Refinish.
Restore.
Renew.
Tired Sacramento hardwood doesn’t need to be replaced, it needs to be restored. Dustless sanding, custom stain matching, and premium polyurethane finishes bring a worn floor back to a finish that looks newer than the day it was first installed.
The Transformation
Tired Wood,
Newly Born.
A 1940s red-oak strip floor in Land Park, sanded with HEPA-filtered dustless equipment, custom-stained warm walnut, finished with three coats of water-based polyurethane. Three-day turnaround.
Most single-family restorations complete from sanding through final cure in 3 to 7 days, with the home livable throughout.
HEPA-filtered dustless sanding captures the vast majority of airborne particulate at the source. No respirator zones.
Solid hardwood can typically be refinished 4 to 8 times over its lifetime. Most floors can be saved, often for decades.
Three Tiers of Restoration
Choose Your Level.
Not every Sacramento hardwood floor needs the same depth of work. Refresh is for a light revival. Restore is the full re-sand. Revive is the heritage-grade rebuild for floors worth saving for the next generation.
Refresh
The Light Revival
- Screen-and-recoat (no full sand)
- Surface scratch fill
- Two coats premium poly
- 2-day turnaround
- 5-year workmanship warranty
Restore
The Full Re-Sand
- HEPA dustless 3-pass sand
- Custom stain match + sample boards
- Three coats premium poly
- 4–5 day turnaround
- Lifetime workmanship warranty
Revive
The Heritage Rebuild
- Everything in Restore
- Plank replacement & weave-in
- Specialty finishes (hardwax oil)
- Edge & corner hand-finishing
- Lifetime workmanship warranty
The Restoration Process
From tired to factory finish.
Four checkpoints, refined over years of Sacramento-area work. Built for predictable, dust-controlled outcomes, and homes that stay livable throughout.
Free Assessment
A specialist evaluates wood species, finish, remaining board thickness, and any localized damage. Fixed-price quote in writing before anything starts.
Dustless Sanding
Three-pass progressive grit sand with HEPA dust extraction. Edges, corners, and stair treads handled by hand. The home stays livable throughout.
Stain & Test Boards
Three to five test boards finished in your actual room light. We pick the winning stain together, then apply across the full floor in even, controlled passes.
Finish & Cure
Three coats of premium polyurethane with full cure time between coats. Walk-through, care instructions, and lifetime workmanship warranty in writing.
Service Area
Restoring hardwood
across Sacramento.
Citadel Spaces restores hardwood across the greater Sacramento region, heritage homes in East Sac, mid-century ranches in Carmichael, custom builds in El Dorado Hills, and everything in between. Scroll the cities we serve →
25 cities & neighborhoods served
Common Questions
Restoration
FAQ
Sacramento homeowners ask the same set of questions when their hardwood needs work. Here's how our team answers them.
Talk to a SpecialistMost single-family restorations take 4–7 days from sanding through final-coat cure. Dustless sanding means no respirator zones, and water-based poly is walkable in stocking feet within hours of application. The home is livable throughout.
No. Our dustless sanding systems capture 99%+ of airborne particulate at the source. We tape off HVAC returns, run HEPA air scrubbers, and most Sacramento clients report less dust than from cooking dinner.
Most floors can be saved. Solid hardwood can typically be refinished 4–8 times over its lifetime. Engineered hardwood with a 3mm+ wear layer can usually be refinished 1–3 times. We measure remaining thickness during the free consultation.
Oil-based amber-tones the wood slightly, takes 24+ hours between coats, and has strong odor. Water-based dries clear, recoats in 2–4 hours, has minimal odor. We use water-based for occupied homes; oil-based when amber warmth is wanted on white oak or maple.
Yes, we pull a small sample from the existing floor, test it in our shop, and finish 3–5 sample boards in your actual room light to verify the match before committing the full floor.
Refresh is a screen-and-recoat for a light revival. Restore is the full HEPA dustless 3-pass sand with custom stain and three coats of premium poly. Revive includes everything in Restore plus plank replacement, weave-in repairs, and specialty finishes like hardwax oil.
Yes, when the wear layer is thick enough. We measure the existing wear-layer thickness during the consultation and tell you whether refinishing is viable or if a partial replacement is the better call.
Refresh carries a 5-year workmanship warranty. Restore and Revive carry our lifetime workmanship warranty in writing. Finish-product warranties are passed through from the manufacturer. All documentation provided at final walk-through.