Sand and refinish, screen and recoat, board repair and stairs, by one Denver finishing crew.
Worn, sanded, finished in 3 days
Living room, Park Hill
Red oak, 1926 · three coats of satin
Three finishers who sand, stain and coat wood floors every working day. They never lay tile.
Finishing crew
Led by Luis Ortega since 2012
Sanding
Luis Ortega
Stain
Hana Brooks
Stairs
Theo Marsh
Sanding, day 1 of 3
Stair landing, the Highlands
Red oak, its third refinish
Back to bare wood, stained, three coats
From
$4.50 / sq ft
A light buff and one new coat, no sanding
From
$1.75 / sq ft
Cut out and woven in, matched to the grain
From
$18 / board
Treads and risers, sanded by hand
From
$65 / step
A 1926 red oak floor in Washington Park, before the sander and after the last coat.
Before
Grey lanes, cracked finish
Last refinished in the 1990s
After
Natural stain, satin
Three coats, dry in 24 hours
We brush test stripes across a sanded board in your room, and you choose in daylight.
Natural
Nordic white
Golden oak
Provincial
Dark walnut
Ebony
Our sanders run into sealed vacuums, and the rooms around the floor are shut before we start.
Before the sander starts
The room is sealed
Doorways
Zipped shut in plastic
Vents and returns
Taped over until the last coat
Furniture
Moved out or wrapped
You can stay home while we sand. Most of our clients do.
3 coats
of water-based satin, or oil if you prefer
4 hours
between coats, with the windows cracked
24 hours
after the last coat, before socks
Day 1
Socks only
No shoes, and the dog stays off.
Day 2
Furniture back
Lifted in, never dragged, with felt pads under every leg.
Day 7
Rugs down
The finish is hard enough to cover.
Day 30
Fully cured
A damp mop and a wood cleaner. Never steam.
480 sq ft
dining room and hall
2 boards
cut out and woven in
Provincial
stain, picked from six
3 days
from sander to chairs
We nearly paid for a new floor. Three days later the old one looked better than any sample we had seen.
Megan and Ali Torres, Washington Park
Sand and refinish · 1926 red oak
Job 247
Living room and hall
Floor
Red oak, 1926
Stain
Natural
Finish
3 coats, satin
On site
3 days
A floor lead comes to you and leaves a written price. Rather call? (303) 555-0146
The visit
About 45 minutes at your home
Samples brought to the room
Written price within two days
