John was tired of changing out the carpet every time he had new tenants move into his rental property.  While he had original hardwood floors in the house that was built in the 50s, they also came with the added feature of a 3 by 6 foot plywood patch where the old floor heater had been removed.  He knew he couldn't rent the house with that big patch, so he kept replacing the carpet over and over.  When he contact Floor Coverings International for his latest carpet replacement, our Design Associate asked him if he had considered sanding & refinishing the hardwood.  He pointed to the plywood patch as his insumountable issue which we promptly solved by removing the plywood, lacing in new 3 1/4 inch hardwood and sanding and staining the entire floor so the new wood was barely noticable.  Now, John doesn't need to recarpet for each new tenant and his latest appraisal shows his property value increased with his refinished hardwoods.