Lot of work, but its always worth it when you look back. What kind of house, I see the brick in there, old farmhouse ?
I worked for a local hardwood floor guy while in high school, they did new installations but I was on the refinishing side of it.
I don't recall what they did on new installations, but on refinish jobs, we took the old finish off, some was paint, all kinds of different floors we did, mostly old varnish or polyurethane. Once stripped, we worked our way back up in sandpaper grit size to the real fine grit paper. I did mostly edging, (fun LOL !) but once it was sanded completely, and ready for the first coat, they would apply it, leave some windows open a bit, (no rain forecast or weather problems) then they would go back with the buffer and buff that coat, clean up, apply the next coat, I think this was done 3 times. The finish was a nice clear high gloss.
I know one thing, before buffing, you have to make sure everything is clean, one piece of grit under that buffer, small stone or what have you, will make marks that will stand out. The other thing is keeping the buffer moving, can't stay in one spot long. Maybe there are more modern tools/equipment different methods now. I remember doing a house years later with a friend, and the care used while stripping and so on was great, yu can make mistakes that will be seen quite easily, so finishing a new one has to be easier, but like you have been told, professionally done may be worth the extra cost. Like all trades, there methods, tricks, job experience or what have you, so sometimes the money is well spent, well unless you have a grasp on how its done, and can get the right equipment, tools etc. Hardwood floors always look sharp when done right.
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Today's Featured Article - A Lifetime of Farm Machinery - by Joe Michaels. I am a mechanical engineer by profession, specializing in powerplant work. I worked as a machinist and engine erector, with time spent overseas. I have always had a love for machinery, and an appreciation for farming and farm machinery. I was born and raised in Brooklyn, New York. Not a place one would associate with farms or farm machinery. I credit my parents for instilling a lot of good values, a respect for learning, a knowledge of various skills and a little knowledge of farming in me, amo
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