Restoring the Flooring In Your Building
| Underneath the carpet or laminate in your old office building may hide a hidden gem of antique hardwood flooring. Choosing to restore the former flooring in your place of work can give a crisper and even higher class look for your company, firm, or practice without having to pay the even higher costs of replacement. For the professional of today’s labor market, keeping a strong image is important. The look and feel of your flooring may affect your image as a whole. By restoring antique hardwood flooring you show that you look beyond everyday choices with carpet. Hardwood flooring is more expensive and more uncommon than carpet to your prospective client. If you pull back the carpet from the floor and see older hardwood floor than tug a little harder to get a good look at it. Your best chance at restoration of your flooring is if your carpet has been stretched rather than glued to the floor. If it has been glued you will need extra care when restoration begins. The look of the flooring underneath may provide some good identification to its age. Old Quarter Sawn hardwood flooring tends to have marks on it showing where the saw cut. It gives a unique look to it and is usually only found in buildings over fifty years old. Heart Pine is another common floor in flooring that is over fifty years of age. Heart Pine is unique in that is may have different tones and color. The boards in the floor may vary from light tan to an earthy red. The variation in color and look appeals to the eye of anyone looking. If the flooring is warped or squeaky then you will need to have it sanded and completely refinished. Get quotes from multiple contractors beforehand and listen to what each one suggests before choosing the final one. The sanding of your hardwood flooring should take about a day to complete. Refinishing may take another day and 1 to 3 days to dry fully. The new look of returning to the old flooring will be worth the time, money, and patience. The natural beauty of old floor is a jewel that cannot be replaced with carpet. Restoring your gem is worth the effort. |