Question about refinishing hardwood floors - anyone done it recently?

Submitted by iSoReddit t3_11jp52r in pittsburgh

I’m looking online at hardwood floor refinishing costs and I wonder if it matches reality. This site https://www.thisoldhouse.com/flooring/reviews/cost-to-refinish-hardwood-floors says a house of my size - 1000 sq feet - would be $2000-$4000. Is this realistic for those who’ve had this done recently in the Pittsburgh region? Seems a bit low to me.

Thanks!

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uglybushes t1_jb4o3ww wrote

I did this before the pandemic. It was about 5.50 a sqft including a flight of stairs. Also the lead time was like 3 months

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Muadib13 t1_jb4rt0s wrote

July of last year - 1400 sq ft - sanding, repair and stain was $3000. Took the crew about 3 days

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iSoReddit OP t1_jb5vvbq wrote

Which company did you use? Was your place empty of all furniture or did they have to move it from room to room?

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Muadib13 t1_jb780ig wrote

I used an independent contractor - and I had just purchased the home so it was empty. I can DM you his info, if you'd like.

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gotnosockson t1_jb6stoa wrote

We had about 1600 ft.² of hardwoods refinished in January 2021 and it cost around $10,000. That included stairs.

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PGHxplant t1_jb4sxxz wrote

Just did about 900 sqft of oak floors in January. Depends on the condition and how much repair/patching they need to do. I needed about 10% replacement, so the high end of that range sounds about right. Well worth it and looks fabulous, though.

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iSoReddit OP t1_jb5vwht wrote

Which company did you use? Was your place empty of all furniture or did they have to move it from room to room?

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PGHxplant t1_jb5y5tm wrote

Nearly gut reno of my entire main living floor (living room, dining room, kitchen, breakfast nook and 1/2 bath). Everything was removed when the floor work was done, including the old cabinets and all bath fixtures. We used Nova Flooring. Came out amazing. Would recommend them in a heartbeat!

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67Riviera t1_jb4w1ck wrote

1000sq ft. including stairs done by Peak Floors about a year ago, $3500. Would recommend.

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HardPassOnPickles t1_jb4zste wrote

In Feb 2022 we had 841 sq ft on two stories for 4.74/foot, so just shy of $4k. Stair treads, not risers or sides, were another $1k.

We used Peak Floors. I think that's who we could actually get a hold of and surrendered the shopping around at that point. (Insert the usual "getting someone on the phone is often the most challenging part" spiel.)

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iSoReddit OP t1_jb5vyyf wrote

Was your place empty of all furniture or did they have to move it from room to room?

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HardPassOnPickles t1_jb6240k wrote

Empty in that “everything” was in the basement. We didn’t have much furniture wise at that point so it worked out. I’ve seen others put everything into one of those pod rentals as well.

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