Most Westwood houses were built before 1980, so the floor under your rugs is usually solid wood with plenty of life left in it. Refinishing it with Weles costs $5 to $9 per square foot, and that price is fixed in writing once we have walked the rooms. Pick a water-based Bona finish and you can keep living in the house while we coat. Furniture goes back in 3 to 5 days.
According to the census, 64% of Westwood's 5,796 homes date from before 1980, and 79% are detached single-family houses. So a typical job here is a full floor of a house where the family stays put. Sanding alone takes 21 to 46 working hours per 1,000 square feet. Where you land in that range depends on which of our three sanding levels you choose.
Choose the level by how the floor has to look in daylight. Old School uses a belt sander, an edger and a standard buffer, which removes the sanding marks and some of the chatter marks. Advanced swaps in an Epoch HD buffer whose six heads spin in different directions, which takes out all of the chatter marks a belt sander leaves behind. High-End finishes with the Lagler Trio. If you live in one of the roughly one in nine Westwood homes built in 2010 or later and your kitchen opens straight into the family room, the Trio is worth its extra hours on that long run of floor.
Every machine is connected to a HEPA vacuum, from American Sanders, Oneida or a backpack unit, and together they catch 90 to 95% of the dust. Exposed areas get covered in plastic film. That setup comes with every job at no extra charge, and our dust control page shows the equipment.
For a first number, try the online estimator. Stain colors and sheens are easier to judge on real boards at our Chestnut Hill showroom, and the cost can be spread over 12 months at 0% interest. We also work in neighboring Dedham and Needham.
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Moisture Regulation
Appropriate Underlayment
