What to Do With Wood Floors When Selling Your Home

So, you have decided to sell your home. Congratulations, that is a very big step. Now that you have decided to sell your home, you will have to do some tweaking to make it appealing to prospective buyers. You might have to repaint some rooms, maybe straighten out your mailbox (there’s always one person in the neighborhood with a crooked mailbox, don’t let it be you) or spruce up your flooring. It’s easy to decide whether or not you should replace or have your carpet professionally cleaned, but what about hardwood floors?

First things first, you will want to talk to your Realtor about the condition of your flooring and what they might suggest. Explain your budget to them so he or she knows the right direction to guide you in. Most people have to battle with installing hardwood flooring before they sell their home since it is the more popular than carpet, but if you already have hardwood floors you’ll save yourself the trouble and the money.

So, should you tear out your hardwood flooring or refinish it? Before you go off and spend thousands of dollars ripping out and replacing your hardwood floors, consider some other options. Recoating and refinishing your hardwood floors is a great way to revive them and make them look new. Plus, it is a lot less expensive than purchasing all new flooring for your home. Since you want your home to be in tip top shape before hitting the market, have a professional take care of refinishing your hardwood floors.

We recommend a professional deep cleaning that will bring your floors back to life. Your hardwood floors should be buffed and polished on a regular basis to keep them conditioned. Our technicians have specialized training and experience to decide which cleaning methods are right for restoring your flooring to its original beauty. We will not sand or refinish your flooring. We want to keep the manufacturer’s original finish intact.

When it comes down to selling your home you don’t want to make too many expensive changes. Repainting and refreshing a few rooms and having your hardwood floor professionally cleaned will make your home look beautiful, but won’t cost you a fortune. Need to get your hardwood floors looking beautiful again before selling? Call Langenwalter at 317-876-9944 today or visit our website to see how we have revamped old hardwood floors to look new again!