Did you do something to the kitchen floors when you renovated?

There was a laminate floor on top - it was disgusting. We took it up, expecting to have to replace the wood, but it was in great condition, so we painted (like the rest of the house) - we used Tikkurila Betolux. It has been really good so far, even after all of the workers traipsing over, as we did it before we did the kitchen.

That’s obviously something we just have to hire professionals for.

It is possible to do it, but I am not sure how much saving there is, as it still takes renting equipment and a massive amount of effort. I have some friends that did the digging themselves by hand... they said "we should have paid" :D