Hardwood Floor Installation
We love hardwood flooring, and we are passionate about creating floors that you love to show off to your friends and family for generations.
Hardwood Floor Refinishing
Refinishing your existing hardwood floors gives your home a whole new look and adds value to your home.
Hardwood Floor Repairs
We can also repair your existing hardwood floors and make them look new again. We’ve perfected the art of matching replaced floorboards to match the rest of your floors.
Hardwood Floor Installation in Chicago
We have a passion for hardwood floor installation, refinishing, and repairs. We know how to work on the floors in homes and businesses throughout Chicago. For instance, we will provide repairs, resurfacing, and refinishing your floors to create a whole new floor that is affordable. For over 20 years, we’ve worked hard to build our Five-star reputation. Let us show you what we can do for your floors. Call the professionals at Midwest Hardwood Flooring and schedule an estimate today! We are honored to earn your trust with your home. Let’s take a look at your floors and walk you through what the possibilities are.
Invest in the Value of Your Home
If your goal is to improve the interior of your home, solid hardwood floors are a smart first step. New floors are an investment in the value of your home. Hardwood may seem like the expensive option, but after a few decades, your floors will still be in good shape, where carpeting and tile will need replacement – probably more than once. Choosing hardwood flooring is a very important investment. Over the years, it pays for itself.
Types of hardwood flooring:
- Solid Hardwood
- Engineered Hardwood
- Laminate Flooring
- Vinyl Flooring
Solid Hardwood Floors can be sanded down and refinished several times during the life of your home. Unlike carpeting, which needs to be replaced periodically, solid hardwood can be refinished, and restained to create new styles.
We can make your floors look new again. Our passion is in hardwood floor installation, refinishing and repairs. Attempting to do this job yourself may lead to damaging your floors beyond repair. We use professional equipment, and years of experience to determine the right way to do each project we undertake.
Refinishing Hardwood Floors
Professional hardwood refinishing can bring back the natural beauty to your wood floors, no matter their age. Call the experts at Midwest Hardwood Floors to learn what your choices are. We are happy to come out and take a look at your floors and give you options.
Get the look you will love for years to come, let us show you what is possible by refinishing your existing floors. Sanding wood down and exposing the natural beauty allows you to see the possibilities. By applying different colored stains, or clear protectants, you will discover many options to choose from.
On a Budget?
We will work with you. After taking a good look at your floors, we will write up an estimate and explain what needs to be done including any repairs that should occur before refinishing work can start. No matter how old your existing floors are, refinishing will bring out the natural splendor within hours.
If you are thinking about updating your home, refinishing your floors should be your first consideration. We will make your floors look brand new again. If you are looking for a change, let us give them a completely new look and feel by refinishing the surface and restaining with a custom colored stain, saving you time and money that you could have invested on new flooring unnecessarily.
Repairing Hardwood Floors
You may need repairs to happen before the refinishing can start. Attempting to do this job yourself may lead to damaging your floors beyond repair. We use professional equipment, and years of experience to determine the right way to do each project we undertake.
Repairing, refinishing, or resurfacing wood floors can make any room in your home beautiful again. The trick is knowing when you can refinish, and when you should refurbish your floors. Many older Chicago homes have original hardwood floors that have probably seen better days. As the hardwood gets older over the years, the colorfades and dulls. Dents and scratches may scar the surface of the wood due to wear and tear.
The solution is to repair the damaged boards, and then either refinish the wood or resurface the wood. Learn more about both options so that you can make the right decision for your needs.
Refinishing and Resurfacing: What’s the Difference?
Resurfacing and refinishing are terms that are sometimes used interchangeably, but they have different meanings.
- Resurfacing involves sanding the top layer of the floor and applying a fresh coat of stain and finish. It’s a relatively simple project — all you need to get the job done is a sander for floors, stain, and finish to make the floor look new again.
- Refinishing your floor needs more than just a layer of polish on top. It may require replacing old floorboards, grinding down uneven boards, and reinforcing wood planks with new nails. This process is more time-consuming — it requires experience, wood-grinding equipment, lumber, a nail gun, power saw, and other specialized tools.
To Resurface Hardwood Flooring or Refinish?
You can refinish your floors if the damage is superficial scratches and discoloration. If the planks are reasonably even and smooth, all it needs is a light sanding and few new coats of stain and finish. Here are a few signs that your floor may need resurfacing:
- The floorboards are noticeably warped or bent.
- The planks are water-damaged or rotted.
- When sanded, some or all of the planks still have an unattractive or uneven color.
- Parts of the wooden planks are missing or cracked.
- There are holes in some pieces of wood.
- Nails are missing from the floorboards.
Floors that need resurfacing will not look good if you just put a coat of stain and finish on top. Another alternative to resurfacing is to put hardwood laminate flooring on top of the existing wood planks, which is another do-it-yourself project.
The condition and age of your hardwood flooring has an impact on the overall look of your home. Use these tips to decide if refinishing or resurfacing wood floors is the solution that will help restore your Chicago home to its original beauty.