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Flooring Restoration in Madison


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Even if you take great care of your hardwood floors, cleaning and polishing them regularly, years of wear and tear take their toll. Or, perhaps you’ve moved recently into an older home with hardwood floors that need more than just dusting and polishing. Either way - it’s time to refinish or restore your floors.

Flooring restoration is a lengthy and laborious process involving sanding, patching, staining and top coating. Even if you’re an accomplished DIY-er, this is not your average weekend project and is best left to the professionals. Ways to mess up your floors lurk at every step of the project.

Common Mistakes Include Uneven Sanding


A drum sander, the most common tool used for this part of refinishing floors, can be rented from most hardware stores. This large piece of equipment weighs a ton and creates a lot of noise and dust. For someone with no experience, wrangling this machine is extremely difficult and can result in scraping away too many layers of wood in spots, leaving sander-shaped impressions across your hardwood floor. They also don’t do a great job in corners and other hard to reach areas. Odd angles and uneven sanding can lead to gouges in your floor. Footprints Floors contractors are highly skilled and have more powerful, higher-quality equipment to sand floors beautifully and evenly.

Common Mistakes Include Dust


That never-ending nemesis, dust. Sanding floors creates a lot of dust particles that have to be meticulously cleaned before proceeding to next steps. If you fail to remove all those little dust specks before staining and finishing your floors, those teeny tiny bits of wood or lacquer will get trapped under the finish, ruining the smooth look you’re after. Footprints Floors contractors have the eye for detail and dedication you need to make sure your floors are dust free before anything else is applied.

Common Mistakes Include Bad Application of Stain and/or Finish


Footprints Floors has access to a wider range of products for stains and finishes than you’ll find at your local hardware store. Not only more color and style options, but higher quality formulas that last longer, dry faster and frankly look better. In addition to using high quality products on your floors, Footprints Floors contractors are trained in the best techniques for applying stains and finishes. A common problem seen in DIY flooring restoration is peeling finish. Other rookie mistakes include applying too many layers of finish without letting it dry in between applications. Instead of the sleek, shiny floors of your dreams, poorly finished floors will quickly look dull, dirty and potentially damaged.

Benefits Of Restoring Hardwood Floors


Over time, hardwood floors can tarnish and show their age. Replacing hardwood floors can be expensive, and your antique floors can become worth a lot if you take care of them. In that case, refinishing may be a better alternative to replacing your hardwood altogether.

Cost-Effective

Even if you hire professionals like Footprints Floors, refinishing hardwood floors typically ends up costing quite a bit less than installing new hardwood.

Increased Home Value

Solid wood floors are greatly appealing to potential buyers, and taking care of your floors with antique floor refinishing in Madison is a great way to preserve and add value to your home.

Increased Safety

Damaged floors aren't just an eyesore, they can also bring some big safety concerns. Splinters in the feet, for example, aren't comfortable and could get infected. Antique floors can also be uneven, which may lead to tripping or falls.

Ward Off Pests

Did you know the craters, small holes and crevices that can appear in hardwood floors are a bug's best friend? Termites, ants and decay can wreak havoc on your floors, but regularly refinishing them can seal off bugs and other issues.

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Footprints Floors restoration contractors are true experts who will get your flooring restoration done, and get it done quickly. If your floors have surface level damage you want to take care of, or you want a new look on your hardwood floors, Footprints Floors can take care of that. If your floors are more heavily damaged from years of wear and tear, or even antique wood floors - Footprints Floors contractors can take care of that too, restoring your floors to their former glory whether it was 10 or 100 years ago.

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There’s no need to spend thousands of dollars on new floors when you can refinish and/or restore the beautiful flooring you already have. In particularly severe cases, a complete reinstallation may be necessary - but you can trust Footprints Floors to never sell you on a reinstallation unless your floors are truly beyond repair.

Ready to fall in love with your floors again? Footprints Floors is the leading Madison flooring restoration contractor near you and your trusted local expert in installation, repairs, floor refinishing, and floor restoration. Our hand-selected expert team has years of experience with various kinds of flooring, and we offer top-quality results. Our team is efficient and effective. We believe in service that will fit into your schedule, and we will be in and out in no time, leaving you with beautiful renewed floors each time we visit.

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What Our Customers Say

I can't say enough about Steve and the crew he had for my floor refinishing. When I took my carpet up I thought I may not be able to refinish the original wood floors due to staining from pets. Steve felt confident his crew would be able to restore it to my satisfaction. He was aright...I love my floor now!!
Susan Johnson 12/20/24 — google
Steve did an excellent job of walking me through the quote process and getting me into his crew's schedule much sooner than I expected. The results were everything I'd hoped for.
Carl Matson 11/13/24 — google
Just a great experience! Steve and his crew are awesome! I would recommend using them for any flooring need. We needed a floor laid after purchasing the laminate. They were professional and very helpful. Their pricing was also very competitive and better than other quotes that we received.
Janet Evert 04/9/24 — google
Super awesome to work with! The last photo is the before!
Sally Kretsch 04/5/24 — google
Steve is great to work with. He is knowledgeable and responsive. We sought Steve out to install LVP in an upstairs unit over hardwood, and LVP tile in a small bathroom. A slight hiccup on our end w/ the LVP install project, and Steve's crew was back out within a reasonable amount of time to help us out. I'd seek out Steve's services through Footprints Floors again!
Brian & Ama 04/1/24 — google
Very happy with how easy it was to work with Footprints Floors. The price was right and the install was quick. My new floors look great!
Miranda Bucalo 02/7/24 — google
I had to go back-and-forth with Steve quite a bit for what is a small (actually, it bid at their minimum price) job. The project was to lace in some leftover flooring in a hole where some counters were removed when we remodeled our kitchen. The challenges were 1) how little additional flooring we had (this specific flooring is no longer manufactured) and 2) the previous installers stapled in the prior flooring, making it very difficult to re-use old pieces. Steve was careful not to make any promises but shared optimism in his team, and his team was extremely creative in identifying an approach that worked for us and turned out great. All-in-all, they spent a lot of time and effort ensuring the project turned out as well as possible given some unique constraints -- which was all very appreciated on such a small job. Throughout the process, Steve was responsive to e-mails even as we coordinated through a couple scheduling conflicts. I'd definitely recommend if flexibility, creativity, and quality are priorities for you.
Carter Starr 08/29/23 — google
We were impressed with the finish product and the professionalism and responsiveness of Steve and the team!!!
Jerome Flowers 07/11/23 — google
We are very happy with this company and their staff.
Loren Bowns 06/27/23 — google
Awesome service from beginning to end! They came out to do an estimate and provided helpful guidance. They worked with the supplier to order the flooring, too. The scheduling of the installation was easy and prompt— and sensitive to our schedules. The workers who did the installation did a fantastic professional job and were pleasant and courteous in their interactions. Did it all in one day when we thought it might take two days. Highly recommend!
Elizabeth Kearney 04/14/23 — google
They did a really fantastic job and we couldn’t be happier with the work they did. Would definitely recommend
Brian Hacker 03/13/23 — google
The crew had great work ethic and did a quality job on our floors and backsplash. They were timely with communication and got to our job very quickly. Highly recommend!
Tim Stephenson 02/28/23 — google
My husband I were very happy with their promptness and quality of their services. The crew ensured they were doing what we were looking for. We liked that Steve was present to our house before and after the vinyl tile flooring in my 2 bathrooms were concluded to ensure everything was correctly done.
Valeria Kerstenetzky 02/19/23 — google
Great experience working with Steve and his crew. They were always on time, respectful of our space and concerns and did things in a timely manor. Love the look of the new refinished wood floor and the upstairs luxury vinyl they installed.
Tanya Homan 11/30/22 — google
They did a great job, my floor is beautiful and they cleaned up everything before they left
Kory Schaubroeck 11/3/22 — google
I had Footprints Floors install LVP over existing tile. Steve was incredibly responsive and flexible. Martin and Julian were amazing installers. I live in an older building and they handled every strange thing about the walls, trim, and anything else weird so well. From initial measure to actually getting the floors installed, the whole project took just under two weeks. Amazingly fast!
Keely Mruk 07/22/22 — google
I had all my hardwood floors sanded & stained, and LVT installed in my kitchen & bath. The workers were courteous of pets, hardworking and did a fantastic job. The results are even better than expected, my whole house looks amazing and the price was very fair! Thank you!
Kim Hartzheim 06/7/22 — google
Very impressed with the general professionalism, workmanship, and communication - I really appreciated that the installers took such time and care with our atypical LVP flooring and the floors turned out even better than we were expecting. They also did a remarkably thorough job cleaning up. Steve was pleasant to work with through initial consult, scheduling, and completion. The floors turned out great!
Leah Viola 05/11/22 — google
Steve and Martín were wonderful to work with! Several other flooring refinishers would not even come look at our 1940s hardwood. Our refinished floors turned out fantastic! They paid attention to detail as the new hardwood had to installed in areas required leveling… Couldn’t be happier we had Footprints Floors do our floors!
Patti Buelo 02/7/22 — google
I was so satisfied working with Steve and his contractors. Everything was taken care of in a day. Steve even went to the store and purchased an item I did not purchase. You can't ask for a better person and company to work with. I will be having him back in the spring for some more work. Marie S.
angelbaby1194 11/6/21 — google

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