About this video
Screening lightly abrades the existing hardwood finish. Recoating adds a compatible protective finish over the prepared surface. Together, these steps renew the finish without sanding the floor back to bare wood or changing its existing stain color.
The video follows the protective layer from everyday wear through assessment, cleaning, preparation and coating. Dull traffic paths and light finish wear can prompt an assessment; they do not establish that every floor is suitable for recoating.
Precision Floor & Surface Restoration assesses hardwood floors in the Richmond area before recommending a treatment. Deep gouges, exposed wood, incompatible residue and widespread finish failure can require a different approach.
Real Precision Floor photographs and footage accompany illustrative diagrams. The video explains the process; it is not a complete recording of one job.
Read the video transcript
If your hardwood floors are starting to look dull, they may be ready for a fresh protective coat. That's the idea behind screen and recoating.
Your floor has a finish over the wood. That finish takes the wear from shoes, pets, and everyday life. Screen and recoating renews this protective surface while keeping the existing wood and stain color.
The name describes two steps. “Screening” means lightly abrading the existing finish to prepare it for a new coat. “Recoating” means applying a compatible finish over that prepared surface. The work stays at the finish layer, rather than sanding the floor back to bare wood.
So when is it worth considering? Look at the areas you walk across most. Dull traffic paths and light wear in the finish can be signs that it is time to have the floor checked for a maintenance coat. The useful time to maintain that protective layer is before it wears through.
Here's what makes the new coat work: the preparation. The floor is assessed, cleaned, and prepared for the selected finish. After light abrasion, the preparation dust is removed, and the new coating is applied.
Once the finish is ready for use, the floor has a renewed protective surface and a refreshed appearance. You keep the character of your existing floor while caring for the layer that protects it.
That's screen and recoating: maintaining the finish so you can keep enjoying the wood beneath it.
Ready to refresh your hardwood floors? Precision Floor and Surface Restoration can help.
