Samples on Your Own Wood
Review material choices beside a finish compared in high daylight and under warm task lamps near West 28th Street and Broadway in NoMad. Test color on wood prepared the way the full floor will be prepared.
Review material choices beside a finish compared in high daylight and under warm task lamps near West 28th Street and Broadway in NoMad. Test color on wood prepared the way the full floor will be prepared.
Use the room’s light to check each sample near West 28th Street and Broadway in NoMad. Evaluate the proposed topcoat with the stain before settling on the shade.
We measure the room and adjoining edges at your NoMad estimate. Compare two dried samples at the doorway and check them again under artificial light.
At the NoMad estimate, ask which installation or finishing work is covered and how to care for the new surface.



Prepare a test area on the same wood and review it with the intended finish. The stain shown on a chart can look different on your boards. Bring a photo of a finish compared in high daylight and under warm task lamps if it is part of the plan.
Species, grain and prior repairs affect color uptake. Test the old and replacement boards separately before approving a formula.
Compare dry samples near the window and under the room’s normal lights. Check from the adjoining hall too if the two floors meet. At the visit, show us a finish compared in high daylight and under warm task lamps and the floor beside it.
Test each surface because the woods and preparation may differ. Two formulas may be needed to bring the finished colors close.
Inspect the wood and any previous color before sampling. The available shades depend on the prepared surface and what earlier treatment can be removed. For a finish compared in high daylight and under warm task lamps, point out the exact spot during the estimate.
Pick a natural boundary and compare the new sample with the retained floor. Finish type and age can make a visible difference at the doorway.
Look at the sample with the proposed topcoat as well as the stain. Sheen and the finish itself can change how the color reads. At the visit, show us a finish compared in high daylight and under warm task lamps and the floor beside it.
Keep the sample with its species, stain and finish details. If a second area has different wood, record that sample separately.