Hardwood Refinishing
Sand it down to bare wood, fix the marks, then seal or stain and finish. Your existing floor — restored.
Darrin Thomsen sands, stains, and finishes hardwood floors in the Soo and surrounding area. 25+ years in the trade. Dustless system. Most jobs done in 1–2 days.
Refinishing is the bread and butter — but if you need new floors put in, a few boards replaced, or the stairs done at the same time, Darrin handles all of it himself.
Sand it down to bare wood, fix the marks, then seal or stain and finish. Your existing floor — restored.
The sander is hooked straight to a vacuum system. Furniture stays put, drawers stay clean, no week of dust.
Solid and engineered hardwood, supplied and installed. Site-finished or pre-finished — your call.
When real hardwood doesn't fit the budget — a good laminate installed properly will outlast a rushed job.
Water-damaged section by the patio door? Spot-replace bad boards, weave them in, and refinish so it blends.
Stair treads, risers, nosing, transitions. If you've pulled carpet off the stairs, Darrin can finish them properly.
A 600 sq ft living room and hallway. Same room, same square footage, two very different invoices.
Demolition, disposal, underlayment, new product, install, trim, transitions. Plus a week of construction.
Same floor, sanded down to clean wood, stained the colour you want, sealed with three coats. Done properly.
Most of the houses in the Soo were built between 1945 and 1975 — the floors underneath that carpet are usually quarter-sawn red oak, hard maple, or birch from northern Ontario bush lots. That wood was selected, dried, and milled to a standard you can't buy at a big-box store today. When in doubt, lift a corner of the carpet and call. Darrin will tell you straight whether it's worth saving.
Drag the slider to see what's under the dullness, the grey, the carpet glue. These are real-job photo slots — Darrin's posting current work here as the season picks up.
No surprises, no week of fumes, no construction zone. Here's exactly what happens after you call.
Darrin comes by, looks at the floors, checks species and thickness, talks options. You get a written quote — the price you'll pay.
Furniture pulled, baseboards taped, sander hooked to the vacuum. Three grits to get the wood down to clean. Almost no airborne dust.
Clear seal to show off the grain, or any stain you've picked — natural, golden oak, walnut, espresso. Sample boards first so you see it before it's on the whole floor.
Two to three coats of low-odor finish. Light foot traffic same evening. Move the furniture back in 48 hours. Floor's done.
Every floor is different — species, sub-floor, board condition, layout. These are honest starting numbers in Canadian dollars, before HST. The written quote after your free in-home estimate is the price you pay.
Every floor's different. The written quote after your free in-home estimate is the price you pay. No surprises, no upsell, no "we found something."
Darrin Thomsen has been refinishing hardwood floors in Sault Ste. Marie since the late 1990s. He owns the shop. He shows up to the estimate. He's the one running the sander. When you call (705) 989-6770, it's Darrin who picks up.
Over 1,500 floors so far — bungalows on the West End, two-storeys out by the lake, century homes in the Old West End, rental units between tenants. Fully bonded and insured. Works in the Soo and surrounding area, year-round.
Darrin works the Sault and the small communities along the North Shore and east toward Bruce Mines. If your place is within an hour or so, he'll come look.
Outside the list? Give Darrin a call — if it makes sense, he'll be there.
Customers keep saying the same thing — they didn't know their old floors could look this good. The honest pitch is the work itself, so we'd rather you see Darrin's page than read quotes here.
Fill this out, or just call. Darrin will come by, look at the floors, and leave you a written quote — no obligation, no charge.