My Floors Were Embarrassing Me

All I wanted when I moved into a house was to have clean, warm hardwood floors. Sadly, the house I ended up with had carpet throughout it. My budget was so tight when I moved in that I decided to just live with it for awhile. Recently after having some friends over, I realized how they all noticed my floors, and not in a good way. I was a little embarrassed when I took an objective look at how miserable my old carpet was. The next day, I went to my back bedroom, detached a corner of the carpet and pulled it back. There was a decent looking wood floor there. That same day I cleared out the whole room, then, as I rested, I googled hardwood floor refinishing Arlington Heights, and found a professional in my area.

Less Expensive Than New Carpet

I cleared a small corner in every room in the house. Just to have a comparison, I stopped in at a carpet store with some rough dimensions of my house. They gave me an estimate of what it would cost to put in all new carpet. I made an appointment with my hardwood flooring contractors. They determined that my entire house had old growth oak floors. When the hardwood refinishing professional handed me the estimate, I was relieved to see how much less it was than the estimate for carpet. We signed a contract and they did my house in two sessions so I could clear the rooms without removing all the furniture from the house. Even with that, the whole process took less time than I expected. My floors are now shiny, rich, warm and inviting. My house looks completely different! Best of all is how easy to clean they are.