Samples on Your Own Wood
Each trial color sits in its own square of blue tape on sanded oak, so you can compare the patches in bright sun and in shade.
Each trial color sits in its own square of blue tape on sanded oak, so you can compare the patches in bright sun and in shade.
Sander scratches become dark lines once color goes on, so a fine screen buffer passes over the oak before staining.
Stain is wiped over a small stretch and the surplus lifted before we advance, which keeps lap marks from forming.
In Oxford, Brazil Floors employees do the staining. They are NWFA trained and insured, and the labor is warrantied for twelve months.



Oxford staining is $2.00/Sq Ft, with trial colors on your boards, hand applied stain and a clear protective top coat. When sanding is needed too, the full refinish is $2.50/Sq Ft.
Yes, we apply small test squares to your sanded oak and you inspect them by your own windows and lamps. No other board is touched until you decide.
It can be done with a toner that neutralizes the red, and we prove the shade on a sample before committing. Warm browns and natural tones are simpler to reach than a deep gray.
Stain needs raw wood to absorb into, so the old finish must be stripped. That prep is part of the $2.50/Sq Ft refinishing service.
Socks only for the first day, with furniture out for two. Expect a curing period of about two weeks.
Yes, for a flat $250. Nothing is left in the hallway.
Sanding is billed in two halves, the first at the start and the second after the last coat. Material is paid on delivery.
A year on labor from Brazil Floors. All of our people in your house are licensed and insured.