FAQs
- What should the customer know about your pricing (e.g., discounts, fees)?
Floor Size and Layout: The larger the area to be refinished, the higher the cost. It also depends on the layout of the rooms and the amount of additional work while sanding(for example the floor with the wood cut 45 degrees by the walls, or with the custom frames in the middle will be harder to work on, etc) Contractors typically charge $4 per square foot, but here is an approximate estimate depending on the area size (however remember those prices depend on the geographic area that you live in, costs of living and amount of competition): – Small areas (up to 500 square feet): $2,000 – $3,000 – Medium areas (500 – 1,000 square feet): $3,000 – $5,000 – Large areas (over 1,000 square feet): $5,000 and above Floor Condition: The condition of your hardwood floors plays a significant role. The cost will be higher if your floors require extensive repairs or have deep gouges and scratches. Type of Wood: Different wood species have varying degrees of hardness and may require different levels of effort to refinish. Some exotic hardwoods may cost more to refinish.
- What is your typical process for working with a new customer?
Service Request Form Received, then: Estimate We will visit you at your place to measure the floor and give you the most accurate estimate Contract After that you will receive the flooring contract from us, and we’ll call you to make sure all your questions were answered thoroughly Job Scheduling Once you make up your mind and decide to go with the quote, we will schedule the job start date, time and completion date Down Payment On the job start date, I will deliver the tools and start the job. At this point, we ask for a 50% payment from the contracted amount Job in Progress On a scheduled day our contractor will visit you with all the tools, all we need from you at this moment is only to show us where the circuit breaker box is, as we need to plug in our ‘big’ sanding machine to 220V After every work day, our floor sanding contractor will clean up the workplace to the satisfying level, and remove the floor dust for the health and safety reasons. In case we are not refinishing the whole area, we will secure the other home areas with foil and tape. After the sanding phase is done, we will prepare one-floor area for the stained sample, so that we can show you how a particular stain will exactly look on your floor Once you approve the stain color we can start moving to the staining and finishing phase Different stains and kinds of finish have different cure times between the coats. Depending on what are we using on a certain job, we may need an extra day to apply the remaining coats of finish. Job Done - Rest of Payment Once the last coat of finish is applied, the job is considered done – the remaining 50% of the payment needs to be made
- What education and/or training do you have that relates to your work?
I learned this trade from a great person my mentor and a good friend, the owner of Orient Flooring Company – over 40 years in business. Since then, I’ve honed my skills and worked on numerous projects throughout the Chicago area with other companies like Redesign Floors, U.S. Home Construction, Robert Jahn Construction, and DaVinci Painting.