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Flooring Restoration in Providence


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Even if you take great care of your hardwood floors, cleaning and polishing them regularly, years of wear and tear take their toll. Or, perhaps you’ve moved recently into an older home with hardwood floors that need more than just dusting and polishing. Either way - it’s time to refinish or restore your floors.

Flooring restoration is a lengthy and laborious process involving sanding, patching, staining and top coating. Even if you’re an accomplished DIY-er, this is not your average weekend project and is best left to the professionals. Ways to mess up your floors lurk at every step of the project.

Common Mistakes Include Uneven Sanding


A drum sander, the most common tool used for this part of refinishing floors, can be rented from most hardware stores. This large piece of equipment weighs a ton and creates a lot of noise and dust. For someone with no experience, wrangling this machine is extremely difficult and can result in scraping away too many layers of wood in spots, leaving sander-shaped impressions across your hardwood floor. They also don’t do a great job in corners and other hard to reach areas. Odd angles and uneven sanding can lead to gouges in your floor. Footprints Floors contractors are highly skilled and have more powerful, higher-quality equipment to sand floors beautifully and evenly.

Common Mistakes Include Dust


That never-ending nemesis, dust. Sanding floors creates a lot of dust particles that have to be meticulously cleaned before proceeding to next steps. If you fail to remove all those little dust specks before staining and finishing your floors, those teeny tiny bits of wood or lacquer will get trapped under the finish, ruining the smooth look you’re after. Footprints Floors contractors have the eye for detail and dedication you need to make sure your floors are dust free before anything else is applied.

Common Mistakes Include Bad Application of Stain and/or Finish


Footprints Floors has access to a wider range of products for stains and finishes than you’ll find at your local hardware store. Not only more color and style options, but higher quality formulas that last longer, dry faster and frankly look better. In addition to using high quality products on your floors, Footprints Floors contractors are trained in the best techniques for applying stains and finishes. A common problem seen in DIY flooring restoration is peeling finish. Other rookie mistakes include applying too many layers of finish without letting it dry in between applications. Instead of the sleek, shiny floors of your dreams, poorly finished floors will quickly look dull, dirty and potentially damaged.

Benefits Of Restoring Hardwood Floors


Over time, hardwood floors can tarnish and show their age. Replacing hardwood floors can be expensive, and your antique floors can become worth a lot if you take care of them. In that case, refinishing may be a better alternative to replacing your hardwood altogether.

Cost-Effective

Even if you hire professionals like Footprints Floors, refinishing hardwood floors typically ends up costing quite a bit less than installing new hardwood.

Increased Home Value

Solid wood floors are greatly appealing to potential buyers, and taking care of your floors with antique floor refinishing in Providence is a great way to preserve and add value to your home.

Increased Safety

Damaged floors aren't just an eyesore, they can also bring some big safety concerns. Splinters in the feet, for example, aren't comfortable and could get infected. Antique floors can also be uneven, which may lead to tripping or falls.

Ward Off Pests

Did you know the craters, small holes and crevices that can appear in hardwood floors are a bug's best friend? Termites, ants and decay can wreak havoc on your floors, but regularly refinishing them can seal off bugs and other issues.

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Footprints Floors restoration contractors are true experts who will get your flooring restoration done, and get it done quickly. If your floors have surface level damage you want to take care of, or you want a new look on your hardwood floors, Footprints Floors can take care of that. If your floors are more heavily damaged from years of wear and tear, or even antique wood floors - Footprints Floors contractors can take care of that too, restoring your floors to their former glory whether it was 10 or 100 years ago.

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There’s no need to spend thousands of dollars on new floors when you can refinish and/or restore the beautiful flooring you already have. In particularly severe cases, a complete reinstallation may be necessary - but you can trust Footprints Floors to never sell you on a reinstallation unless your floors are truly beyond repair.

Ready to fall in love with your floors again? Footprints Floors is the leading Providence flooring restoration contractor near you and your trusted local expert in installation, repairs, floor refinishing, and floor restoration. Our hand-selected expert team has years of experience with various kinds of flooring, and we offer top-quality results. Our team is efficient and effective. We believe in service that will fit into your schedule, and we will be in and out in no time, leaving you with beautiful renewed floors each time we visit.

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What Our Customers Say

My kitchen floor looks good....they did a good job....
Kenneth Foye 06/3/24 — google
I love my floors!! Oliver was awesome. I was in a crunch with my kids moving back home from college. He was able to squeeze us in and get them done quickly. Workers were punctual, clean, and did a great job! They even replaced two stairs that were broken.i’m not a photographer but added a few pictures. I would highly recommend this company 💕
Jamie Blake 05/28/24 — google
I needed someone to install my floor that I had purchased online. I googled floor installers and Footprints Floors had very good reviews. They returned my call very quickly and I was able to meet with Oliver within a couple of days. My floor was installed in less than 2 weeks from my first contact with the company. Reliable and did a great job. I highly recommend them.
Ellie Wasser 05/22/24 — google
Oliver Hellested -- Owner of Footprints Floors -- did ALL of my floors in Providence and they look STUNNING! (The wall-to-wall carpeting had to go.) His crew was GREAT and Oliver was on site to check in on the progress both days. I recently moved to Providence from Boston and did major renovations in Brookline and Boston, so I know what contractors are like and Footprints Floors was TOP NOTCH! Hire Oliver and Footprints Floors -- you won't be disappointed!
Ann Lammers 05/17/24 — google
Showed up on time, performed the work on time, either cleaned up very well or created little dust, returned when we had questions and communicated all the time. BTW - the work is terrific.
Michael Voccola 04/25/24 — google
Oliver and his team at Footprints were great! They installed Luxury Vinyl in the basement and patch & refinished the hardwoods throughout the main level. Oliver was great to work with. He always communicated & made sure his team did a great job completing each project. They were very easy to work with and I will definitely be using them again for future projects. Thank you!!
Ryan Kellogg 04/23/24 — google
When I needed to replace my bathroom floor at my condo, Footprints was one local company with high reviews. Always eager to give a local small business a chance, I decided to hire them. Oliver was absolutely a professional, and it’s definitely eager to provide a good service. When I need to replace flooring at my two other properties, I will definitely be giving Oliver a call.
Craig N 04/5/24 — google
Excellent experience from start to finish. Oliver and his team know what they are doing. They were consultative, working through a pretty tough situation. Kept me posted every step of the way and did an outstanding job!
Walter Musto 04/1/24 — google
My house is over 100 years old and these floors look like they were put in yesterday.
Will Wall 03/25/24 — google
Oliver and his team did a fantastic job. I recommend their service. Very helpful and courteous.
Steve De 03/23/24 — google
Oliver and his team were a pleasure to work with. They were on time, so clean, and did a wonderful job in our floor. I highly recommend Footprint Flooring.
Tiffany Pastora 03/7/24 — google
Footprints Floors did a great job of refinishing our wood floors. Oliver came by the house and explained the whole procedure so we knew what to expect. His crew came in and taped off adjoining rooms and windows. When they finished the house was spotless and the floors looked like new. A wonderful job.
Stephen Sovet 03/1/24 — google
Oliver and the Footprint Floors team were fantastic to work with. They accommodated us in a short time frame and were very communicative throughout the process.
Nouha 02/26/24 — google
Thrilled with the outcome of the refinishing of my abused kitchen floor. Looks like new. Meticulous and neat workers. Oliver great at answering all questions about color, finish etc. great experience. Highly recommend.
Linda Zuckerman 02/22/24 — google
the work i asked them to do came out better than i expected.
Maintenance Morins 02/19/24 — google
Recently Oliver and his crew completed an update of our kitchen and laundry room floors. Update included removal of old ceramic tile floors and installation of new tile. They did an amazing job. The floors look beautiful and the work was completed on time. We were expecting an enormous amount of dust and mess because we have an open floor plan but they did such a great job of sealing the rooms that the dust throughout the house was minimal. Oliver was consistently available for questions and feedback. We highly recommend anyone considering a tile job to work with Footprints.
Bob MacDonald 02/13/24 — google
Footprints came in on time. Did a great job. Cleaned up. Very professional at a fair price.
Joe Wilson 01/21/24 — google
Prompt, efficient and detailed.
paul allard 01/16/24 — google
Oliver and his crew are knowledgeable and Professional. We have used footprints for several install projects for both tile and vinyl plank flooring . They have also troubleshot and made repairs on work that was improperly done. Highly recommend !
melissa forte 01/13/24 — google
Oliver is a remarkably pleasant and professional person. His communication with me was superb. He addressed all my anxiety about The impact of the dust and sealed the rooms off that weren’t being redone. He also was very clear about The possibility that a certain area of the floor might have to be replaced so I wasn’t surprised when they had to add plywood under a section of floor that have been damaged. They also did an amazing job getting rid of a blue stained staircase. (Yes, the whole staircase!!)I would recommend these guys to anyone as a 10 star review because of their communication skills, the job they did and the fact that they show up when they say they’re going to show up and if he is going to be delayed, he communicates. That is often not the case in Rhode Island for whatever reason so I highly recommend Oliver and his team.
Kathleen Kroessler 12/26/23 — google

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