Samples on Your Own Wood
Several sample squares are taped off on bare oak, and you compare them by an Old Saybrook window, in shade and under a lamp.
Several sample squares are taped off on bare oak, and you compare them by an Old Saybrook window, in shade and under a lamp.
Any sander scratch shows dark once stained, so buffing with fine screens and vacuuming come before the color goes on.
We stain one patch at a time and lift the excess immediately, so no lap lines mark the joins between sections of the floor.
Old Saybrook staining is done by Brazil Floors staff, NWFA trained and insured, with the labor warrantied for twelve months.



Staining in Old Saybrook is $2.00/Sq Ft, covering stain samples on your own floor, hand applied color and a clear protective top coat. The free visit fixes your exact quote.
Yes. Raw oak, once the orange coat is gone, accepts brown, walnut or mahogany cleanly.
Old Saybrook requests run to dark walnut and natural oak first, then espresso, light gray and custom blends.
Yes. Hand tools handle tight corners, and the steps are colored to suit both floors.
Expect stain to dry overnight; we test by touch before the clear coat.
Many families stay home. Others book a night elsewhere while the finish cures, mainly to skip the smell.
Typically the day after we measure, with one compact team doing sanding, stain and seal.
Yes. Staff on our own payroll, NWFA trained, do the work and the labor is warrantied for twelve months.