Thought I'd toss this one out there and see what you thought.

I moved into the house I grew up in last May (after having been away for about 14 yrs.). The place had been vacant for quite some time but there had been renters in here on and off while I was away up until the last five or so years. The place needed an AWFUL lot of work both inside and outside. Another story perhaps for another day. One thing though that could really use some help are the hardwood floors.

When I was growing up here all the rooms were carpeted and I was absolutely floored (no pun intended) to find that there had been some really nice hardwood underneath the carpet in the two-section living room area(s). It is incredibly worn and needs to be refinished though. That's where my questions and perhaps problems come into play.

When I watch a DIY show it doesn't seem to be too difficult to refinish hardwood flooring but it looks as though it is something that maybe I shouldn't attempt myself given my lung problems. Anybody have any ideas on what may be the least dusty and fume free way of refinishing the things? The two rooms measure about 11' x 18' and 11' x 15' if that makes any difference.

Would there be any products out there that could assist in perhaps making a complete refinishing not needed? I've gone through lots of Murphy's Oil Soap to keep them looking as shiny as possible but the worn areas just make me sick to my stomach when I think just how great they could look.

Okay, that's pretty much all I wondered. Not expecting really anything other than I need to sand them down and refinish them but thought I'd see what I could learn.

Thanks.

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