Finding the Stain Match
In this picture, which stained board is the factory pre-finished? Obviously, the board fully stained. As you can see the other half stained board is pretty darn close and is my attempt at matching the prefinished piece. To replicate the stain, required mixing together a wiping stain in one color and 2 separate colors in a different transparent product. Many jobs require custom stain mixing to arrive at a color to:
- match a previously stained or pre-finished floor
- match a picture seen in a magazine
- to work well with a color palette selected for the home
- replicate aging
Whatever your color need, use my expertise to arrive at the look you desire!
Read MoreSand Subfloor Seams Prior to Install
The new house has been framed in the rain and now the sub-floor sheet edges are swollen and raised. These seams must be sanded flat to make the sub-floor a flat plane, suitable for the new floor.
This step, especially with pre-finished flooring where no sanding will take place after install, is important so there is no visible telegraphing of the raised edge. As the floor board is installed over this raised area, the board follows this contour.
Just another step that’s built into every floor!
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NIKETOWN, Seattle – 14 years later!
7000 sq ft of engineered “Hartco Pattern Plus 5000” glued down on concrete. The floor still looks great!
Ready for many more years of service!
Read MoreHardwood Floor Beauty is Deeper than Skin Whatcom,County
Hoffmann Hardwood Floors can refinish that floor!
This pictures shows the final coat of finish during application. Pictures of still wet floors show the reflection of just how flat the floor has been sanded prior to clear coat applications.
“Bona Traffic Satin” is the eco friendly water based top coating of choice.
Read MoreUgly no longer, beauty is here to stay!
Even what seems to be the ugliest floor can be turned into a real beauty! Just ask us how.
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