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Samples on Your Own Wood
Blue tape boxes in each sample on sanded oak, so colors can be judged next to one another, in window light and in shade.
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Hardwood Floor Staining in Old Lyme, CT
Stain Samples and Custom Colors
We Bring the Store to Your Door — with Contractor Pricing
Free In-Home Estimates
Guaranteed Lowest Price — or We’ll Beat It
Next-Day Floor Staining
Book online now to lock in your next-day appointment and $250 discount.
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Wood Floor Staining Options
Colonials on Lyme Street, cottages on Neck Road and shore homes near Hawk's Nest Beach all have oak ready for a new color. Samples go down first, then the crew stains room after room.
Floor Staining
All of the old finish is sanded off, a fine screen buffer smooths the oak and the dust is lifted twice. Color is worked in by hand.
$2.00
/Sq Ft
What’s Included:
Stain Samples on Your Floor
Color Applied by Hand
Sealed With Polyurethane
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Custom Color Matching
A cottage with a newer addition? Stains are mixed in your driveway and tested on scrap oak until old and new boards look alike.
Free
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What’s Included:
Two Stains Blended
Matched to the Next Room
Tested Before We Start
Stair Staining
Stairs are sanded back with care, then given a color that ties both levels together and a coat built for sandy sneakers.
Free
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What’s Included:
Treads Sanded Smooth
Stained by Hand
Matched to Your Floors
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Fine Grit Sanding First
Sander scratches show as dark streaks once color is on, so a fine screen buffer comes next and a vacuum clears the dust.
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No Blotches or Lap Marks
Stain goes on a patch at a time and the excess is lifted before moving on, so lap marks never appear where sections meet.
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One Year Staining Warranty
Old Lyme staining is done by Brazil Floors employees, NWFA trained and insured, with labor warranted for twelve months.
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Floor Staining Throughout Old Lyme
We stain floors in Lyme Street colonials, Neck Road cottages, Hartford Avenue homes and shore houses near Rogers Lake. Years turn oak orange, so we sand to clean wood, sample colors in your rooms and seal once dry.
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Hardwood Floor Staining Services
Warm walnut browns and natural oak are what Old Lyme owners ask about most. Name another color and a taped square of it appears on your floor.
Natural Look, No Stain
A Lyme Street colonial keeps its oak light and true, with only a clear finish over the wood.
Gray and Driftwood Tones
Light gray works well in a remodeled Hawk's Nest cottage with white shaker cabinets.
Dark Walnut and Espresso
Espresso grounds a Hartford Avenue colonial and sets off its white trim.
Custom Color Mixing
A family on Neck Road mixed two cans and landed between honey and walnut.
Red Oak Toning
Red oak near Black Hall Pond gets a toner, and its pink undertone settles into warm brown.
Color Change on Old Floors
Orange floors in older Lyme Street homes are sanded off and turned deep chestnut.
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Other Flooring Jobs Across Old Lyme
A darker or lighter shade means sanding to bare wood first, and the same team also lays hardwood, laminate and vinyl plank and builds stairs.
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Your New Color by Tomorrow
Torn between walnut and natural oak? Both go onto your own floor as free samples. Call Brazil Floors at 203-916-4898.
Get your Free In-Home EstimateWhat does staining cost in Old Lyme?
Old Lyme staining is $2.00/Sq Ft and includes samples on your own floor, hand applied color and a clear protective top coat. A full sanding with stain and three coats is our $2.50/Sq Ft refinishing.
Can orange oak turn brown?
Yes. Once Old Lyme oak is sanded to bare wood it takes brown, walnut or chestnut cleanly, with no orange showing through.
Which shades do Old Lyme homeowners choose?
Walnut browns and natural oak lead around Old Lyme, with espresso, light gray and custom blends close behind.
Can you stain stairs between two floors?
Yes. Edgers and hand scrapers get to corners a drum sander skips, and the stain is balanced with the floors at the top and bottom of the stairs.
How long does stain take to dry?
Most stains are dry by morning, and a touch test on your Old Lyme floor comes before any clear coat so nothing lifts.
Should we leave the house during staining?
Plenty of Old Lyme households stay home, though some spend a night away while the finish cures and the smell fades.
How fast can you schedule the work?
Often the next day after we measure, and one small crew stays from the first sanding pass to the final seal.
Is the staining guaranteed?
Yes. Our own NWFA trained staff stain your Old Lyme floor, and the labor is covered for twelve months.
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Floor Staining in Nearby Towns
Sample visits also cover Lyme and East Lyme, plus Old Saybrook and Salem, often as soon as the next day.
Lyme owners tape off sample colors on their own oak and compare them first.
East Lyme capes often pick honey brown, rubbed into fresh oak by hand.
Old Saybrook cottages favor deep brown stains that flatter painted trim and old doors.
Salem homes get a blend mixed on site that ties an addition to old oak.
Waterford ranches go from orange oak to a calm walnut brown after a full sanding.
