Forum Archive: Posts by: lizabklyn

Moving into a 1,000 sq. ft pre-war apt c.1914 with original oak floors. They looked a little sad, scratched and black in certain areas so we wanted to refinish. Got 2 reasonable quotes (one from Verrazano) for sanding, staining and 2 coats of poly. Tried to get a third estimate from East Side Floors, but the guy came over, took one look at the floors and said they were too worn and thin to be sanded. He pointed out places where the previous owners had filled cracks and gaps with that putty stuff and said these would only spread with sanding.

I read an earlier post on here that said this is a ploy floor co.’s use to try to upsell you on putting in new floors, but this guy only suggested that I have them steel-wooled and waxed (for a fraction of the cost of refinishing.)

Does this sound right to anyone? Alternatively, does anyone know of another floor co. I can get another opinion from?

I would really appreciate any suggestions. Thanks