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If there is at least a few millimetres of wear layer above the tongue and the boards are sound, refinishing is cheaper, faster and keeps a floor you cannot buy any more. Replace when the boards are cupped from water damage, sanded down to the nails, or it is engineered with a paper-thin veneer. We check thickness in an inconspicuous spot before advising either way.

A typical install is two to four days per floor. Refinishing is three to five days including cure time, and you should plan to be out or confined to another level for at least the finishing days. We can sequence the work by floor so there is always somewhere to sleep, and we will tell you the realistic timeline, not the optimistic one.

Yes for solid hardwood — several days in the room, in the box opened, at normal living temperature and humidity. Skipping acclimation is how you get gaps in February or buckling in August. Engineered and LVP are more forgiving but still want a day or two. We deliver in advance rather than installing off the truck.

Solid can be refinished more times and suits main and upper floors. Engineered is more dimensionally stable, which makes it the right answer over concrete slabs, over in-floor heat, and in basements. A good engineered floor with a thick wear layer will outlast a cheap solid one, so the wear layer matters more than the label.

Waterproof luxury vinyl plank is the most forgiving — scratch-resistant, and spills are a non-event. If you want real wood, choose a harder species and a matte finish, because gloss shows every scratch. Wide plank white oak with a matte waterborne finish is the usual compromise between looks and reality.

We move furniture and appliances, and we haul the old flooring away and dispose of it — both are in the quote, not surprise extras. What we ask you to handle is anything fragile, electronics and the contents of closets.