Samples on Your Own Wood
Three or four tones dry side by side on a bare patch near your sunniest window. Look at them over lunch, then again by lamplight after supper, before choosing.
Three or four tones dry side by side on a bare patch near your sunniest window. Look at them over lunch, then again by lamplight after supper, before choosing.
Dark tones show every sanding swirl, so we screen the floor, hand scrape the edges and vacuum twice before opening a single can.
One person lays stain across a narrow strip of the room and a partner wipes right behind, so color stays even from the foyer to the back bedroom.
Your floor never goes to subcontractors. Our own NWFA trained techs, licensed and insured, do the color work, and we return if that labor slips within a year.



Stain is $2.00/Sq Ft. Color needs freshly sanded wood to soak into, so it's paired with sanding and refinishing, which runs $2.50/Sq Ft. Measuring each room and confirming the total is part of our free estimate.
Red oak can turn muddy under gray. We usually lay down a toner first to cancel the pink, then try the gray on a freshly sanded test patch so you can judge the real result.
Dark stain highlights grain and sanding marks, and light from windows changes it too. Careful screening and two person wiping keep ebony even across the house.
Strong sun slowly shifts any floor. A UV resistant clear finish helps, and rugs or shades on the brightest windows keep the tone steady for years.
Yes. New oak treads take the same custom mix we use in the hall. We try it on an offcut of the tread stock first, so the stairs and landing line up with the floor upstairs.
Stain dries before clear finish goes on, and that finish needs curing time. Walking gently in bare feet is usually okay by the following day. Plan on a few days before the sofa and beds move back.
Absolutely. Plenty of owners like plain oak. We sand it bare and seal it clear in satin or matte, which keeps the wood light and bright in a hallway or kitchen.
No. Payment comes in two equal parts: half the morning sanding begins and half when your floor is complete. Your written estimate lays out every number before we start.