
16. Refinishing Hardwood Floors
Choosing to refinish your hardwood floors is a common DIY project that a lot of home owners try to tackle on their own. However, if it’s your first time sanding floors at home, you could run into a lot of trouble. Firstly, you will need to rent a sander from somewhere like Home Depot or Lowes. However, before you actually dive into sanding, you need to know whether the wooden floors in your home can handle it or not. Every time floors are sanded, it makes the boards thinner and thinner, until it completely damages them.

After sanding the floors with the machine, you also need to stain them properly. This takes a set of skills that need to be taught to someone who has done it before. Yes, there are tutorials on YouTube, but troubleshooting is often difficult when there is no one there to look at your particular situation to help you. On average, it costs $350 to $900 to hire a professional, but it would be worth it to get it done properly the first time.