No, this post is not about Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita in the Karate Kid. My wife and I recently bought a house and we are closing next Friday. We plan on moving in the Friday after we close on the house. In the interim week we have hired a contractor who specializes in sanding and varnishing the hardwood floors (prior owner had a dog and many kids). They will take the Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday before Thanksgiving to sand the floors down so the sacratches and wear no longer are present and then put two (from what I am told never have only one coat because it will not last nearly as long) coats of varnish on. They are only doing the upstairs hardwood because the kitchen and dining room need it as well, but we plan on putting innnew cabinets and countertops in the kitchen in the next few months.
Hopefully, this will be a painless process and we can quickly move on to our next projects we need to complete.