Hardwood Floor Refinishing in North Liberty, IN
North Liberty is a small rural town south of South Bend, surrounded by farmland. Its housing splits between village properties on the original streets and farmhouses out on the county roads, and the two are different jobs.
Village housing follows the county pattern: early twentieth century, red oak where it would be seen, softwood elsewhere, most of it later carpeted. Straightforward restoration work in most cases.
Farmhouses are the interesting ones and they need care. Wide-plank pine and fir are common, sometimes over a plank subfloor rather than the sheet material used later. They have often taken a harder life than a town house of the same age, with more moisture history and more repairs done by whoever was available. And they usually sit over crawlspaces or unconditioned basements, which is the standard setup for cupping.
On a farmhouse floor we meter thoroughly before doing anything, and we are cautious about sanding, because these floors are frequently thinner than they look and softwood gives up its thickness fast.
North Liberty is about sixteen miles out and we schedule the southern county towns together where we can. Call (574) 555-0148.