Repairing and refinishing your hardwood floor can be challenging. Still, with proper preventive measures and maintenance techniques, your hardwood floor can be in as good condition as the first time you install it, even after several years. Some of the best hardwood floors, for example, have stood the test of time and stood for decades, even more than a century. If you take a look at the old houses that still stand today, you will see how their hardwood floors have remained intact and stable through the years.