Samples on Your Own Wood
For homes close to Nelson Avenue, prepare the test on the wood that will receive stain so its grain and base color are visible. Use the room’s usual light.
For homes close to Nelson Avenue, prepare the test on the wood that will receive stain so its grain and base color are visible. Use the room’s usual light.
For homes close to Nelson Avenue, prepare the sample and final surface with the same sanding sequence so the trials compare fairly. Use the room’s usual light.
For homes close to Nelson Avenue, inspect how each species takes stain and inspect the sample for dark patches after it dries. Use the room’s usual light.
By Great Kills Park, keep the stain and finish details with the written workmanship terms for later reference. Ask about the written terms.



View a dry trial with the intended finish in place, using the room’s normal daylight and evening light. Check the finish in the window side of a room near Hylan Boulevard.
In a house with a retained oak landing, yes. Prepare and finish an individual test on each species, especially when the floor includes earlier repairs.
Use a prepared sample that represents the actual wood and sanding sequence planned for the job. Bring a photo of the doorway beside an exterior sill.
In a house with a retained oak landing, compare the darker trial in the strongest light and at the room’s shaded edge before approving it.
Yes. Check the sample with the planned protective finish so you can judge the combined color and sheen. Record the details of the nosing at the turn off the hall.
In a house with a retained oak landing, prepare a trial on the tread wood and place it beside a sample of the retained landing under the same light.
Label the approved sample with the stain, finish and mixing details, then store it out of direct sunlight. Include the lighting in the window side of a room near Hylan Boulevard.
In a house with a retained oak landing, bring photos of the trim and a wood offcut if available. Note any sections that were patched in the past.