Wood Floor Services in Des Moines, IA

Refinishing

• Hardwood Floor Refinishing, sanding a floor back to bare wood and building a new finish on top $2.75 – $5.50 per sq ft
• Dustless Floor Sanding, sanding with the dust pulled straight off the drum instead of into your house $3.50 – $6.50 per sq ft
• Sand and Finish, the full three-pass sand and a fresh coat system $2.75 – $5.50 per sq ft
• Screen and Recoat, abrading the old finish and adding a coat without sanding to wood $2.00 – $4.00 per sq ft
• Hardwood Floor Restoration, bringing a neglected or carpet-covered floor back into service $2.75 – $5.50 per sq ft

Installation

• Hardwood Floor Installation, laying new solid hardwood over a prepared subfloor $7 – $12 per sq ft installed
• Engineered Hardwood Installation, laying engineered plank, glued or floated $6 – $10 per sq ft installed
• Luxury Vinyl Plank Installation, laying LVP where moisture rules out real wood $4 – $7 per sq ft installed
• Floating Floor Installation, a click-together floor not fastened to the subfloor $6 – $10 per sq ft installed
• Glue-Down Wood Flooring, bonding plank directly to concrete or plywood $6 – $10 per sq ft installed
• Subfloor Preparation and Levelling, flattening, drying and fastening what goes under the floor $2 – $5 per sq ft

Repairs

• Hardwood Floor Repair, replacing damaged boards and blending them into the existing floor $8 – $20 per board replaced
• Board Replacement and Weaving, cutting out bad boards and weaving new ones in so the repair disappears $8 – $20 per board replaced
• Water-Damaged Floor Repair, drying, flattening and replacing what a leak or a flood lifted $500 – $3,000 per room
• Squeaky Floor Repair, finding and fastening the movement that makes the noise $200 – $600 per room from above
• Gap and Cupping Repair, diagnosing whether the movement is seasonal or a moisture fault $250 – $700 to dry and re-flatten one room
• Pet Stain and Scratch Repair, removing urine staining that has reached the wood, and refinishing over it $2.75 – $5.50 per sq ft

Stairs and trim

• Stair Refinishing, sanding and finishing treads, risers and the nosing $45 – $85 per step
• Hardwood Stair Installation, new treads and risers, mitred and fitted $100 – $220 per step
• Baseboard and Base Shoe, the trim that hides the expansion gap the floor needs $4.50 – $7 per linear foot installed
• Transitions and Thresholds, how one floor meets another without a trip hazard $45 – $120 per doorway

Finishes and colour

• Hardwood Floor Staining, changing the colour of the wood before the finish goes on $2.75 – $5.50 per sq ft
• Water-Based Polyurethane Finish, the low-odour finish that dries clear and lets you back in sooner $2.75 – $5.50 per sq ft
• Oil-Based Polyurethane Finish, the amber-toned finish that wears longest and smells the most $2.75 – $5.50 per sq ft
• Hardwax Oil Finish, a penetrating finish you can spot-repair instead of resanding $2.75 – $5.50 per sq ft
• Matte, Satin or Gloss, how much sheen hides dust, scratches and Iowa winters $2.75 – $5.50 per sq ft

What it costs

• Hardwood Floor Refinishing Cost, what a sand and finish actually costs in this market, room by room $2.75 – $5.50 per sq ft
• Hardwood Floor Installation Cost, material plus labour, and what changes the number $7 – $12 per sq ft installed
• Cost to Refinish 1,000 Sq Ft, the whole-main-floor number most callers are trying to work out $2.75 – $5.50 per sq ft
• Cost for a 12x12 Room, the smallest job worth mobilising for, priced out $2.75 – $5.50 per sq ft
• Refinish or Replace?, how much wood is left above the tongue, and what that decides $2.75 – $5.50 per sq ft to refinish against $7 – $12 per sq ft installed to replace
• Engineered vs Solid Hardwood Cost, the price gap and where each one is the wrong choice $6 – $10 per sq ft installed against $7 – $12 per sq ft installed
• LVP vs Hardwood Cost, what you give up for the lower number $4 – $7 per sq ft installed against $7 – $12 per sq ft installed
• Stair Refinishing Cost Per Step, why stairs are priced by the step and not by the foot $45 – $85 per step

Iowa climate

• Humidity and Hardwood Floors in Iowa, why the same floor is tight in July and gapped in January
• Winter Gaps in Hardwood Floors, which gaps close on their own and which are a fault
• Why Hardwood Floors Cup, moisture from underneath, and how to find it before sanding
• Ice Melt Damage to Wood Floors, the white haze that is not dirt $2.00 – $4.00 per sq ft
• Hardwood Over a Basement, when solid wood is the wrong product for the room below $6 – $10 per sq ft installed
• Best Time of Year to Refinish, why the calendar matters more here than in a mild climate $2.75 – $5.50 per sq ft

Not sure which one you need?

Call and describe the space. Most of the time we can tell you on the phone which of these applies and roughly what it will run, and then come out and measure properly.