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All flooring requires maintenance to continue looking nice, especially hardwood floors. But even if you take great care of your hardwood floors, they may lose their sheen over time. Whether your hardwood floors are starting to look dull or you’re just looking for tips to prevent them from becoming dull, you’ve come to the right place.

Protect and Maintain

So how do you fix a dull floor? Preventing damage is the first step. Here are some ideas for protecting your hardwood floors:

  • Protect them from sunlight. Hardwood floors are sensitive to sunlight. Areas where your floors are exposed to sun will likely fade over time. You can avoid some of this impact with help from throw rugs, blinds or curtains. For an even longer–term solution, consider strategically planting trees or bushes to give your home a bit more shade. You could also install UV–resistant or tinted windows.
  • Remove shoes. High heels are particularly good at scratching through hardwood finishes. Pet nails can also be damaging, so keep pet nails trimmed to protect your floors.
  • Clean the right way. First, sweep or vacuum your floors before applying a wet mop to remove any grit. Then make sure you're using the right cleaner. Products you use on other floorings may strip your floors of their finishes and harm the wood rather than clean it. Finally, don't overdo it on the cleaner—using too much cleaner, even if it's meant for hardwood floors, can make them look dull.

With careful maintenance and attention, a little can go a long way in preserving the beauty of your hardwood flooring.

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Refinish and Repair


Unfortunately, protection and maintenance aren't always the answer to how do you fix a dull floor. Even the best–kept floors will likely need special attention over time. When cleaning no longer gets the job done, your floors may need to be refinished or repaired.

Refinish

Refinishing helps give your floors a new life and goes a long way to prevent damage that is far more expensive to repair. The process involves sanding away imperfections and applying a new finish. Although it sounds simple, many things can go wrong during refinishing. You may sand one part of the floor too much, damaging it and making it look uneven, or improperly apply a finish.

Repair

More extensive damage to floors, such as deep gouges, cannot simply be refinished. Instead, they may require either repair or replacement.

How Do You Fix a Dull Floor? Footprints Floors Can Help!

If you notice visible wear, surface damage, or scratches on your floors, Footprints Floors is here to help get your floors looking brand new again. Footprints Floors has years of experience in all kinds of wood flooring and is committed to providing you with the best, most efficient service. This includes special equipment that minimizes the amount of dust in your home and reduces the amount of time it takes before you can return to full activity in your home.

For floors that need more than just refinishing, you can rely on the experts of Footprints Floors for that, too. In many cases, we can target our repairs or replacements to specific areas and then refinish your flooring to look unified and brand new.

If you've moved into an old home with antique hardwood floors, they may need more than just repairs. Thankfully, the professionals at Footprints Floors are also experts in restoration. Restoration requires particular expertise and is a longer process than refinishing or repairing. We will only recommend a complete restoration if it is the best option for your floors.

So, how do you fix a dull floor? Call the experts! Whatever your floors need, you can trust Footprints Floors to provide top–quality results at affordable prices. Contact us today for a free estimate.

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Well-maintained and polished hardwood floors are a stunning feature in any home. The floors of the home also see the most wear, so it's natural for hardwood to start to show scuffs and wear over time. This doesn't mean you need to shell out a fortune to replace them, though. Most hardwood floors can be restored for a fraction of the cost—and look even better than before!

If you've been researching hardwood flooring restoration, Footprints Floors provides all the refinishing surfaces you need to make that hardwood shine again! From setup to cleanup, we'll take care of the entire process so you don't have to handle the hassle of having to rent or buy special equipment.

Contact us today to learn more about our hardwood flooring restoration services!

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Matt and his team installed floors in my home and did an amazing job prepping the floors and installing them and cleaning up afterwards! Highly recommend! My floors are beautiful! So happy I chose Footprint Floors!
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Very patient and accommodating when it came to project timelines! Professional service and high-end finishing. Will be using again and recommending to anyone looking for quality work!
Jay Listerman 06/12/24 — google
Tony and his crew installed luxury vinyl plank throughout our condo and we just love it. They did a wonderful job in a timely manner. We would definitely use them again.
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Robert Daniels 06/12/24 — google
Great experience. Very thorough, professional, and at a great price.
Will Gere 06/12/24 — google
Tom and his Crew did a superior job repairing my floor, which had been water damaged. Looks like new!
Marcia Coomber 06/12/24 — google
Tom is very nice, knowledgeable, and very professional. He gave me all the information I needed to make a decision. The gentleman that came out to do the install was also very nice, professional and did a wonderful job. I would recommend them to anyone. If I ever need my floor done again I will be calling them.
Susan Adkison 06/12/24 — google
I can't say enough good things about Mick and this company. I mean the job was done beautifully. I hired his company to do my balcony and I couldn't be happier. He really goes above and beyond. I had surgery during the process and Mick toom care of so many things that were were supposed to do and never complained or charged us extra since he knew our situation. He was amazing, the subcontractors were all very nice and professional. Him and his team are the best!
Liset Casado 06/12/24 — google
The footprint team did an amazing job and was extremely communicative throughout the entire process. Very pleased with their professionalism and quickness in getting the job done right.
Michael D 06/12/24 — google
Had Footprints Floors install the backsplash on my new house. It turned out great! They were very professional and easy to work with. Very prompt in responses and getting the free estimate done and they were able to get the work scheduled very quickly. It took Andy one day to complete the backsplash and he did amazing!
Cayla Bostic-Bixby 06/12/24 — google
Mike and his crew came in and did an excellent job on our hard wood flooring. This was a very big job. They were efficient, honest, great communication during the entire project. Highly recommended.
Tieryn Trissel 06/11/24 — google
Matt, Melissa, Edgar and the entire team at Footprints Floors were awesome. From the minute I submitted a webform with interest to today when I made my final payment, they were responsive, considerate, easy to work with, listened to and understood what we were really hoping to achieve, and DELIVERED! Every time we walk in the doors to our home and see our new stairs we take a deep breath and relax knowing they are beautiful, protected, and done with high quality materials and craftsmanship. They were able to match (as closely as can be expected) the stain of the real wood to our LVP flooring throughout the rest of the home. I even called them back to ask if they could fix a few things that seemed like small misses, but would have bothered me daily, and they didn't hesitate - Edgar even came out on a Saturday morning to button things up. Price was fair - work is outstanding - experience is 5-star! Than you!!
Kelsey Maxon 06/11/24 — google
Aaron, Jose, and Orlando did an amazing job coordinating and resurfacing our prefinished flooring as well as installing beautiful hardwood stairs. The craftsmanship and skill speaks for itself and our floors are beautifully refinished. We will be working with them again for any future projects. Highly recommend
Meghan Ward 06/11/24 — google
Namita was the rep we met with from footprints. She is very knowledgeable, and kind. I was very impressed with her ideas and suggestions.
Michelle Going 06/11/24 — google
We found Footprints Floors through a Google search. We did their online free estimate request and was promptly contacted through a text to set up an appointment. Matt came within two days, sent a proposal within another two days, and was able to start the work within another week. We chose Footprint Floors to do a kitchen backsplash to upgrade our kitchen. The night before the project start date we received a text from Melissa, who was assigned to be the manager for the project. She detailed what to expect the next day. The day of the project, Matt introduced us to Fernando and his son, who did the work. Melissa, came later in the day to check on the progress and to see if Fernando needed anything. Fernando and his son were professional, took great care to protect the surrounding areas, did precise work, and cleaned up almost without a trace, inside and outside. We highly recommend giving Footprints Floors your consideration for your next project.
Chadwick Family 06/11/24 — google
Great experience having my kitchen floors redone by Footprint Flooring! Martin was great about explaining the process to me and recommended specific brands of flooring to achieve the look I was going for. The entire process was incredibly smooth from the measurement/quote to purchasing materials to installation day. I thought the price for the work done was incredibly reasonable and am very pleased with the outcome!
Rachel Slate 06/11/24 — google
Installation was great. Very easy, they do anything to please. Great experience.
Chris Reemmer 06/11/24 — google
What a great experience! Footprints set us up with a great mover that got everything out the day before and back in a week later. Our hardwood floors were a mess after 40 years of traffic. Huge black spots by all the doors have disappeared and the whole floor now shines of beautiful wood! I can’t recommend these guys more - they were great!
Christopher Woodcock 06/11/24 — google
Bob and his crew came out to restore some flooring, a previous tenant in my office building, had messed up. They went straight to work and man did they do an awesome job. Thank you guys for making my office experience that much better.
Christian Saucedo 06/11/24 — google
Joseph and Chris have been amazing to work with. They worked around our schedule and rushed timeline, answered all our questions, and were super responsive, day and night. Even after finishing our floors and being paid, I noticed some tiny holes/cracks that didn't get filled properly, Chris came back and went over our floors with fine tooth comb, filling every crevice.
Noah Berry 06/10/24 — google

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