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Dustless Floor Refinishing
Machines are fitted with vacuum hoses, so dust lands in a sealed bag and not in your neighbor's apartment below. Edges get hand sanded last.
/ Brazil Floors of Connecticut
Hardwood Floor Refinishing in New Haven, CT
Sand, Stain and Refinish Your Hardwood Floors
We Bring the Store to Your Door — with Contractor Pricing
Free In-Home Estimates
Guaranteed Lowest Price — or We’ll Beat It
Next-Day Refinishing
Book online now to lock in your next-day appointment and $250 discount.
/ Floor Refinishers IN NEW HAVEN
Hardwood Floor Refinishing Cost
Refinishing in New Haven costs $2.50/Sq Ft and includes sanding, your choice of stain and three coats of polyurethane. A third-floor flat and a full Victorian are billed by the same rule: price per foot, nothing added later.
Hardwood Floor Resanding
Resanding lifts old poly, dark water rings and the pale path worn to the fridge.
$2.50
/Sq Ft
What’s Included:
Dustless Sanding
Stain Included
Three Coats of Poly
Restaining Hardwood Floors
A new stain can calm a yellow floor into a quiet brown, picked from swatches brushed on your own wood.
$2.50
/Sq Ft
What’s Included:
Samples on Your Floor
One Coat of Stain
Three Coats of Poly
Water Based Polyurethane
Water-based poly keeps maple and oak light, dries quickly and leaves a mild smell for upstairs neighbors.
$2.50
/Sq Ft
What’s Included:
Bona Water Based
Low Odor
Clear Natural Look
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3 to 5 Day Refinishing
An average apartment takes three days, four with stain, plus one more if it is humid. Socks after 24 hours, furniture after 48.
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Hardwood Floor Repair
A board ruined by a radiator leak is cut out and replaced from $150, then blended so you cannot find the patch.
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One Year Refinish Warranty
Licensed, insured, NWFA certified staff do the sanding, with a one-year labor warranty. You pay in halves, at the start and at the finish.
/ STAIN COLORS AND FINISHES
Hardwood Floor Stain Colors
Afternoon light in a south-facing parlor and shade in a basement apartment change how one stain reads, so we brush a test patch in the actual room and check it in the morning and evening.
Natural Hardwood Floors
A clear finish with no tint keeps oak light, a good call in a small kitchen that gets little sun.
Special Walnut Stain
Medium brown hides scuffs from boots and dog claws in a family room with constant traffic.
Provincial Stain
A smoky, cool shade tones down the orange of red oak that many mid-century houses carry.
Early American Stain
Golden brown with a hint of red fits an old parlor with tall windows and plaster walls.
Dark Walnut Stain
Dark walnut brings out each line of the grain and gives a dining table real presence.
Jacobean Stain
A near-black stain looks sharp in a modern loft, though it shows dust and paw prints quickly.
/ OUR SERVICES
Hardwood Floor Refinishers in New Haven
Victorians off Hillhouse Avenue, three-family houses and brick rowhouses fill most of our weeks. These floors have taken a century of footsteps, moving days and holiday crowds. Each room gets the same four steps: sand, vacuum, stain, seal.
/ NEW FLOORS, STAIRS AND REPAIRS
New Floors, New Stairs, Board Repair
A floor sanded too many times gets replaced instead, in hardwood, vinyl plank or laminate. Boards, custom stains and brand-new stairs are part of the same crew's work.
/ START YOUR PROJECT
Refinish Your Floors Next Day
New Haven homeowners ask whether a yellow floor can turn brown, how long the kitchen is off limits and where the cat should stay while the sanders run.
Get your Free In-Home EstimateSince you are close by, how fast can you start?
Most jobs start the day after we agree on it. The crew is close by, so we can come look at the floor, measure it and get going fast, often within a day.
How long will the refinish keep us out of the room?
For under 1,500 Sq Ft, clear runs 3 days and stained floors run 4, plus one extra day. Socks are fine after 24 hours and furniture goes back at 48.
Can you fix squeaks or loose boards first?
Sure. Loose boards get nailed down and damaged ones are swapped from $150 each before sanding, so the floor feels solid and quiet underfoot.
Should I go with oil or water based finish?
Oil based turns amber over time and feels classic. Water based Bona stays clear with much less smell. The price is the same per Sq Ft with us.
Is the sanding as dustless as you say?
Yes, it really is. Each sander feeds a collector as it runs. Afterward, walls and ceilings get blown down, and the rooms are vacuumed before the first coat.
When is the bill paid?
Half is due when our team begins sanding, and the rest the day the final coat goes on. No money is taken before work begins, not even a deposit.
How much is refinishing hardwood floors in New Haven?
It is $2.50/Sq Ft, including sanding, stain and three coats of polyurethane. A floor with a healthy finish may only need a screen and recoat for $1.00/Sq Ft.
My floors look yellow, can the color change?
Yes. We sand the old finish away, and a cooler stain tames the yellow and red. Swatches go on your own boards first.
How long until I can use the room?
Socks work after roughly 24 hours, and furniture returns after 48. Humid weather can add a day.
Is sanding going to cover my apartment in dust?
No, because the sanders run into vacuums that bag the dust. The crew cleans each room before the next one starts.
Do I have to be at home?
Someone has to let the crew in on day one. After that we agree on access together.
What happens to damaged boards?
They are replaced from $150, quoted on site. New boards are blended in before sanding so the color evens out.
How do payments work on a refinish?
You pay 50% when sanding begins and 50% at the final coat. No other charges appear in between.
Can you refinish my stairs too?
Yes. Each step is $50, sanded and finished by brush, and risers get their own quote.
/ ALSO SERVING
Local Floor Refinishing Experts
Refinishing crews also work in Hamden, West Haven, East Haven, North Haven and Woodbridge, and the per-foot price does not change.
Hamden colonials get refinishing that erases years of scuffs and returns the oak to a soft, even sheen.
Sanding in West Haven strips worn varnish and gray traffic lanes, one floor after another, in a single visit.
Staining in East Haven runs toward deep honey tones, brushed on by hand to flatter both oak and painted trim.
A leak or a pet accident in North Haven means damaged boards come out, quoted on site from $150.
Woodbridge staircases are sanded and hand refinished at $50 a step, with the risers priced on their own line.
