{"id":820,"date":"2016-08-10T10:30:00","date_gmt":"2016-08-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dustlessrefinishing.com\/?p=820"},"modified":"2016-08-10T10:30:00","modified_gmt":"2016-08-10T18:30:00","slug":"often-refinish-hardwood-floors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dustlessrefinishing.com\/main\/2016\/08\/often-refinish-hardwood-floors\/","title":{"rendered":"How often should I refinish my hardwood floors?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"20160701_080008_Sm\"<\/a>Whether you live in the Berkeley Hills or Alamo, if you have wood floors they are most likely original to the house. Whether you live in San Pablo or El Cerrito, you most likely have a white or red oak solid floor. These floors are solid wood and had been around for decades, some even more than a century. The life span of a traditional oak floor is longer than what most people think. We just refinished a white oak floor that was installed in 1965. It has been around for about 50 years and has more life on it for another 50. When we refinish oak floors we get this question a lot: \u201chow long before I need to refinish my floors again?\u201d<\/p>\n

The short answer is: it depends. Some floors will need to be refinished after several years and some after more than a decade. Here are the factors that contribute to the durability and longevity of the wood floors finish:<\/p>\n