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Over the years at Gorsegner Brothers, we’ve heard plenty of questions about wood floor refinishing so thought it would be helpful to gather the most commonly asked questions. Separating the facts from the fiction, we have your top answers below.
Since we use water-based polyurethane at Gorsegner Brothers rather than oil-based polyurethane, drying time is relatively fast. Depending on the size of the job and environmental factors that may affect drying time.
Expect to stay off your floors for at least 4 hours after the process is complete; you can put furniture back after 24 hours and rugs may be placed down a week after for proper curing. For those who own a dog, it’s best to keep them off the floors for 24 hours after the last coat of poly has been applied.
Quick tip: Many of our clients schedule their wood floors refinishing appointment right before they leave on vacation.
Ideally, you would refinish your wood floors when you first move into your home. This is the most opportune time because all the furniture will be off the floors already. If you want to refinish your floors while you’re still living in the home, put everything in the garage, consider renting a storage unit or Pod to store furniture for the week.
Only if the hardwood floors are restricted to an isolated area or a transitional piece is installed. If your wood floors flow from one room to another, it’s not advised to refinish just one area as it would affect the uniformity. If you’re unsure, give us a call for a consultation.
The Dust Containment System we use at Gorsegner Brothers is certified as being 99% dust free. As no system is 100% dustless, you may experience some minor fine dust, but our containment system is the only certified system on the market today.
Maintenance is key. In addition to wood floor refinishing to fix major damage like scratches, gouges and fading, we advise our homeowners to embrace “shoes off” while inside. This can have a big impact on the longevity and durability of the floors. Also, use felt pads under furniture and chairs rather than plastic tips, which can mark floors and add entry mats at each doorway.
Here at Gorsegner Brothers, we understand how much work goes into maintaining your hardwood flooring. We offer residential and commercial wood floor refinishing services to bring old wood floors back to life.
Moving to a new home? Planning a home renovation project? Contact us online, by phone at 732-291-7263 or visit our showroom at 6 South Holmdel Road, Holmdel, NJ 07733 to learn more about wood floor refinishing. We look forward to working with you.
Gorsegner Bros refinished our hard wood floors both first and second floor. They did an amazing job at a very fair price and the floors look new!!! They were patient answering all our questions during the job and also provided suggestions!!! The work was done on time. Would HIGHLY recommend!!!
- Ramya J.
My wife and I are extremely happy with the result! The staff was professional, safe, tidy and quick! They had our old flooring torn up and the new floor installed in less than 48 hours which was a plus because losing use of our main room in the house for a long period of time would have been a real headache! Everything from the estimate, to the tear up, to the installation and completion of the job was smooth and done with the highest degree of quality and stellar workmanship. Would HIGHLY recommend!
- Andrew Scarpulla, Toms River, NJ
Gorsegner Brothers did an absolutely fantastic job on my living room floor refinishing – they took all of the dog claw scratches right out and made the floor look better than it did when I moved in. Highly recommended!
- Joseph Keller, Red Bank, NJ
I used this company and found the entire experience to be a pleasure. All the work was done to my satisfaction with minimal inconvenience. My entire first floor had to be ripped and replaced. I have had my floors done twice before, by other contractors, and went through many issues which were absent with Gorsegner. I am still admiring the floors today. The dustless system is a miracle. After the sanding I could run a finger anywhere and not find any dust.
- Dan Giacumbo, Holmdel, NJ
They refinished the wood floors in our kitchen and dining room. The work was done on time and completed with no mess. Most importantly, the result was beautiful. The floors looked much better than they did when they were first installed. We could not be happier with the result.
- Bambler
Gorsegner Bros installed, stained and finished a hardwood floor in my den. There was a problem in the way the floor was sanded such that the stain was darker in several areas along the edges. Gorsegner immediately re-sanded the entire floor and the result is perfect. Errors can occur with any work being done, but Gorsegner’s customer service and willingness to immediately correct a problem to the customer’s satisfaction is greatly appreciated. I will certainly use them again without hesitation.
- Barbara Gard, Lincroft, NJ
We hired Gorsegner Brothers to refinish a bedroom floor that suffered water damage during Superstorm Sandy. They did such a phenomenal job and were so incredibly professional that we had all of the floors in our house refinished by their company. I was amazed at how they were able to extract such incredible beauty from the dingy, dirty, old wood floors we had in our house. We are in the process of repainting and redecorating the entire house as a result.
- Barbara DeMango
Everyone, from the estimators, to the office staff and the work teams were courteous, professional and efficient. Diego, the leader of our work team, was exceptionally knowledgable and helpful with choice of color and how to go about each phase of the sanding/refinishing process (sanding straight line areas of the job rather than each room as a whole). They worked long hours and were meticulous about their work.
- Barbara DeMango
My husband, who is extremely meticulous and normally does all the work in our house, was as impressed as I was at the results of the work.I have passed their name onto another family and will definitely call them again when I require refinishing services.
- Barbara DeMango
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