We're going to be refinishing the floors and want to complete it before we move in, but we really need a plan.My question is, how do you find design ideas or a designer to help you with your plan?

Refinishing in my area is $5/sqft (or was before I started doing my own 13yrs ago).If this is a rental or mid level flip, I'd rent a drum sander and edger and do it myself.  

I've been opening lots of walls to replace bad old plaster, and have decided to do some rewiring, some plumbing updates, and I also need to get several hardwood floors refinished (sand/stain/commercial poly).Anybody have any great electricians used to working on old buildings (1919), and plumbers that are trustworthy, do great work at a fair price, etc. or any hardwood flooring people that they have gotten great results with in the past?  

Evening all,Looking to put a bid on a potential flip. It has cabinets that are in really great shape, would like to use them if at all possible. Thinking of painting them. Have any of you had a good experience reusing...

We had to refinish a tub in one of our rentals to pass a Section 8 annual inspection.

I was pretty gung-ho about this one as besides those 2 factors it only needs some paint work and a fairly easy refinishing on some of the hardwood flooring. 

hmmmmReal Example: In 2002,we bought (owner occupied zero down payment) a $240,000 'list  price' -foreclosure (near Ballantyne-- 2800 sqft 4 BR. 3 BA on the golf course) from a local credit union and they had done A LOT of rehab.. new int/ext paint, new carpet,replaced inground pool equip and liner, new windows, refinished hw floors.. but during the inspection we found both HVAC systems were the original 1983.So i got quotes ($12,000) and financed that into the loan , funds escrowed and work started on the day of closing.Remember-- that only added $50 a month to my PITI.Then, usual buyer agent commissions run about 3% of the loan amountwhich at 100 % financing 240 + 12 is 252... so instead of 3% i wrote the offer to say 5% so instead of ~~7500 i paid myself $10,000+( which added another $50 a month to my payment.

I have come to the conclusion that a nice porcelain tile is a good tenant - proofing solution for flooring unless the property already had refinish-able hardwood flooring prior to my purchasing the property in which case I would keep the hardwoods.I am opposed to having carpeting for flooring because I feel it will be easily trashed.

I have a question about the bathroom refinish: you mentioned epoxy on the tile and fixtures.

I need hardwood floors refinished or carpet put in along with laminate tile in kitchen and bathrooms.