"Smitty Two" wrote in message
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ftres wrote:

We have carpet that we want to rip up. We want to have the floors
sanded and finished.
It's strip floorimg - about 45 years old and seems to be in good
condition judging from the
corners of the carpet I lifted up.

It's about 800 square feet to be done. I've had a few people in to
give estimates.


Um, if you had two people give you estimates on refinishing a floor that
they haven't seen, those are the first two people to cross off the list.

Why would you do that ???? They are probably the ones with the most
experience....It's not hard to bid a floor..X number of dollars a square
foot times 800 square feet..LOL...When you've done hundreds of jobs over
MANY years , you don't need to see it...A quick description and you get a
pretty clear picture.....I routinely give drywall quotes over the phone on
small jobs....LOL....Large or complicated jobs are a different story ,
however...They merit the time and gas for a look - see....