The Floor Journal
Straight answers to the questions Baltimore homeowners ask before they touch a floor: what can be saved, which finish to choose, and what the work really involves. Every fact is sourced.
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Scratches, dents and even bare traffic paths are refinishing jobs. Replacement is for wood that cannot take another sand, or boards that have buckled or soaked up pet urine.
· 6 min read
Screen and recoat, buff and coat, maintenance coat — one job under several names. Whether your floor qualifies comes down to one line: is the damage in the finish, or in the wood?
· 6 min read
Neither is categorically tougher — the industry’s own association declines to rank them. What actually differs is color, how long you are out of the room, and VOCs.
· 6 min read
Many engineered floors can be sanded and refinished, but not all of them. The biggest factor is how thick the real-wood top layer is.
· 7 min read
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