Hi, I am going to refinish the red oak floors in a few rooms of the house. Also I will have the stairs from the first floor to the second floor refinished. I will hire a floor refinisher to do the job. Right now I am only at the stage where I am about to make phone calls to these people. I want to ask them what type of finish they use. But I don't know much about floor finishes. So my main question is, "what is the best finish (within monetary reason) to put onto a hardwood floor"? How many coats should they put on? Also, besides having them come out to give me an estimate, what else should I be asking about? Three refrences is one thing. Anything else? Thanks for any help that you can give. Pete