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I just purchased a 2BR in Prospect Heights. It has beautiful wood floors with fancy dark wood inlays around the edges. Overall they are in nice condition but the finish is worn away in a few locations. It’s my understanding that we’ll need to refinish the full floors b/c if we only do certain spots the work will never match and the floors won’t look uniform. 1) Is that probably the case? 2) I’ve gotten some price quotes for refinishing but the price varies from $1.50 p/s/f to $4 p/s/f. Since the apt is over 1200 sf that’s a wide range in final price. We’re willing to spend more if it means having them look great but we’d love to spend less of course if we can get the same results.

Also, we’re looking to paint the place. Some minor sanding and repair work is needed, but mainly just needs fresh paint. I know this is really green to ask, but around what would it cost for a high-end paint job on a 1200 sf apt?