Samples on Your Own Wood
For homes close to Franklin Street, 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 Franklin Street, 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 near Franklin Street, 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 Franklin Street, confirm how each species takes stain and inspect the sample for dark patches after it dries. Use the room’s usual light.
Near Franklin Street, keep the stain and finish details with the written workmanship terms for later reference. Save the original estimate.



View a dry trial with the intended finish in place, using the room’s normal daylight and evening light. Bring a photo of the joint beside the old hall threshold.
In an apartment with retained wood trim, 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. Record the details of an exposed end on a duplex stair.
In an apartment with retained wood trim, 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. Include the lighting in a waterfront-facing room near Transmitter Park.
In an apartment with retained wood trim, 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. Measure the floor by the joint beside the old hall threshold.
In an apartment with retained wood trim, bring photos of the trim and a wood offcut if available. Note any sections that were patched in the past.