Samples on Your Own Wood
Every candidate color gets its own taped square on sanded oak, so you compare them side by side, near a window and in shadow.
Every candidate color gets its own taped square on sanded oak, so you compare them side by side, near a window and in shadow.
Sanding scratches turn into dark streaks once stain goes on, so fine screening and a second vacuum pass come first.
Stain is wiped across one small area and the excess lifted before the next begins, so overlap lines never show.
In Newington, staining is done by Brazil Floors staff, NWFA trained and insured, and their labor carries twelve months of warranty.



A Newington staining job is $2.00/Sq Ft, covering samples on your own boards, hand applied color and a clear protective top coat. A floor needing a full sand and three poly coats is refinishing instead, at $2.50/Sq Ft.
Yes. When the orange finish is gone, bare wood takes brown, walnut or espresso evenly.
Walnut and natural oak top the Newington list, with soft gray and honey brown just behind.
Yes. Hand tools get into corners and risers that machines miss, and the color matches both floors.
Most stains dry overnight. We check the surface before sealing it.
Lots of families stay in Newington homes during the work, though some would rather be out for the sanding and the first night.
Sanding is billed in two parts, one when it starts and one after the final coat. Other labor is paid when the crew arrives.
Newington staining is done by our own NWFA certified, insured employees, with twelve months of warranty on labor.