# Hardwood Refinishing Scarborough, ON | Scarborough Hardwood Refinishing: Dustless + Install for Residential & Commercial | NWFA

URL: https://hardwoodrefinishingtoronto.ca/service-areas/scarborough/

![Hardwood refinishing crew sanding an oak floor with HEPA extraction in a GTA home](/images/misc/hardwood-refinishing-crew-sanding-oak-floor-with-l.webp)

Serving Bendale, Agincourt, Guildwood and more

# Hardwood Refinishing in Scarborough for Bungalows, Rentals and Multi-Unit Buildings

Hardwood refinishing in Scarborough is built around solid 1950s-60s bungalow oak in Guildwood, Cliffside, Wexford and Agincourt, and fast turnovers for landlords in Bendale and Scarborough Village. We refinish full floors at $3-$5/sq ft and refresh rentals with screen and recoat at $2-$3/sq ft.

Last updated: October 31, 2026

-   24-hour quote; weekend turnovers
-   Festool HEPA dustless
-   From $3/sq ft, written quote first

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At a glance

Years in the GTA

20+

GTA projects

500+

Written quote

24 hr

Warranty

5 yr

Neighbourhoods: Bendale, Agincourt, Guildwood, Cliffside, Wexford

-   20+ Years Founded 2005
-   $2M Liability + WSIB COI in 24 hours
-   NWFA Certified Installer + Craftsman
-   500+ Projects 5.0-star satisfaction
-   24-Hr Written Quote 5-year warranty

Local Floor Problems

## Scarborough Hardwood Refinishing Problems Between Tenants

### Tenant move-out wear on 1950s and 60s rental bungalow oak

A tenant leaves at month-end, the oak in the living room is grey in the traffic lanes, and the next lease starts in a few days.

Why it happens here: Scarborough's population roughly sextupled between 1951 and 1971, so a large share of today's rental bungalows still have that era's solid red oak, worn by decades of turnovers.

Our fix: If the finish is intact, a screen and recoat over a weekend gets the unit leasable. If the lanes are worn to bare wood, we schedule a full dustless sand between tenants.

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-   ### Humidity swings
    
    GTA air runs from humid summers to dry, heated winters. Boards swell, then shrink, leaving cupping near exterior walls and gaps beside heat sources.
    
    Our fix: Moisture reading first, then board replacement and feather-sanding where needed
    
-   ### Winter salt and grit
    
    Boots carry salt across entries and kitchens all winter. The finish in those lanes usually breaks down within 3-4 winters.
    
    Our fix: Screen and recoat while the finish is still intact
    
-   ### Floors already sanded before
    
    Older oak and engineered veneers have limited wood left. An aggressive sand can expose tongues or the engineered core.
    
    Our fix: Thickness check at a vent before any quote
    

Services and Pricing

## Our Floor Services for Owners and Landlords

The same crews, Festool HEPA equipment and published per-sq-ft rates behind our 

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 work, with no surprise surcharges. Most requested here: 

Screen and Recoat

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![Hardwood floor sanding Toronto: Lagler Trio sander with Festool HEPA extraction on red oak](/images/misc/lagler-trio-planetary-sander-connected-to-festool-.webp) Most Requested

### Hardwood Floor Sanding and Refinishing

$3-$5/sq ft

Full sand-to-bare-wood refinishing: 3-grit progression, custom stain and a 3-coat Bona Traffic HD build. $3-$5/sq ft.

3-grit progression 36/60/100 on Lagler Trio . Festool HEPA extraction on every sander

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![Screen and recoat Toronto: 17-inch orbital with a 180-grit screen on a dull oak floor](/images/misc/17-inch-orbital-floor-buffer-with-180-grit-screen-.webp) One Day, No Sanding

### Screen and Recoat

$2-$3/sq ft

No-sand one-day refresh: 180-grit screen on a 17-inch orbital and a fresh topcoat. $2-$3/sq ft.

One-day turnaround . 180-grit screen on 17-inch orbital

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![Vinyl flooring installation Toronto: oak-look LVP clicked into place in a basement suite](/images/misc/oak-look-luxury-vinyl-plank-being-clicked-into-pla.webp)

### Vinyl Flooring Installation

$5-$12/sq ft

LVP, LVT and waterproof vinyl installed over levelled subfloors. $5-$12/sq ft installed.

LVP, LVT and rigid-core waterproof vinyl . Subfloor levelling and moisture testing

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![Hardwood floor installation Toronto: installer nailing white oak boards over underlayment](/images/misc/installer-kneeling-while-nailing-white-oak-hardwoo.webp) NWFA Certified

### Hardwood Floor Installation

$7-$18/sq ft

Solid and engineered hardwood, nail-down, glue-down or floating, in straight, herringbone, chevron, parquet, diagonal and picket layouts. $7-$18/sq ft installed.

Nail-down, glue-down and floating installs . Acclimation, MC testing, vapor barrier, expansion gaps

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![Stair refinishing Toronto: recapped oak staircase with stained treads and white risers](/images/misc/newly-recapped-oak-staircase-with-stained-bullnose.webp) Carpet-to-Hardwood

### Staircase Refinishing and Recapping

$15-$200/step

Refinish existing treads from $15-$40/step or recap carpeted stairs with new oak treads from $100-$200/step. 14-step recap $2K-$3.5K in 2-3 days.

Carpet and tack strip removal . Solid oak bullnose treads and new risers

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![Engineered hardwood refinishing Toronto: Lagler Trio on engineered oak in a King West condo](/images/misc/lagler-trio-sander-on-engineered-oak-floor-in-empt.webp) Others Refuse, We Measure

### Engineered Hardwood Refinishing

$4-$8/sq ft

We measure the wear layer before quoting. 2mm+ veneers are refinished with a light-grit 80/100/120 progression. $4-$8/sq ft.

Wear-layer measurement before quoting (2mm+ minimum) . Light-grit 80/100/120 progression

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![Dustless hardwood refinishing Toronto: Festool HEPA extractor connected to a floor sander](/images/misc/festool-ctm-hepa-dust-extractor-with-hose-connecte.webp) 99.97% Capture

### Dustless Hardwood Sanding

$3-$5/sq ft

Festool HEPA extraction connected to the Lagler Trio, edger and palm sanders. 99.97% capture, pet-safe. Included in published rates.

Festool HEPA, 99.97% particle capture . Connected Lagler Trio, edger and palm sanders

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![Laminate flooring installation Toronto: 12mm oak-look planks over underlayment](/images/misc/12mm-oak-look-laminate-planks-being-clicked-togeth.webp)

### Laminate Flooring Installation

$4-$9/sq ft

12mm AC4-rated click-lock laminate with proper underlayment and expansion gaps. $4-$9/sq ft installed.

12mm AC4-rated click-lock . Underlayment and vapor barrier

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How It Works

## How a Weekend Turnover Works

1.  1
    
    ### Call or send the form
    
    Phones are answered 24/7. Tell us your neighbourhood, the rooms and roughly how many square feet.
    
2.  2
    
    ### Measure and moisture check
    
    Within 2-3 days we measure, read moisture with a pin-type meter and check how much wood is left.
    
3.  3
    
    ### Written per-sq-ft quote
    
    Every line in writing within 24 hours of the visit: sanding, stain, finish, repairs and access.
    
4.  4
    
    ### Dustless sand and finish
    
    Lagler Trio with Festool HEPA, then 3 coats of Bona Traffic HD. Socks at 24 hours, furniture by day 7.
    

## Lease Starting Soon? Book a Turnover

Free on-site measure, a written per-sq-ft quote before any work, nothing due upfront on jobs under $3K and a 5-year workmanship warranty.

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Why Us

## Why Landlords and Bungalow Owners Choose Us

### Weekend turnovers so your unit relists on Monday

### Screen and recoat at $2-$3/sq ft when the finish is still intact

### Multi-unit pricing from $3/sq ft with Net-30 terms

### Bungalow red oak brought back with full dustless sanding

### Waterproof LVP for basement suites instead of hardwood below grade

### COI within 24 hours for property managers

Local Know-How

## Postwar Oak and Rental Turnovers: Local Know-How

Scarborough grew faster than almost anywhere in Canada after the war: from 56,292 people in 1951 to 334,310 in 1971. The bungalows built in **Bendale**, **Wexford** and **Guildwood** in that boom usually still have solid red oak with plenty of wood left.

Many of those homes are now rentals, so much of our work here is **between tenants**. A screen and recoat at $2-$3/sq ft keeps a unit leasable, and a full sand is saved for floors worn through to bare wood.

Basements are the other common call. Vinyl plank suits below-grade rooms where solid hardwood would move with the seasons.

### Bungalow Oak in Guildwood, Cliffside and Wexford

Most bungalows built here in the 1950s and 60s have solid 3/4in red oak strip with plenty of wearable wood left, because they have rarely been sanded more than once. Guildwood and Cliffside homes near the Bluffs often have original floors in excellent shape under decades of wax or ambered varnish. A full dustless sand with a 36/60/100 grit progression on the Lagler Trio takes them back to fresh wood.

Rental basements are a different story. Below-grade spaces in Scarborough Village and Bendale are the wrong place for solid hardwood, so we install 

waterproof LVP

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 over a levelled subfloor at $5-$12/sq ft installed, as we did on a 450 sq ft Bendale basement suite that was ready for its tenant on schedule.

### Weekend Turnovers Between Tenants

Work here is often time-boxed by a lease date. Our crews reach Bendale, Wexford and Agincourt quickly via the 401 and Kingston Road, and most bungalows have driveway parking for the sander trailer. For rental turnovers we can start Friday evening, 

screen and recoat

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 or fully sand on Saturday, and have the unit ready for showings by Monday.

That is exactly what happened on an 850 sq ft Bendale rental: tenant out Friday, floors refreshed over the weekend, unit back on the market Monday. Landlords and property managers get COIs within 24 hours, Net-30 invoicing and bulk-unit pricing from $3/sq ft for portfolio contracts.

### Lake Breezes, Basements and Winter Wear

Homes near the Scarborough Bluffs see damp spring air and wide humidity swings, which shows up as mild cupping on main floors above unheated crawl spaces. We moisture-test before sanding and will not sand cupped boards until they flatten. In winter, salt from Lawrence and Eglinton avenue sidewalks grinds through entry finishes, and a recoat every 3-5 years keeps rentals looking new.

Before and After

## Recent Work in This Area

Empty rooms, real light, different angles. Drag to compare.

![Before screen and recoat Scarborough: scuffed oak in an empty Bendale rental](/images/misc/before-empty-bendale-rental-suite-with-dull-scuffe.webp) ![After screen and recoat Scarborough: refreshed oak in a Bendale rental ready to lease](/images/misc/after-empty-bendale-rental-suite-with-fresh-recoat.webp) Before After ‹› 

Bendale

Scarborough Landlord Turnover

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Customer Reviews

## What Local Customers Say

5.0-star customer satisfaction across 500+ GTA hardwood projects. Initials and neighbourhood only, at our customers' request.

> "We turned an unfinished basement into a rental suite and they talked us out of hardwood below grade. Waterproof LVP over a levelled subfloor, 450 sq ft, done in two days. Tenant moved in on schedule."

V.A., Bendale$3,100

> "1,200 sq ft Rosedale red oak in 3 days, zero dust on furniture upstairs, finish looked brand-new. Family back day 4."

D.M., Rosedale$4,200

> "Came out stunning. Custom stain matched our 1960s oak main floor exactly. Non-slip finish for our dog."

J.K., Leaside$2,800

## Neighbourhoods We Serve in Scarborough

BendaleAgincourtGuildwoodCliffsideWexfordScarborough Village

Postal codes we cover: M1E, M1H, M1J, M1K, M1M, M1N, M1P, M1R, M1S

City of Toronto (Scarborough district)

Got Questions?

## Hardwood Questions From Scarborough Owners

Can you turn over a Scarborough rental in a weekend?+

Yes. An 850 sq ft Bendale rental was refreshed over one weekend and relisted on Monday. Screen and recoat jobs are one day; full sands on similar units usually need two to three days.

Recoat or full sand between tenants?+

Recoat if the finish is intact and only dull or lightly scratched. If the wood has greyed in traffic lanes or has deep gouges, a full sand at $3-$5/sq ft is the right call. We test adhesion before recommending either.

Do you offer multi-unit pricing?+

Yes. Multi-unit work starts from $3/sq ft, and annual tenant-turnover contracts run $15K-$80K with Net-30 terms and COIs in 24 hours.

Can you refinish Guildwood and Cliffside bungalow oak?+

Yes. Guildwood and Cliffside filled in during the postwar boom, when Scarborough grew from 56,292 people in 1951 to over 200,000 by 1961, and most of that 1950s oak still has plenty of wood left. We check the thickness at a vent and sand with a 3-grit progression before three coats of Bona Traffic HD.

Do you install vinyl in Scarborough basements?+

Yes. Waterproof LVP is the right choice below grade and costs $5-$12/sq ft installed, including subfloor levelling and a moisture barrier.

### Still have a question about your floor?

Phones are answered 24/7. Live crew Monday to Saturday, 7am to 7pm.

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Phones answered 24/7 . Crews Mon-Sat 7am-7pm

## Book Scarborough Hardwood Refinishing Today

Written per-sq-ft quote within 24 hours. 24-hour quote; weekend turnovers. Festool HEPA dustless sanding on every job.

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-   Written quote before work
-   Festool HEPA dustless
-   $2M liability + WSIB
-   5-year warranty