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Samples on Your Own Wood
Blue tape boxes in each sample on sanded oak, so colors can be compared next to each other, near a window and in shade.
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Hardwood Floor Staining in Salem, 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
Lake cottages on Gardner Lake, colonials near Four Corners and capes on Buckley Hill Road all have oak ready for a fresh color. Samples come first on the Salem floor, and the crew finishes each room afterward.
Floor Staining
First the old finish is sanded away to bare oak, then a fine screen buffer evens the surface and dust is vacuumed twice. We rub the color 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
Added a room to a Four Corners colonial? We blend stains in your driveway and test them on scrap oak until old and new boards match.
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 links the two levels and a coat built for wet 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 under color, so a buffer with fine screens follows and a vacuum pulls the dust.
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No Blotches or Lap Marks
Stain is rubbed into one manageable patch at a time and the excess lifted before the next, so no lap marks show.
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One Year Staining Warranty
Salem staining is done by Brazil Floors employees, NWFA trained and insured, with labor warranted for twelve months.
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Floor Staining Throughout Salem
We stain floors in Gardner Lake cottages, Four Corners colonials, Buckley Hill Road capes and homes off Route 85. Sun and age turn oak orange, so we sand it back to clean wood, sample colors in your rooms and seal once dry.
/ STAIN COLORS WE APPLY MOST
Hardwood Floor Staining Services
Chestnut brown and natural oak are the shades Salem owners ask about most. Name another color and a square of it gets taped onto your floor.
Natural Look, No Stain
A Four Corners 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 Gardner Lake cottage with white shaker cabinets.
Dark Walnut and Espresso
Espresso grounds a Horse Pond Road colonial and sets off its white trim.
Custom Color Mixing
A family on White Birch Road mixed two cans and landed between honey and walnut.
Red Oak Toning
Red oak near Route 354 gets a toner, and its pink undertone settles into warm brown.
Color Change on Old Floors
Orange floors in older Buckley Hill Road homes are sanded off and turned deep chestnut.
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Other Flooring Jobs Across Salem
A darker or lighter color starts with sanding to bare wood, and the same team installs hardwood, laminate and vinyl plank and builds stairs.
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Your New Color by Tomorrow
Torn between chestnut 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 Salem?
Salem staining is $2.00/Sq Ft and includes samples on your own floor, hand applied color and a clear protective top coat. For a full sanding with stain and three coats, our refinishing is $2.50/Sq Ft.
Can orange oak turn brown?
Yes. Once Salem oak is sanded back to bare wood it takes brown, walnut or chestnut cleanly, with no orange showing through.
Which shades do Salem homeowners pick?
Chestnut brown and natural oak lead around Salem, with espresso, light gray and custom blends right behind them.
Can you stain stairs between two floors?
Yes. Edgers and hand scrapers reach the corners a drum sander skips, and the stain is balanced with the floor 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 the Salem floor comes before any clear coat so nothing lifts.
Should we leave the house during staining?
Plenty of Salem households stay home, though some spend a night away while the finish cures and the smell fades.
How fast can you schedule the work?
Typically the day after we measure, and a single small crew stays with the job from the first sanding pass to the final seal.
Is the staining guaranteed?
Yes. Our own NWFA trained staff stain your Salem floor, and the labor is covered for twelve months.
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Floor Staining in Nearby Towns
Sample visits also reach Colchester and Montville, plus Bozrah and East Lyme, often as soon as the next day.
Colchester owners tape off sample colors on their own oak and compare them first.
Montville capes often pick honey brown, rubbed into fresh oak by hand.
Bozrah farmhouses favor deep brown stains that flatter painted trim and old doors.
East Lyme homes get a blend mixed on site that ties an addition to old oak.
Lyme capes go from orange oak to a calm walnut brown after a full sanding.
