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Samples on Your Own Wood
Each color is boxed in with blue tape on the sanded oak so you compare them side by side, near the window and in the shaded corner.
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Hardwood Floor Staining in Essex, CT
Stain Samples and Custom Colors
We Bring the Store to Your Door — with Contractor Pricing
Free In-Home Estimates
Guaranteed Lowest Price — or We’ll Beat It
Next-Day Floor Staining
Book online now to lock in your next-day appointment and $250 discount.
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Wood Floor Staining Options
Federals on North Main Street, cottages in Ivoryton and farmhouses in Centerbrook all have oak ready for a new color. Taped off samples go down first, then our Essex hardwood floor staining crew finishes each room.
Floor Staining
Every trace of the old finish is sanded away, then the floor gets a fine screen buffing and two vacuum passes. Color is applied by hand and the excess pulled off before it can set.
$2.00
/Sq Ft
What’s Included:
Stain Samples on Your Floor
Color Applied by Hand
Sealed With Polyurethane
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Custom Color Matching
Addition on a Centerbrook farmhouse? Our crew mixes stains right on site and tries each blend on leftover boards until the new oak matches the original floor.
Free
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What’s Included:
Two Stains Blended
Matched to the Next Room
Tested Before We Start
Stair Staining
Split level stairs on Bokum Road get sanded by hand, stained to tie both levels together and sealed to stand up to kids.
Free
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What’s Included:
Treads Sanded Smooth
Stained by Hand
Matched to Your Floors
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Fine Grit Sanding First
Stain settles into sanding scratches and darkens them, so after the big machine we buff with fine screens and vacuum each pass.
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No Blotches or Lap Marks
We work the stain across one small area, wipe off what the oak did not absorb and only then move on, so no overlap lines appear.
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One Year Staining Warranty
Staining in Essex is done by Brazil Floors employees, NWFA trained and insured, with a twelve month labor warranty.
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Floor Staining Throughout Essex
We stain floors in North Main Street Federals, Centerbrook farmhouses, Ivoryton cottages and the newer homes on Kelsey Hill Road. Decades of sun turned many of these floors orange, so we take them back to bare oak, tape sample colors in your rooms and seal once the stain is dry.
/ STAIN COLORS WE APPLY MOST
Hardwood Floor Staining Services
Dark walnut and natural oak lead the requests around Essex. Any shade you name gets taped off as a sample on your own boards.
Natural Look, No Stain
A Bokum Road ranch keeps its oak light and true under a clear finish only.
Gray and Driftwood Tones
Light gray suits a remodeled Kelsey Hill Road home with white shaker cabinets.
Dark Walnut and Espresso
Espresso anchors a Pratt Street colonial and makes the white trim stand out.
Custom Color Mixing
An Ivoryton family blended two cans into a shade between honey and walnut.
Red Oak Toning
Red oak near the harbor gets a toner, and its pink cast settles into warm brown.
Color Change on Old Floors
Orange floors in older Plains Road homes are sanded off and turned deep walnut.
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Other Flooring Jobs Across Essex
A new color begins with sanding to raw oak, and the same Essex crew installs hardwood, laminate and vinyl plank and builds stairs.
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Your New Color by Tomorrow
Torn between walnut and natural oak? We tape off free samples on your Essex floor so you see both. Call Brazil Floors at 203-916-4898.
Get your Free In-Home EstimateWhat does floor staining cost in Essex?
Essex floors are stained for $2.00/Sq Ft, which pays for the taped samples on your boards, the hand rubbed color and a clear protective coat. If the oak also needs a complete sanding and three coats of polyurethane, that is the $2.50/Sq Ft refinishing service.
Can orange oak be turned brown?
Yes. Sanding strips off the orange finish, and the raw oak underneath accepts brown, walnut or espresso cleanly.
Which colors do Essex homeowners pick most?
Dark walnut and natural oak are the two most requested, followed by espresso, light gray and blends we mix on site.
Do you stain split level stairs?
Yes, with edgers and hand scrapers for the corners the drum sander misses, and a color that works with both the upper and lower floors.
How long does the stain take to dry?
Most colors dry overnight. We check the surface by hand before sealing so the clear coat never smears the color.
Do Essex families usually move out while you stain?
Many stay home, but some spend a night away while the finish cures, mostly because of the odor.
How soon can staining be scheduled?
Typically the day after we measure, with one small crew handling the sanding, the stain and the seal.
Is the stain job guaranteed?
Yes. Our own NWFA trained employees do the staining in Essex, and that labor is covered for twelve months.
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Floor Staining in Nearby Towns
Sample visits also reach Deep River and Chester, plus Old Saybrook, Westbrook and Killingworth, usually the next day.
Deep River homeowners tape off a few sample colors and compare before choosing.
Chester village homes often pick honey brown, rubbed by hand into fresh oak.
Old Saybrook homes lean to soft gray, which calms open rooms.
Westbrook houses choose dark walnut, adding warmth to older oak floors.
Killingworth homes get a blend mixed on site, tying an addition to old oak.
