for richness; water-based for clarity; or UV-cured for quick-drying.
Setting the Stage for Perfectly Refinished Hardwood Floors
Professional sanding prepares your wood floors for optimal results after we apply stain and finish. Our labor-intensive process uses multiple types of sanders to smooth imperfections and remove the old finish from your wood floors.
We save you time.
Sanding is an intensive and long process that requires specialty tools to do it right. JRK Flooring brings both the equipment and the know-how, so you can dedicate your time to other priorities in life.
We clean up.
Our team respects your home as if it were our own. After we’re finished sanding your wood floors, we’ll carefully clean up any dust and prep your floor for the next step in the wood floor refinishing process.
We do it right.
Our methods follow the best practices as taught by the National Wood Flooring Association. The result is a refreshed, stunning, flawless wood floor that you’ll feel proud to have in your home.
We want you to love your floors.
The JRK Flooring team is hyper-focused on your satisfaction with your refinished hardwood floors. That’s why our Kansas City-area customers rave about their great experience and gorgeous finished results in Google and Facebook reviews.
Why Choose Refinishing Hardwood Floors With Help from JRK Flooring?
Hardwood floor rejuvenation is an art and a science. It revives your floors quite literally from the ground up, taking each plank down to its natural wood and rebuilding a durable finish to fortify it against future challenges. So why choose hardwood floor refinishing instead of simply covering up damaged wood floors?
A Fresh Aesthetic: Refinished wood floors have a “like new” feel after we remove years of wear and unveil a surface that gleams with freshness! Wood floor adds character that complements any design style, so why hide it?
Long-Lasting Results: JRK Flooring provides more than a facelift! The new finish we apply acts like armor, guarding your floors against daily wear and tear and prolonging their life and beauty. Your wood floors have been around for decades; there’s nothing stopping them from being around for decades more. Most people can’t say the same about vinyl or carpet.
Added Value: Refinishing your wood floors is an investment. They can elevate the feel of your home, making it more appealing and valuable, especially if you plan to sell in the future. Kansas City homebuyers overwhelmingly seek gleaming hardwoods!
A Healthier Home: When we rejuvenate your floors, we remove years of accumulated dust and allergens trapped in old finishes. Our process essentially purifies your floors, contributing to better air quality and healthier living spaces.
Kansas City Hardwood Floor Refinishing Frequently Asked Questions
Is my floor in good enough condition to refinish?
To determine whether your wood floor can be refinished, we’ll send an expert to evaluate its condition and create a plan to rejuvenate it. There are some cases when hardwood cannot be refinished, like when:
- The wood isn’t thick enough above the tongue-and-groove structure that interlocks the planks of your floor together.
- Your floors are made of engineered hardwood with a top layer less than 2 millimeters thick. Sanding engineered hardwood could wear through to the plywood base.
- Your floors are severely damaged. If your floors have deep cracks, large splits, or areas weakened by termite damage, replacement may be the only option.
- Your floors are warping or buckling. Moisture and other structural problems may create an unsuitable situation for hardwood floor refinishing.
- You actually have laminate or vinyl floors. Modern materials can be deceiving! What appears to be hardwood could be laminate or vinyl flooring. These materials are designed to imitate wood, but their surface cannot be redone.
- Your floor has been treated with certain types of chemicals or finishes, like wax or some acrylics. These substances can prevent new finishes from properly adhering.
To find out whether your hardwood floors can be refinished, call JRK Flooring at (816) 237-9327.
Is it cheaper to replace or to refinish hardwood floors in Kansas City?
You may be surprised by how much money you could save by refinishing your hardwood floors instead of replacing them. Refinishing floors has lower labor costs and materials expenses, making it the most cost-effective choice. Keep in mind that replacing your floor includes many more steps, like removing your old flooring, preparing the subfloor, adjusting baseboards and other millwork, and more, which all adds up! Request an estimate.
How long can wood floors last before they need refinishing?
We recommend refinishing or resurfacing your hardwood floors every 10 years or so, or as often as needed. Floors that are heavily trafficked will need more frequent refinishing or resurfacing. With good care in between, your hardwood floors can last a lifetime.
What’s the difference between refinishing and resurfacing wood floors?
Refinishing involves sanding down the top layer of your wood floors to fully remove the old finish and repair damages before reapplying a new finish. Resurfacing, on the other hand, sometimes called “recoating,” is a more superficial process. It involves lightly buffing the surface of your floor and then applying a new finish topcoat.
During refinishing, scratches, dents, and chips can be repaired, but during resurfacing, deeper scratches and other types of damage will remain. Both, however, refresh the look of your hardwood floors, whether they’re made of oak, hickory, maple, or cherry.
Is refinishing hardwood floors worth it?
Having hardwood floors in your home can increase your property value by as much as 5%. If your home already has hardwoods, refinishing them rather than replacing them with a cheaper, less durable product, can help protect its value.
Is it environmentally friendly to refinish wood floors?
It is far more environmentally friendly to refinish existing wood floors than to tear them out and replace it. Why? The refinishing process keeps your old floors out of the landfill and doesn’t require the manufacture or freight shipping of new flooring products.