Samples on Your Own Wood
Every sample is framed with blue tape on sanded oak, so you can compare shades side by side, by the window and in shadow.
Every sample is framed with blue tape on sanded oak, so you can compare shades side by side, by the window and in shadow.
Sanding scratches turn into dark streaks under stain, so a buffer with fine screens follows and the vacuum cleans up.
Stain goes onto one small section at a time and the excess is wiped before the next begins, so no overlap lines show.
The staining crew works on the Brazil Floors payroll, trained to NWFA standards and insured, with labor warrantied for twelve months.



Staining runs $2.00/Sq Ft in West Haven, covering stain samples on your own floor, hand applied color and a clear protective top coat. Taking the floor through sanding, stain and three coats of poly is the separate $2.50/Sq Ft refinishing service.
Yes. Once sanding takes off the old finish, the bare oak takes brown or mahogany without the orange showing through.
Dark walnut and natural oak lead, with gray and custom blends gaining ground.
Yes, treads are sanded and stained to match. Stair refinishing is $50 per step.
Stain dries overnight in most weather. We check the surface by touch before sealing.
Many families stay, but the odor makes a night away more pleasant.
Samples usually happen the day after you call, and the same crew sands, stains and seals. Labor is paid when the crew starts.
Yes, the labor is warrantied for twelve months and the finish maker covers the product.