National Floors provides professional hardwood floor refinishing, sanding, staining, repair and restoration in San Francisco, California. San Francisco presents some particularly interesting hardwood restoration projects because many homes contain flooring that has survived decades of use, remodeling, repairs and changing interior styles.
Victorian and Edwardian homes, older flats and remodeled properties can contain hardwood with very different histories. Some floors are original to the home. Others have been repaired, added to, covered or refinished several times. Before sanding begins, we evaluate what is actually there and determine how much restoration the floor can safely support.
Why San Francisco Homeowners Choose National Floors
✓ Very Competitive Pricing | ✓ A 5-Star Reputation | ✓ C-15 Licensed, Bonded & Insured
✓ A No Deposit Policy | ✓ A Real Person Answers the Phone | ✓ 2 Year Warranty | ✓ Financing Available
Hardwood Floor Refinishing in San Francisco
Professional refinishing can restore hardwood that has become scratched, dull, discolored or worn through years of use. Sanding removes the old coating and a controlled amount of damaged wood from the surface, exposing fresh hardwood underneath.
- Professional sanding removes old coatings, surface scratches, discoloration and normal traffic wear.
- Hardwood floor repairs can address damaged, missing or previously altered sections before refinishing.
- Custom staining allows the floor to remain natural or take on an entirely different color.
- Professional-grade finishes protect the restored hardwood and provide a choice of sheen.
Learn more about our hardwood floor refinishing and restoration services.
Preserving Original Hardwood in Older San Francisco Homes
Original hardwood can be an important part of the character of an older San Francisco home. A floor that has survived for generations may show scratches, gaps, color variation, previous repairs and other evidence of age without necessarily being ready for replacement.
Older flooring can also have characteristics that are difficult to duplicate. Board dimensions, species, grain, milling and decades of natural aging can make the existing material worth preserving whenever its condition allows.
Restoration begins by determining what can safely be saved. A century-old floor may still have substantial usable wood remaining if it has been treated carefully, while a considerably newer floor may already be approaching its sanding limit after several aggressive refinishing jobs. Age alone does not determine whether a hardwood floor can be refinished.
Previous Sanding, Repairs and Remodeling
Older San Francisco homes rarely remain unchanged. Walls are moved, heating systems are replaced, kitchens are remodeled, doorways are widened and old floor vents disappear. Those changes can leave gaps, patches, damaged boards and mismatched flooring in an otherwise valuable hardwood floor.
Previous refinishing also matters because every complete sanding removes some wood. Before sanding an older floor, we look for evidence of previous refinishing, remaining board thickness, weakened edges, exposed or nearly exposed fasteners and previous repairs.
When damaged or missing sections can be repaired, matching the existing floor involves more than finding a board of approximately the same color. Species, board width, thickness, milling and grain all affect how well new material integrates with the original hardwood.
Learn more about our hardwood floor repair services.
Natural Hardwood or a New Stain Color?
Refinishing creates an opportunity to decide whether an older hardwood floor should retain its natural appearance or take on an entirely different color.
Oak accepts a broad range of stain colors, while other hardwood species respond differently. Older floors can also contain replacement boards or previous repairs that absorb stain differently from the original material. We evaluate the actual flooring before making stain recommendations.
Learn more about our hardwood floor staining and color-change services.
Why Choose National Floors for Hardwood Floor Refinishing?
National Floors is a California C-15 licensed flooring contractor, license #903508. Hardwood sanding, staining, refinishing, restoration and repair make up the majority of our work, and our crews complete more than 100 hardwood floor refinishing projects in a typical year.
Older flooring particularly benefits from experience. The challenge is not simply operating a sanding machine. It is recognizing previous sanding, old repairs, different species or replacement boards, deep damage and the point at which removing additional wood would do more harm than good.
We use professional sanding equipment and professional-grade finish systems. National Floors requires no labor deposit, financing is available, and our workmanship is backed by a 2 Year Warranty. And when you call National Floors, a real person answers the phone.
Free Hardwood Floor Refinishing Estimates in San Francisco
If your San Francisco hardwood floors are scratched, worn, stained, previously repaired or simply showing their age, replacement may not be necessary. National Floors provides free in-home estimates and can determine whether refinishing, repair or another approach makes the most sense for the hardwood you already own.
Very Competitive Pricing | 5-Star Reputation | C-15 Licensed, Bonded & Insured | A No Deposit Policy | A Real Person Answers the Phone | 2 Year Warranty | Financing Available
Call National Floors at (408) 309-1880 or schedule your San Francisco hardwood floor consultation.
San Francisco Areas We Serve
Sunset District, Richmond District, Noe Valley, Glen Park, Bernal Heights, Potrero Hill, Dolores Heights, West Portal, Ocean View and surrounding San Francisco neighborhoods.
