When comparing costs for renovated floor with a new installation, it is important to consider all actions involved. The square metre cost of new floor is only one part of an installation calculation, so to make a fair calculation comparison you need to include labour costs for ripping out the existing floor, preparation of subfloor, removing and re-mounting skirting boards etc. A renovation of a wood or resilient floor works out to be at least 40% less expensive compared to installing a new floor.

The results show that the use of primary energy resources can significantly be reduced. With a refinish, the total use of primary energy resources is 4.2 kWh/ m2, including production of raw materials, resources and trips made by the craftsman. Compared to installation of a new floor, where the energy use is a total of 94.4 kWh / m2, the savings are 95%. 

The environmental impact of a refinished wooden floor is equivalent to 1.4 kg carbon dioxide per m2, compared to a newly installed floor, which has an average of 6.63 kg.

By renovating a floor rather than installing a new one, the energy savings are as high as 95%. Let’s take Bona’s yearly production of floor finishes and calculate the m2 of floors they cover. If new floors were installed instead on same amount of floor surface, the energy use would have been 1.8 billion kWh more*! In comparison, these savings correspond to the yearly energy use of 9,000 households or a small Swedish town!

Floor renovation saves up to 90% in reduced carbon footprint vs installing a new floor. If we look at Bona’s yearly production of floor finishes and calculate the m2 of floors they cover, the carbon footprint reduction per m2 vs. new floors is 108,000 tonnes CO2. This is equal to CO2 emissions from 9,600 flights around the world.