Hardwood Floor Refinishing in Murfreesboro, TN

When a hardwood floor has gone dull and scratched, we sand it back to clean wood and give it a new finish. Murfreesboro Hardwood Flooring does this work in houses all over Murfreesboro and the Rutherford County towns around it.

Signs your floor needs more than a cleaning

We start every job by looking at where the floor wears the most, like the path from the kitchen to the back door or the spot in front of the couch. If we find gray patches, scratches that go into the wood or spots where the finish is gone, we'll tell you a full sanding is the right fix.

If the wear is only in the top coat, we may point you to a lighter job called a screen and recoat. That is where we lightly sand the top layer of finish and roll a new coat over it, without sanding down to the wood.

Wood, humidity and Middle Tennessee seasons

The Forest Service's wood research lab, the Forest Products Laboratory, says wood takes on moisture from the air around it. It says the moisture left in the wood tends to settle into balance with the humidity of the room.

Before we sand, we walk the floor with you and point out which gaps we'd fill and which ones we'd leave alone so the boards can still move.

How we handle dust in your house

OSHA, the federal agency for workplace safety, says wood dust becomes a possible health problem once sanding and cutting send the particles into the air. It says breathing them in may lead to allergy and breathing problems, and to cancer.

We seal off each room with plastic sheeting before the sander comes in, and we tape over the air vents so the dust stays out of your air ducts.

Homes built before 1978

The EPA says a home built before 1978 may have lead-based paint, and the older the house, the more likely that is. It also says a renovation, repair or painting job in one of these homes can easily make dangerous lead dust when lead paint is present.

So we ask your home's age when you call. If the trim along your walls, door frames or stair parts beside the floor are painted, we go over how we plan to work near them.

Rags, sander bags and leftover finish

The City of Cleveland Heights, Ohio, warns that rags soaked in oil-based products can make their own heat as they dry, and can get hot enough to catch fire when balled up or tossed in a bin. It also says sawdust mixed with an oil-based stain used in the last 30 days can catch fire inside a floor sander or a trash bag.

We empty our sander bags and take used rags out of your house at the end of each day. If you have old cans of oil-based paint from past projects, Rutherford County says it takes them for proper disposal at the Leanna Convenience Center, 4303 Sulphur Springs Road, Murfreesboro, TN 37129.

Pricing and the written quote

We come and look at the floor first, then put our price in writing. The size of the area, the number of stairs, how much edge work we do by hand, any boards we swap out and whether you want a stain all change the number.

Whoever you hire, make sure the quote spells out:

1. Full sanding or a screen and recoat.
2. The finish brand and sheen, and how many coats go on.
3. The stain color, if you want one.
4. Who moves the furniture, and whether that costs extra.
5. How the rest of the house will be kept free of dust.

Questions about hardwood floor refinishing in Murfreesboro

Ask for a refinishing quote

Call us or fill in the quote form with your ZIP code and the rooms you'd like done. We'll come out, look at the wood, talk through stain and finish choices and send you a written price. You can see all our other flooring services on the Murfreesboro Hardwood Flooring home page.