I'm in New Mexico and we have 1960's saltillo tile in our house, including the kitchen. There are local companies here who refinish Saltillo (my mother had it done in her house, almost $2000 for one large room, a hallway, and a bathroom.) I am guessing you're right about the expense of having someone travel to your area...I hope there's another solution! I've done a lot of reading because I wanted to learn how to do this myself. Some of the best info I found was on this forum of tile restoration professionals: DirtyGrout.com Forum They have a forum devoted solely to Saltillo Tile Restoration and Maintenance. You might consider posting to this forum, to see if they have any tile restoration pro members in your area. It's also a great place to learn about what is involved in restoring it, so you'll be better able to understand your options. After reading there, I was able to determine that our own Saltillo floors don't need to be stripped; only deeply cleaned, and then resealed with a water based sealer (I know it needs resealing because water drops can sink in to the worn areas of the tiles.) That makes it possible for me to handle it on my own, using Aqua Mix products. I like doing it myself because I can do one room or a hallway at a time, without disrupting our lives too much. I've done one bathroom so far and it looks so much better. My mother's Saltillo did need professional stripping, though, because it has been previously sealed with an oil based sealer of some type, and the tile had taken on a very deep (and ugly) reddish hue. They used chemical sealers with very strong fumes (she hadn't moved in yet.) Then they resealed her floors with a water based sealer that restored the lighter, more natural peachy color of the Saltillo. They look wonderful. Are you certain you want the Saltillo stained? I think some on the above forum recommend against staining, because it can wear so unevenly with time. I completely agree with you, from my reading, it's really best to find someone with Saltillo tile experience.

Shoot me an email. I'll get in touch with someone I know down your way and see how busy he is.

If you have had floors refinished lately, and were pleased with your contractor/team, I would appreciate getting some contact info and/or general advice as to how to survive the project and how long to expect the process to take. We have a Cape built in the 1960s, and have the original golden/orange oak floors throughout. It's a fairly sizeable project (I think?), and I'd like to get this done this winter/spring. While I have a resource, it's a single guy who works on his own and I'm concerned about how long it will take him and how long we will need to be out of the house. Scope: Old part of the house – floors haven’t been done in 17 years Front Hall – 10x9 TV room – 18 x 12 Hallway – 4 x 16 Bedroom – 11x12 Bedroom – 11x13 Bedroom 12.5 x 15 5 closets New part of the house. Floors were refinished 4 or so years ago. These should be touched up. Pantry – 7x10 Kitchen – 17 x 23 Map room – 15x15 Thanks in advance.

Oldbat, check out Higgins Wood Floors in Rochester, NH. Website I believe they do work in MA. We had them redo the floors in our previous home and were very pleased. In the Seacoast area of NH, I would say they are the best.