Sondi

Bravo! The floors may look so nice you won't want to sell.

I'll look up Mrsandless for a referance out, since you were so pleased.

Bill Holt

Thank you all for your advice. We pulled up the carpets, and while the wood itself was very nice, the floor was a mess, in that previous owners had obviously painted walls without using a drop-cloth. There were splatters and footprints through the paint, all over the floors. I saw an ad for mrsandless.com in a local flier and gave them a call. They refinish floors without sanding, as the name implies. They were a lot less expensive than full sanding. So, we decided to give them a try. They came at 9 a.m. on Tuesday and were done by 5:30 p.m. Although their website says you can sleep in the rooms the same night, the fumes were still a bit strong so we we waited a day. The floors look awesome, though! It's such a nice clean look, especially compared to the old carpet. I highly recommend Mr. Sandless! I saw some negative commens on them on-line, but it appears that it's a franchise business, and there weren't any bad comments for the local company. We are really pleased with the results.

Hardwood floors are on the buyers most wanted list for 2008 according to NAR. Get rid of the carpets and refinish the floors.

Sondi: Old and dirty will not become new and nice by mere cleaning, although that will help. Under the carpet, you may find the hardwood is in such good condition that it requires no real work. You may have only the tack board damage to repair and you will be good to go. If so, that's the option I recommend.

Worse case scenario is a complete floor refinishing but since you seem to have decent hardwood elsewhere, you are probably good in the less trafficked rooms that you describe.

If you have not selected a Realtor and would like to review my experience and the way I work, you can look me up on my web site. KW is right on Route 1 in West Windsor.

Lots of luck.

Bill Holt

Sondi,

You've been around for a while . . . kudos to you for your diligence. Most definately remove those carpets and shine those hardwoods. In today's market I'm finding that hardwoods (especially original v. what is available in today) are up high on buyers priority list.

Sncerely,
Francesca Patrizo, Realtor, ePro
Francesca@PatrizioRE.com

Rip those carpets up and have the floors finished.. PRONTO.

A very good investment indeed. The house will show much better... especially after we have already noted that even you state that you currently have old, dirty carpets in the bedrooms. It will make a difference in the current market where people are walking around being very selective about their home purchases.


Email me and I can refer a wood flooring person to you.

John Sacktig
Broker /Manager
Orange Key Realty
Office: 732-863-6969
Cell: 732-213-1409

Jsacktig@orangekeyrealty.com