Replace or refinish cracked etc. 100 year old floor?
SPF,
We recently refinished 100 year old **wood floors** throughout a 4 story**Brownstone** on MacDonough St. in Bed-Stuy **Brooklyn**. The owners were also told by others that their floors were too thin to sand, see the before after shots below. It’s best you have **wood floor refinishing experts** review the current state of the floor to give you the best advice. Contact us at carloswoodfloors@gmail.com or at the link after the pictures below: BEFORE:
AFTER:
http://cdn.brownstoner.com/500f63990d6c9-processed-jc-martin-and-sons-brownstone-renovation.jpg
Carlos
in Flooring 12 years and 9 months ago
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hatshepsut | 12 years and 9 months ago
I’ve read through a number of threads on flooring and I am still having trouble deciding what to do about the floor in our co-op apt. It’s approx 100 years old, oak, with lots of cracks in the joints (?) that had been filled but that dried up and came out. Nails showing, too. One guy told me the floor is “done.” It’s too thin to be sanded again and needs to be replaced. Someone else told me there’s plenty of room left to sand and refinish! If we do replace, does that kill the value in an old home? What would you do, and who would you hire to do it? Thanks! Heather
rh | 12 years and 9 months ago
If it’s too thin to resand, you can’t really save it. If you’re worried about keeping old materials intact for yourself or for resale value, consider getting a reclaimed wood floor. It will look original but it will be “new”.
stevecym | 12 years and 9 months ago
exactly what is too thin to sand? I have all sorts of people tell me that 1/4″ thick face nailed strip flooring is too thin to sand. I have to remind them that when it was new, strip flooring was only 5/16″ thick. A lot of floor guys who usually work on 3/4″ T&G flooring do not consider this when they encounter strip flooring in the brownstones and they tell the customer the wood is too thin and talk themselves out of floor sanding jobs. that works for me. I can not speak to the effect a new floor will have on the value – but I can say, I think a new floor would be more desirable if it were done right using traditional materials. The strip flooring is still available. And one should consider oil based urethane (it will amber) as opposed to water based which will go on clear and stay clear (unless tinted). A new floor will look a lot cleaner, especially around the boarders where wood tends to move a little. Steve