Island Wide/ Maui
Wood flooring refinishing
As tough and beautiful as a wood floor is, it’s really no match for a family. Every generation wears down the finish with spills, drops, grit tracked in on shoes, shifting furniture, and worst of all, the scrabbling claws of family pets. The good news is that the damage usually isn’t permanent. Most wood floors can be refinished, which involves sanding away a paper-thin layer off the top and then applying coats of clear polyurethane finish.
If scratches in your floor don’t go all the way through to the wood, it might be possible to scuff-sand your floor with a buffer and apply a fresh coat or two of finish. The process is easier and less expensive than sanding down to bare wood and takes less time. In a few hours your floor could look as good as new.
Sanding your hardwood floors takes three sessions with progressively lighter grit sandpaper. To begin, we use a coarse 30-40 grit, then a medium 50-60 grit and finally a fine 80-100 grit. After sanding the room’s center, we sand the edges using a power hand sander and in the corners, we use a detail sander. We will then examine the floor and fill any gouges or holes with matching wood filler where necessary. If the floor feels rough after sanding with the 100-grit paper, we will buff it with a 120-grit screen. Buffing with a screen helps smooth out fine scratches.
Staining the floor is only necessary if you want to change the floor color. To do so, we apply a pre-stain conditioner and apply the stain by hand with rags. If you’re not staining the floor, we will apply a sanding sealer. Let it dry for 24 hours, then lightly sand with 320-grit sandpaper. Finally we apply 2 coats of Bona water based polyurethane finish.
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3/15/2025 GOOGLE
This was the first time using Walk On wood, would not hesitate to use them again. They were very efficient, floors look better than new.
3/25/2025 GOOGLE
I worked with Seamus and their installers. I was provided a clear and concise estimate and was able to make the deposit electronically. They worked with me to match our existing hardwood floors and make sure the transitions matched. Communication was great and they worked straight through to finish quickly. When I had a few small issues, I wanted to be fixed, towards the end they responded well. My experience was very professional, courteous, and good pricing for the quality of product and installation!
4/10/2025 GOOGLE
Walk on Wood has delivered consistent top-shelf excellence and high caliber professionalism ever since I first worked with them in 2014. I recently hired them again and nothing has changed. A big thank you to the entire team at Walk on Wood.
4/28/2014 YELP..
I would recommend this company.
Initially when I wasn't happy with the flooring they worked hard to ensure I was happy with the flooring and they produced the final project beyond the scope of my expectations. They immediately fixed my flooring and worked with my schedule amidst dealing with my frustrations. In the end, I was very satisfied with the flooring and I know that the company gave me a really good price for what I got...which was a professionally done flooring for my kitchen at my house on S Kihei. Their customer service is prompt, efficient and they work hard to make sure that the company delivers. For me, I would definitely use this company again knowing that I will have peace of mind that they are true to their word.
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