How Much Does Hardwood Floor Repair Cost?
Hardwood Floor Repair Prices
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There are a few key things to consider when your wood floor needs repairing. How extensive is the damage? How many square feet does the damaged floor contain? Are there multiple areas of damage?
What kind of damage is there? Is the damage from gauging? Is the damage from pet urine stains? Pet urine stains can destroy a wood floor. The cause a deep discoloration in the floor that can do irreversible damage. If the damage is not too bad then the stains may be able to be taken out with a sand an refinish job. However, all too often, the pet urine stains cannot be removed and the floor will need to be replaced in the areas of damage.
Things to consider
Damaged hardwood floors can be repaired. It is often difficult to match the new floor to existing floor. If you know the brand and style of floor then it is possible to get closer to a true match. If you are a homeowner that moved into a home without knowing where the floor came from this can be impossible.
You should have several contractors look at your damaged floor so that you can get opinions and estimates from multiple companies. For you convenience, CostOwl has partnered with ContractorKey to provide our visitors with free price quotes for their flooring projects.
You can opt to have a flooring contractor replace the floor at a minium of $5 per square foot. He or she will help you try to match up the floor the best they can. However, a flooring contractor will probably not guarantee you the floor will match up after he rips outs the damaged flooring, installs new flooring in its place, and sands and refinishes the entire floor. And you will need to sand and refinish the entire floor so a smooth coat of varnish or stain will help hide the difference of where the old floor meets the new floor. The hardwood floor refinishing itself will cost anywhere from $2 per square foot to $4 per square foot.
Helpful Tips
It is important to make the executive decision as to whether you should repair your floor, have it sanded and refinished for a substantial cost or have the floors ripped out and reinstalled completely.