Caring for your Hardwood Floors through Specialized Cleaning, Restoration and Refinishing Services.
Service Areas include Calgary, Airdrie, Chestermere and Okotoks.
Are you unhappy with your Hardwood Floors? Do they look dull and lifeless? Perhaps mopping your floors doesn’t make them sparkling anymore. Hardwood Floors have grown in popularity over the past few years, especially in your home’s living quarters.
Hardwood is undoubtedly easier to clean and more manageable to maintain than carpets. Furthermore, its durability can hide stains and imperfections better than carpet. However, hardwood can still look worn out or show stubborn, ingrained dirt over time.
That is where Dang Good comes in. We offer Hardwood Floor Refinishing for floors that have gotten a little scuffed up or lost their shine.
Hardwood Floor Cleaning is another option for grubby-looking floors that don’t improve in appearance even after you have worked hard to clean them. In addition to your typical hardwood (oak, maple, cherry, etc.), we offer restoration options for all types of wood floors, including Engineered Hardwood and Vinyl Plank.
Contact us, and we can assess your flooring and tell you whether refinishing or professional floor cleaning is the better option. We will provide a free, no-obligation quote. Alternatively, call us, and we will explain your options without pressuring you to book.
Hardwood Floor Refinishing is the process of restoring the surface layer of a hardwood floor to improve its appearance. We use the sandless refinishing method, suitable for floors made dull or worn out by minor scratches and abrasions.
Refinishing involves lightly screening the floor with a mesh abrasive pad attached to a rotating floor buffer. Screening removes the top layer of the existing finish together with any minor imperfections.
Then, a new polyurethane coating is applied to a clean and prepared floor. Known in the flooring industry as “screen and recoat," this process improves the look of the flooring and extends the floor’s lifespan by adding a new protective barrier against wear and tear.
Sandless Refinishing is a quicker, less invasive option than traditional sanding methods, but even sandless refinishing creates some dust, albeit manageable.
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Still have questions about Hardwood Floor Refinishing?
Find the answers below:
Indeed, refinished floors may inspire some of your other cleaning projects.
Our average price range is between $2.65 and $4 per square foot. Some flooring companies charge a minimum fee of around $1000. While we do not charge a minimum per se, the cost of a Hardwood Floor Refinishing project will likely start around that price, given the size of an average main floor with hardwood.
We will provide an accurate quote before booking with you.
The length of time taken will depend on the type and size of the job, but we will provide a time frame when estimating.
Some companies offer 1-Day Hardwood Floor Refinishing, and while some jobs can easily be finished within a day, we will not make such a sweeping statement (pardon the pun!). It is important to us that we do not rush any job and allow each polyurethane coating time to dry.
The length of time a Refinish of your Floors lasts will depend on the amount of wear and tear they experience. Nevertheless, with Sandless Hardwood Floor Refinishing, we suggest that, on average, they be refinished every 5-7 years.
If you are a self-confessed Jack or Jill of all trades, the DIY approach might suit you. If you know what you are doing, it could certainly save you money (if not time). However, you may wish to consider the following factors before embarking on your flooring project:
1. Initial Contact
When you enquire about restoration of your hardwood floors, Dang Good will ask you some questions such as the age and type of floor and establish in more detail what service you are looking for.
Often, we will ask you to send some pictures. That helps us determine the most appropriate course of action whether it be sandless hardwood floor refinishing, professional hardwood floor cleaning or even a complete re-sanding and staining - which we currently don't do.
2. Assessment of the Floors
If we deem that either sandless hardwood floor refinishing or professional hardwood floor cleaning is a possibility, we will make an appointment with you to do a free assessment of your floors so we can provide you with an estimate.
We will go over in detail what you can expect and let you know if wax removal is needed ahead of completing our restoration service. If restoration is a go, we will discuss the options of matte, semi-gloss or gloss refinishing assuming you are taking that route.
We will also establish if there is any heavy furniture to be moved. We will discuss where it will be stored while the floors are being treated and help you with securing the services of a moving company and/or renting a pod if needed.
Please note our technicians will not be moving heavy furniture and we do require for the floors to be clear of heavy furniture on the day(s) of refinishing. Also, there can be no furniture placed back for at least 24 hours after completion, to allow for the polyurethane to cure.
All furniture thereafter should have leg protectors so as not to damage your newly finished floors.
3. Booking the Job
If you agree to our estimate and want to go ahead, we will make an appointment with you. A text reminder will be sent the day before the service. This will remind you of your appointment and the need for heavy furniture to be completely removed from the areas being treated. We will ask you to secure young children and pets, so they are kept away from the floors until the coating is complete dry.
4. Preparation for Refinishing
On arrival at your home, we will go over the work order and the work being done and address any questions or concerns you may have.
We will start by vacuuming the floors to remove any debris. If necessary, we may even clean the floors before screening.
5. Screening the Floors
Using a 175 RPM Buffer and an appropriately sized abrasive pad, we will screen the floor to remove the existing top layer of polyurethane. This machine will produce a light powder on the floor. That is normal and nothing to be alarmed about. However, it is just one of the reasons we ask you to secure young children and pets.
6. Cleaning the Floors
Once screened, the floors are vacuumed. Then we use a process called “clean and tack” to prep the floor. This preps the wood for recoating. The floors are allowed to dry (approximately 10-15 minutes) before taking the next step.
7. Applying the Polyurethane
Once the floors are screened, cleaned and dry the first coat of polyurethane is applied. Typically, this coating takes 60-90 minutes to dry.
Then a second coat of polyurethane is applied. Again, with a 60–90-minute initial drying period. After that you can walk on the floors in socked feet, but be careful not to slip!
However, the floor will not be sufficiently cured for at least 24 hours, and nothing must be place on the refinished floor until after that time frame.
8. Completion of the Job
On completion we will do a walk-through with you showing you the finished product and providing some tips on maintenance going forward. We suggest that vinegar, water and a microfibre pad is really all you need to keep the floors clean. And we advise against any wax or polishing products.
A Hardwood Floor Refinishing Step - Removing Old Polyurethane
Below is a video showing some of the Screen and Recoat Process stages.
A Before and After Picture of Hardwood Floor Cleaning
Why Professional Hardwood Floor Cleaning is Essential?
Professional hardwood floor cleaning is a much more in-depth process than traditional mopping, which is great for everyday maintenance.
Firstly, it helps remove the contaminants you cannot see on your floors, such as Allergens and Bacteria that have made their home in the wood’s fine crevices and grooves.
Secondly, professional cleaning can remove dirt and dust embedded deep in the wood grain that simply doesn’t get removed with regular cleaning.
Case in point – We were called upon to remove fine white drywall dust from a new hardwood floor. Our customer had even employed commercial house cleaners who attempted to clean the floors more than once without success.
Embedded White powder was visible through the dark wood’s texture. Yet, using superior techniques and products, we removed all the fine dust.
The Stages of Professional Floor Cleaning
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We have a Solid Reputation with Hundreds of Reviews
“Dang Good may be one of the best companies I have found in a long time. Mark responded to my call quickly and was more than willing to come to my place and see if he could help.
Mark and his team, Shannon and Johnny, brought my hardwood floors back to life! I couldn’t be happier with the results!
Shannon and Johnny worked so hard and efficiently, were so kind and professional, and really worked well as a team. It was very obvious they take pride in doing a great job.
Mark was right there working along side them, and it was great seeing an owner care about his crew and wanting to work hard with them. And, they all got excited with me when the floors cleaned up even better than we had hoped for!
This is a solid company with awesome staff! We will be choosing Dang Good going forward for any of the many services that they provide! Thank you so very much, Mark, Shannon and Johnny!"
Patty Linke – Google Review
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