Beautifully Refinished Stained Maple
Hardwood floor refinishing is a labour intensive process involving multiple specialty tools and techniques.
Although the craft is as old as wood flooring is, the science and technology involved in refinishing hardwood flooring has rapidly evolved. With the dawn of dust-free systems, the days of lone operators working out of the back of a truck have swiftly declined.
Nowadays, the dust containment technologies, ranging from trailer mounted vacuum units to stand alone Hepa filtered vacuums that stand in the home, mean more tools, more hoses, more electrical demand, and more skill required as a professional hardwood technicians.
At Summit Custom Hardwood, We Take Training Seriously.
With the advent and proliferation of waterborne finishes, a whole new skill set is required in order to apply these fast drying finishes in an efficient and technically sound manner. UV cured finishes involve a whole new set of curing equipment, chemical compatibility, and product knowledge.
This is all, in addition to, the floor technician's requisite store of knowledge concerning wood species and sanding characteristics, staining characteristics, hardness and stability ratings.
It's no wonder that the hardwood flooring refinishing trade is slowly in decline in many parts of North America.
Our technicians are constantly given new knowledge and supervised in order to ensure that this vast store of information can be passed from one senior tech to the new up and coming stars.
Sanding and finishing hardwood flooring can be a very rewarding and satisfying career. It is not however, for the faint of heart or those who do not like hard work.
Restoration/Refinishing of 105 year old Cork floor at Alberta Legislature Library.
