Unlevel Maple Minneapolis Refinished Hardwood Floors

After this job I really considered buying a new machine. I like my current one, but if I invested in a little bit better machine I think I could cut the floor faster.  I actually tested one out a couple of days later.  This is a maple floor and they are very dense woods.

Plus, most maple hardwood floors in Minneapolis are very unlevel.  Most maple floors are in houses that are close to 100 years old and the foundations have settled, the boards have expanded and contracted a lot and they have been refinished numerous times.  If I get a better sand though with a new machine, then it is worth it.  I love making a floor look as good as possible and I am constantly searching for new products and techniques to improve.

So, back to the story.  These hardwood floors were in a three unit duplex in South Minneapolis.  I knew they would be difficult.  They had a really tough finish on the floor so it took a while to get it all sanded off.  Plus there were radiators, and we had a patch area to fix.  When we removed the area that needed to be patch we found two pipes, which I have never encountered before.  But you learn something new on every job.

We patched in the wood and I couldn’t even tell where it was once we sanded and buffed the floors.  We used oil base on this job with a coat of sealer.  I tacked the floor the best I could, but on these job sites that are getting remodeled and old maple floors with gaps that hold dirt it is really hard to get a perfectly smooth finish.  In the end though the owner was happy so that is all that matters to me.  If I make the customer happy and I did my best then I feel I did my job.