Newly purchased 1930 house. Having most of the floors redone (sand, seal, poly, etc). Any specialty specifications for typ. strip oak flooring of this age which may never have ben worked on? I am going to get a sand, one coat sealer, and two coat poly from the flooring guy who has come recommended from an industry insider. This seems standard, are there other ways to skin this cat?
Some flooring will be replaced (pet urine stains perhaps?) as a result of the new floor work. Certainly a partial repair is going to be difficult to hide, but is there truly a benefit from taking the floor up (1/3 of it in my case) and replace with new, just to avoid surface nailing?
Also, plaster and lath walls are in good/great shape. subtle undulations in the finish make me want to skim-coat the surface to get a flat, plumb finish for paint. Any suggestions? What do people typically do and what are the pitfalls?