12-01-2006, 07:23 AM
Haven't had an occasion to do any serious refinishing, but I have cleaned and waxed a couple hardwood floors that turned out beautifully. You may want to withhold judgement until you have the whole floor cleared off first, and whatever you end up doing you'll need to scrape down the surface of what you've got enough to make for a flat underlayment, but-
I would think that as long as the wood isn't rotted or water-damaged, and that there is enough thickness to it to allow for a 1/10" to be sanded off, then you should be fine. Deep gouges aside, as long as the majoritry of the wood is ok I would go the refinishing route.
There are all kinds of flooring options out there, ceramic tile, regular tile, stone, cement, lenoleum, vinyl. I'm sure you could find something else suitable if the wood turns out to be a problem.
I would think that as long as the wood isn't rotted or water-damaged, and that there is enough thickness to it to allow for a 1/10" to be sanded off, then you should be fine. Deep gouges aside, as long as the majoritry of the wood is ok I would go the refinishing route.
There are all kinds of flooring options out there, ceramic tile, regular tile, stone, cement, lenoleum, vinyl. I'm sure you could find something else suitable if the wood turns out to be a problem.