What You Can Expect With Signature Custom Flooring

Posted by Aaron Schaalma

what to expect from signature custom flooring To many people, installing or refinishing hardwood flooring is a daunting task. It’s hard to know where to begin, what steps are needed or what to expect when someone comes to work on your floors. There are a couple things to consider when hiring a flooring business to come into your home. First, there’s the process. Know what steps will be taken as the work progresses. You should also have some base expectations of the business. We’ve put together a list of what to expect when you hire Signature Custom Flooring for hardwood installation or refinishing.

Process

Our process includes five steps.

Talk and Share

We meet with you to discuss what exactly it is that you’d like to have done. This is the time where your vision and our expertise meet.

Clean Sanding

We’ve invested over $21,000 in equipment that will keep your home dust-free, even during the sanding process.

Refinishing/Repairing/Installation

This next step varies depending on what your hardwood floor needs. Once sanding is finished, we will refinish, repair re-coat or install flooring.

Wrap-Up

Though you’ll be able to walk on your floors once the finish is dried, it may take up to two days before you can move furniture back.

Flooring Care Package

Before we leave you with your new and improved floor, we will give you a folder with tips to care for your restored wood flooring. If you’d like additional information on taking care of hardwood flooring, you can check out our blog.

Expectations

We hold ourselves to a high standard, and we are proud when expectations are not only met but exceeded. We see this time and again in reviews from our customers. Take a look at some words that were used by our customers to describe their experience with us.

Punctual

When you are looking to have beautiful floors in your home – whether installed new or refinished – you want the process to move quickly and smoothly.

Neat

Make sure the company you work with takes great care to respect your home and keep everything clean. We are thrilled that our customers are noticing the effort we put toward leaving a clean home, along with beautiful floors at the end of the job.

Knowledgable

You will want to work with someone who has detailed expertise in hardwood flooring. Hardwood flooring is an art, and we are constantly growing our methods and techniques. Also, as a member of the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), we have the ability to gather information from veteran flooring professionals to ensure we use the best techniques.

Wonderful Work

Last, but certainly not least, the work that is done on your hardwood flooring should turn out as you’d hoped it would. In the end, we want to make sure your flooring looks flawless. When you begin working with a business to install or refinish your hardwood flooring, be sure you know what to expect both from the company and from the process. If you would like to learn more about our process or have any questions about hardwood flooring, feel free to contact us. We would love to work with you!

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