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Around Denver, a full sand and refinish generally runs about $3 to $8 per square foot. A screen and recoat, the light refresh that skips the sanding, runs about $1 to $3. That is the market range, not a quote for your floor. What moves your number is the condition of the wood, how much of it there is, what species it is, whether you want a new color, and whether stairs are part of the job.
Denver hardwood floors since 1994.
Refinishing is the job we do most, and it is the one where two houses on the same street can land at opposite ends of the range. A sound red oak floor in a 1950s Englewood ranch that just looks tired is a straightforward sand and finish. The same square footage in a Wash Park bungalow with pet stains that soaked through to the wood, a soft spot by the back door, and three coats of somebody’s old polyurethane is a repair job first and a refinishing job second.
Condition. This is most of it. Dull but solid floors are fast. Stains that went through the finish, water damage, gouges, cupping, and old adhesive all add work before sanding starts, and repairs are their own line item.
How much floor and how it is laid out. Setup, dust containment, equipment, and cleanup cost about the same whether the job is one room or a whole level, so bigger jobs cost more in total and less per foot. Closets, halls, and small bathrooms cost more per foot because they are mostly edge work done by hand.
Species. Red oak sands predictably and takes stain evenly. Maple is dense and shows every mistake, which is why it is usually finished natural. Pine is soft and needs a light touch. Exotic species take longer.
Stain or natural. Adding color means extra sanding passes, sample panels on your actual floor, application, and dry time before finish. Figure an extra step and an extra day. A natural clear finish is the shorter path.
Stairs. Quoted per step, separately, because each step is treads, risers, nosings, and balusters worked by hand. See the stairs page for how that works.
How many times it has been done before. A floor that has been sanded several times may have little wood left above the tongue. If it is close, we will tell you, because sanding it again can be the wrong call.
| Option | Denver market range | Time | What it does |
|---|---|---|---|
| Screen and recoat | About $1 to $3 per sq ft | Often same day | Fresh coat over sound finish. No color change, no bare wood. |
| Full sand and refinish, natural | About $3 to $8 per sq ft | Multiple days with cure time | Down to bare wood, scratches gone, clear finish. |
| Full sand and refinish, stained | Toward the upper end of the range | Add about a day | Same as above plus sample panels, stain, and dry time. |
| Refinish by species | Oak about $3 to $5, pine about $4 to $7, maple about $6 to $8 | Varies | Harder or less forgiving wood takes more labor. |
| Stairs | About $50 to $100 per step | Adds a day or more | Hand work on each tread, riser, and nosing. |
| Repairs before refinishing | Separate line item | Depends on extent | Board replacement, lace-in, subfloor fixes. |
If your floors look dull rather than damaged, ask about a screen and recoat first. We abrade the existing finish and lay a fresh coat over it. No bare wood, no color change, often done in a day, and it is the cheapest thing you can do to a hardwood floor. It only works if the finish is worn but not worn through. Once you can see bare wood in the traffic lanes, or you want a different color, it is a full sand and refinish.
The full refinish takes the floor to bare wood and rebuilds it. Scratches and gouges disappear, stain is on the table, and you get a floor that looks new. Plan on several days including cure time between coats.
We walk the house, look at the floor in your light, check for soft spots and moisture, and give you a written number that does not move unless you change the scope. Free, no obligation. If the honest answer is that a recoat will do, or that the floor has one sanding left in it and should wait, we say so. The full pricing guide covers installation, LVP, and material quality if you are weighing more than refinishing.
Brothers Flooring, Denver hardwood floors since 1994
Serving Denver and the metro area, including Wash Park, Park Hill, Congress Park, Sloan's Lake, Cherry Creek, Highlands Ranch, Centennial, Englewood, Cherry Hills Village, Littleton, Aurora, and Lakewood
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