If the boards are sound, three days of work costs a fraction of a new floor.
Day 1 of 3
Stair landing, the Highlands
Red oak, its third refinish
Day 1
Sanded to bare wood
Three passes, coarse to fine
Day 2
Stained, first coat
Test stripes approved first
Day 3
Two more coats
Socks only after 24 hours
Finish dull, wood still covered
Screen and recoat
$1.75 / sq ft
A light buff and one fresh coat. One day, no stain change.
Finish worn through, grey lanes
Full sand and refinish
$4.50 / sq ft
Back to bare wood, any stain, three coats. Three days.
Natural
Nordic white
Golden oak
Provincial
Dark walnut
Ebony
