we have no ability to do anything ourselves, but our contractor is a guy we have known and worked with for well over 20 years and he timed everything perfectly to minimize the inconvenience, which i really appreciated. your’s is also much more comprehensive, we just switched out cabinets, put in granite countertops and new appliances, and a tile backsplash. the hardwood floor is looking kind of beat after all of that, so we may have to look into refinishing that.
Having a competent contractor you can trust is huge. There are so many horror stories. One of my fishing friends is a cabinet maker, he was telling horror stories of the last guy he worked for before going on his own how the guy charged a couple close to a million buck for a job that should have cost no more than a quarter mil, and the people STILL loved the contractor. Some real dirtbags out there. Some pretty stupid homeowners, too, though.
If you decide to have the floors refinished, take that week and go away on vacation!