Since there are so many different types of hard wood, and a variety of styles that you can incorporate into your floors, hiring the right kind of Austin area hard wood flooring contractor for your project is of utmost importance. A hardwood contractor for instance might be really experienced at installing high quality cherry wood floors, but may not have the kind of experience needed to do distressed finishes, insert medallions and other specialized processes. Does your Austin area hardwood flooring contractor have the experience to undertake these details?
It goes without saying that your Austin, TX area hard wood flooring company must be licensed in your state and have all necessary certification documentation in order. The company should have a physical address, and should not operating out of a basement somewhere. The workers must be professional and uniformed, and arrive in company transportation. The company must have a physical address, and not a post box number. If there are going to be sub contractors working under the contractor they should be insured. The main contractor should be insured too. If he isn't insured and there is an accident involving the workers at your house, you could be held liable for the damage.
Your Austin, Texas area contractor must have many years of experience in the business. He should b experienced not only in installing the kind of flooring that you need, but must also be proficient in any type of other specialized processes that you need, like borders or inlays. He must be able to offer you an estimated budget for the project, and should be able to give you a time frame for the project. He should have plans in place for disposal of waste that is left over as a result of the wooden flooring project, and should have dust containment systems in place. Ask if he offers warranties for his products and services. If you have doubts, go to the local chapter of the Better Business Bureau in your city, and make enquiries there.
While moving a piece of furniture, a sharp piece gouged across a few (5-6) of the hardwood floor boards. These need repaired or replaced, but need to match invisibly. Perhaps swap with boards from inside a closet? Boards are honey oak(?) each about 2.5" wide
Kathleen K
We have a 18 X 12 living room and 12 X 11 dining room in our new house that we'd like to have the hardwood floors refinished. We want to have this done before we move in all our furntiture around August 20th. We already have some quotes, so we'd like to get a couple more ASAP.
Jonathan H