Samples on Your Own Wood
Picture a little lineup of four stain swatches painted on bare wood beside a window. Stare at them over coffee and again after supper, then tell us your favorite.
Picture a little lineup of four stain swatches painted on bare wood beside a window. Stare at them over coffee and again after supper, then tell us your favorite.
Stain magnifies every sanding scratch, so the last cut uses fine paper, then two careful vacuum passes clear away dust ahead of any pigment.
We work pigment into one manageable section at a time, then buff off excess before it can puddle. That rhythm gives one even tone from the doorway clear to the far corner.
Staining stays in house with techs who are NWFA trained, licensed and insured, never hired out. For a year afterward, their labor carries our guarantee.



Staining is $2.00/Sq Ft. Already planning a complete refinish? it costs $2.50/Sq Ft, and color comes bundled inside that.
Real stain, several shades, goes onto a sanded corner. Study them when the sun is up and again by lamplight in the evening, then decide.
Yes. Red oak has open grain and a pink tint, while white oak looks cooler and steadier. A trial patch on your own planks takes the guessing out.
Yes, once it is sanded to bare wood. Very dark old stain can need an extra pass before all of the color is gone, and we check that up front.
Uneven sanding or stain left too long on the surface. Fine grit sanding, careful vacuuming and wiping excess quickly keep the color uniform.
The stain must dry before sealing, and the clear finish needs time after that. Your project manager gives exact timing for your home.
It follows our refinishing terms: 50% when the crew starts on day one, then the other 50% after the last clear layer goes down.
Yes. Licensed, insured employees handle all of it, and labor is covered a year. If the shade ever disappoints, we return to correct it.