What is the correct machine sequence for refinishing a hardwood floor?

All four machines, in sequence, with intercoat screening. Equipment is not the difference between companies — the sequence and the discipline to complete it are.

How much does hardwood flooring cost in Toronto and the GTA?

Use the published ranges to budget. Book the free in-home measure for the fixed written price. Compare quotes on scope completeness — machines, sequence, moisture protocol, warranties in writing — not on the headline number alone.

Stair refinishing in Toronto and the GTA

Treads, risers and nosings, matched to the floor they meet — the detail that gives a refinish away.

Treads, risers and nosings refinished to match your floors for a seamless, hard-wearing finish.

Published price

Full Sand & Finish

Band: $4.75–$7.50 per sq ft
How it is set: Fixed price in writing. It never moves after the free in-home estimate.
What moves it: Species, width, pattern, stairs and site condition — plus the commodity inputs tracked on what moves a hardwood quote.

The standard

How this work is judged

These are the Well-Installed Framework pillars this service is scored against. The framework is published, versioned and free to cite — use it on our quote, and on everyone else’s.

Pillar

Dust containment and sequence

Sanding and finishing is a sequence of machines, each of which does something the others cannot. This pillar establishes that the sequence was complete and the dust was contained.

5 criteria

The method

What the technique actually is

Nothing on this page asserts a technique that is not set out in full in a published paper. These are the sections that establish it.

Paper section

The edger — stairs, and everywhere the big machine cannot reach

The Craft

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Before you decide

The questions this service turns on

Each answer is the recommendation of a published decision guide, not a paragraph written for this page. Follow the link for the criteria behind it.

What is the correct machine sequence for refinishing a hardwood floor?: All four machines, in sequence, with intercoat screening. Equipment is not the difference between companies — the sequence and the discipline to complete it are. Read the guide.
How much does hardwood flooring cost in Toronto and the GTA?: Use the published ranges to budget. Book the free in-home measure for the fixed written price. Compare quotes on scope completeness — machines, sequence, moisture protocol, warranties in writing — not on the headline number alone. Read the guide.

Vocabulary

Terms used on this page

Progressive grits: Working through abrasives from coarse to fine in sequence, with the perimeter matching the field at every step.

Coverage

Where this service is delivered

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Every area above has its own page: the housing stock, the neighbourhoods and the constraint that is specific to it. See all service areas.

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