Samples on Your Own Wood
Each color is taped off in a square on the sanded oak, so you see two or three side by side under the window and in the dim corner.
Each color is taped off in a square on the sanded oak, so you see two or three side by side under the window and in the dim corner.
Sander scratches would turn into dark streaks under stain, so the buffer runs a fine screen over the whole floor and the vacuum follows before any color.
Stain goes on one section at a time with the excess wiped before the next, so a long apartment hallway shows no lap marks.
Staining in East Hartford is done by Brazil Floors employees, NWFA trained and insured, with twelve months of warranty on the labor.



The staining service is $2.00/Sq Ft and includes samples on your floor, hand applied color and a clear protective top coat. A full sand with stain and three coats is the separate $2.50/Sq Ft refinishing service.
Yes, once the old finish is sanded away a brown or gray brown stain goes on evenly. We sample two or three on your boards first.
Yes, we mix enough of one blend for the whole building and keep the recipe on file. Future repairs match exactly.
Yes, each tread is sanded by hand and the color tied to the floors above and below. Stairs run $50 per step.
Usually overnight, longer when humidity off the river is high. The clear coat follows the next day.
You can stay home, but the stained rooms are off limits until the coat cures. The water based finish keeps odor low.
The sample visit is often the day after you call, and the job starts inside the week. Most East Hartford floors take two to three days.
The labor is warrantied one year by Brazil Floors. The staining crew is NWFA trained, licensed and insured.