Gallery of Refinish work and Installations
Steppin Up
So what do you do when you have alot of solid tongue and groove flooring pieces and a bunch of stair nosing but not stair treads or risers to match but you need steps...especially after your already in trouble for taking to long doing it yourself. You call us and we will use your flooring and stair nose to not only build your steps but get you out of hot water!
Engineered refinished to match
Many think that an Engineered floor cant be be refinished. Hogwash! With the right technique and experience it can be refinished to look better than the older Engineered. In the photo the upper section of floor was refinished and color matched and a fresh new oil based coating was applied. She liked it so much, the customer now wants the upper section done in the future.
Best of Both
Originally the nice folks only wanted a Buff and Recoat but after a unfortunate water leak on the upper section of the floor, that changed a bit. So, we sanded and coated the upper portion with an extremely durable satin two part waterbase and Buffed and Recoated the bottom section. In doing so, the upper portion being an exotic wood was lighter than the lower. No problem....the beauty of Exotic woods and that they will darken over time and both sections will match. Aint wood grand!
Taboo Brazilian Cherry
I know its almost taboo to have an exotic species used as flooring but it looks so darn good. Especially with Trim and Transitions to set it off right!
All that and the Kitchen Table
We were referred to a customer with cabin in the Smokies. Floor damage from High Heels and the dreaded Orange Glo. Even the table was damaged. Not no more...Not no more. Satin water base finish on the floors and that there table.
The move out...the move in...
Previous job...previous customer but newer rented home they were moving out of and the floor was damaged a bit. New customer wanted new oil based semi gloss on entire floor and steps which old customer did not tell us to do originally....well after all said and done and a return trip...new customer happy! That's all that matters.
Customers to Friends to Family
Awhile ago, some very wonderful people allowed me and my team to install, stain to match existing wood flooring and coat their bedroom. They promised to have us back to do the same to their entire upstairs...promised fulfilled and completed on her birthday to boot. 3 1/4" Red Oak, English Chestnut, Oil based semi gloss polyurethane.
The Walls have.....
Customer decided to have us do the walls since his floor turned out so nicely. Do we normally do walls....nope....did we do walls with pretty darn good results...yep. Red Oak floors without stain and oil base gloss polyurethane along with Pecan walls without stain and oil base polyurethane.
Man versus Machine
How does a refinished yellow pine floor done by hand stand up to a vanity that was stained and coated by a machine? You call it..
Out with the Old...in with the old
What happens when varnish gets old...it takes on an orangish coloration. No big deal to sand the floor down but how do you match the color to the older floor that did not get stained? You use Zar "Amber Varnish" stain and satin oil based polyurethane and like magic, good as old!
Scratches? What scratches
Even the best moving company can make a mistake. Nice newly purchased home on the lake was having their furnishings moved in and a few prefinished boards got scratched. The homeowner and the moving company were a bit worried (understatement) that nothing could be done. We got the call to save the day and that we did. We removed the scratched boards and replaced them individually with matching new boards.
Friend of a Friend is my Friend
I...by no means...am a interior decorator so I never pick out the stain color for my customers but every now and then I question a color choice. The customer wanted Sherwin Williams "Burnished Walnut" as her stain choice. I did not think it was a good choice. After applying stain and the industry standard three coats of Water base polyurethane, I am more than happy to admit that I was so WRONG! The floor almost has a shimmering effect. Its just downright beautiful!
Mr. and a cup of Coffee...SMH
Tellico Village is a good place to work. You meet the most interesting people cause no one....and I mean no one is actually from Tennessee. So here goes....Mr. spills a cup of coffee on his Impregnated floors...(saying that never gets old) Mrs. uses the wrong product to clean. Mrs. calls us....we buff, seal and coat. Mr. was impressed as he carries a cup of coffee back into his office. Best part is that he has represented KISS back in the day and had the photos to prove it!
Wood and Water
High end home had a high end water leak. The floors became the pool. Almost every board on the main floor had crowned and separated. Home owner was cool as a fan but was concerned if we could handle. After extensive sanding, staining and semi gloss oil based coating...his concern turned to delight.
Heart to Heart
Fellow contractor that we have worked for for years called. He wanted the Heartpine floors of a bathroom and some landings refinished but stated that the customer really wanted to make sure the color matched her other older flooring. Sanding, conditioning, special stain and a semi gloss oil base polyurethane...No worries.
Nailed it
Long time customer finally decided to refinish his own floors and steps. Great customer so we had to do a great job. Took a little longer and alot of TLC but in the end stain and a Matte water base polyurethane...STUNNING!
Renters...renters...RENTERS!
Cabin rental company called after the renters had an over the top party. Floor was....how do I say it....damaged. The cabin was not only a rental but his baby. No more tears after sanding and coating with a two part commercial water base poly.
American can be Exotic
We did not install but we came we sanded and coated with Tung Oil and a Satin oil based polyurethane top coat. This American Walnut can stand up to any Exotic wood in beauty.
Cabernet and Natural
Northerner that fits well in the South was a joy to work with and for while we refinished his home. He chose a Rustoleum fast dry stain called Cabernet. We had our doubts about the stain color choice but after all was said and done...it turned out to be Manly and beautiful. Cabernet downstairs and on steps and Natural Southern Yellow Pine on steps. Oil based Gloss polyurethane.
Allure of Allure
Many times a laminate just doesnt live up to expectations. This was not one of those times. This product (Allure) lived up to its billing. Made a horrible looking floor underneath feel and look like new money. Hats off to Ms. Fruity for picking the product and our company.
English Chestnut to the rescue
Newly purchased home with prefinished floors in bad condition. Nothing a lil English Chestnut stain and water base polyurethane couldnt handle.
House Warming Buff and Coat
When a close friend came to me and asked could I make her daughters "new to her" home floors shine again after previous owner neglect. Just couldn't say no. After scrubbing and wood filling cracks and knot holes, the floors are now the showcase of the home. Plus she threw in a home cooked meal. It doesn't get any better than that.
Bad water leak..Brilliant results
The Incredible Bowlus had a friend in need. Water leak had buckled and separated wide plank oak floors. After replacing, sanding and color match...."Like it never even happened."
The incredible Bowlus
Beautiful floors for a great person. Took us some time but in the end, the refinished floors matched the incredible person. Medium brown stain and Satin Water base finish
New steps...Old Home
Beautiful old home...100 plus...so you can imagine the steps needed some attention. TLC, hand scraping and hand sanding with English Chestnut stain and Water based polyurethane and now..New life to Old wood.
Golden Blend
ZTC construction called and were honest.....stating that they normally dealt with one of the big boys on the block when it came to wood floor projects. Well, the big boys were a lil busy and wouldn't call back, so he gave us a try. After sanding and blending to match stain of existing floor, we held our own and he was not disappointed. Golden Oak stain and Satin oil based polyurethane.
Go Tornados !!!!!!!!!!!
Wonderful couple fixing up a home for their children right around the corner from the greatest high school on the planet....Alcoa High! They asked could we sand and refinish the floors and use a compatible stain. Gave us the keys and off they went to the islands and off we went to making the floors beautiful. Upon their return....we showed them what a few local boys could really do.
Acrylic is "NOT" a friend!
Went to an estimate in Tellico Village. Seems homeowner let a wannabe floor man come in and put an acrylic coat of shine on her prefinished floors. BAD results. She thought a full refinish was necessary...which would cost thousands! I suggested a much more economical fix by chemically stripping floor, then buffing, sealing and applying a coat of Semi gloss oil based polyurethane for thousands less. Several days later after some good old fashioned elbow grease and know how or pockets werent as padded but we did the right thing and the floors are gorgeous.
Tung Oil
One of the oldest finishes on the market and still just as beautiful. Tung Oil penetrates wood unlike polyurethane and is pretty durable. Beautiful hand rubbed appearance and almost soft to the touch. Great thing...anyone can recoat it...including the average do it yourself when needed. Product used was Waterlox.
Do it for the children...
What color is this floor? Well, they were black from years and years of Mop and Glo. When you use mop and glo...or however you spell it....it builds layer upon layer. Trapping dirt as it goes until eventually...a black sticky floor in the daycare my daughter grew up in and which she continues to help out with the small children. I finally get a call to see what I can do. We chemically stripped them and put a shine back on them. Kiddies can now run around...if running was allowed.
Re coat to save a life
Beautiful floor when we left but Mr. had a little more work to do. So, in manly fashion...he protected the floor and used tape to make the drop cloth stay in place. Good man. However, when he went to remove the tape, the finish also was removed. He did try to repair but to save his hide, he called us back to Buff and Recoat. Now they are beautiful again and he is still among the living.
Scratches on prefinished...no big thing
Company that we are affiliated made a couple of scratches on a prefinished floor. No worries...be happy. Customer had saved some of his wood. After board replacements...Scratches....they gone.
The Real thing
Done alot of Oak floors that we stained Cherry. Only three or four that were actually Cherry wood. Nothing beats the real thing. Cherry floors with a Satin Oil base finish.
Hello Dear.....crickets
So, a familiar number pops up on the phone...that I know has got to be my sweetheart. As customary and wisely.....I say...Hello. Turns out is was not my sweetheart. It was a co worker of hers. Crickets for a moment but it all turned out great. Her co worker was the great Mr. Mitch. Pure coincidence. After a good laugh and a lil hard work...Mr. Mitch has beautiful floors. English Chestnut with an oil base finish.
Greatest of compliments
Wide board Oak refinish for a nice couple. There was extensive floor damage from a previous floor covering. The entire area in photo was black. After board replacements, the customer gave us one of the best compliments he could give...he said, "You guys made the floor looked like it had grown there."
Perfect Match
Mr. M thought carpet removal, installation and stain to match existing floor that had been done years before was a tall order. When he returned from vacation we had cut it down to size with Red Oak chestnut stain and a satin oil based polyurethane.
All American
Not seen to often around here but American wide board Beech is incredibly beautiful in its on right. Clear coat Semi gloss oil based polyurethane.
The Floor that Joe built
I have the great opportunity to work with a friend side by side on my projects. Beautiful prefinished installation done by my great friend and installer Joseph. Dont tell him I gave him a compliment.
Hole in one
Maple floors in a golf community in Maryville received a nice facelift after sanding, Golden Oak stain and satin Oil base polyurethane.
Tile is Tile
We were asked by a contractor if we could handle carpet tile glue down installation. Our response....Tile is Tile.
Sweet Gunstock
Those two words typically don't go together but this time they do. First home for customer who by far is the nicest and kindest customer we have ever had and we have had some great ones. She was even sweeter after my cleaner spilled a solvent on the floor and the room had to be redone. Yes, we make mistakes! She is such good people...and Oh...the floors are great now also. Gunstock with water based satin polyurethane.
Watch that first step...
Cant take credit for the installation but the finishing is all ours. Incredibly dark and beautiful stain with a semi gloss varnish
A little cover up
Nice folks getting into the landlord business but an ugly floor stood in the way. So after repairs, filling, sanding and coating.....they are off to the races. Red Mahogany with an oil based polyurethane.
Lastly, look closely near the lower left hand side of the picture. Although the doggy spot did not come out completely through sanding, the darker stain choice did mask it well.
Lastly, look closely near the lower left hand side of the picture. Although the doggy spot did not come out completely through sanding, the darker stain choice did mask it well.
He loves Golden Oak
Another floor done for one of our investors that flip homes for a living. When asked what color stain, there was no guessing....Golden Oak is the only answer. Im just gonna stop asking. They are beautiful. Golden Oak with water base polyurethane.
What was...
An old damp basement was turned into beautiful living area after leveling of the cement and nice glue down prefinished cork tile.
You never know whats under there
House was built in the 50's. To say that it had several other flooring types on top of the hardwood....would be an understatement. To say that the hardwood were a lil on the ugly side....also an understatement. To say they are gorgeous now....Red oak with Dark Walnut oil based Satin finish.
Let Oak be Oak
Wonderful couple with alot of flooring space. He initially wanted a buff and coat but moma wanted a full refinish. Guess who won. Also, coating with a stain was an issue but after consultation, they decided to let Oak look like Oak. Just a clear oil based satin polyurethane.
Pop the Cork
Couple with the freedom to take their occupation on the road bought themselves an Aeorstream. Gutted it and rebuilt it from....wheels up and decided on prefinished cork flooring. They did not have the time to do it themselves so we were called into install glue down cork tile flooring. They could not be happier.
Find the Crack
Small hairline cracks in tile that were a little unsightly. A little epoxy and fine grit sandpaper and no one is the wiser. Take a look and try to locate which line is the repair and which lines came with the tile.
Oak and Cherry
Oak Floors brought back to life with a Minwax Cherry and Satin two part waterbase polyurethane for durability.
Wax on.....peel off
45 year old square parquet floors that have been waxed annually, cannot simply be coated with oil based polyurethane. Hard lesson for first contractor to learn once the floor began peeling. No worries....a full refinish and a few precautionary steps for adhesion topped off with a high endurance satin water base polyurethane and they will look great for years to come.
Some assembly required
Hometown customer that was tired of looking at the sun damaged prefinished floors that were once beautiful and full of color...just like it still was under the rugs. We came in and demo'd the sun faded boards and installed/weaved matching prefinished boards.
UT students have all the luck
Repeat customer that fixes homes on campus called us to do the floors of another. Same results...beautiful English Chestnut with an oil based gloss polyurethane.
Scratches be gone
As the movers were bringing in the customers belongings small scratches were created in the natural stone tile. Several grits of sandpaper and scratch no more.
Hardwood Floors Magazine April 2013 / May 2013
Many times a customer has hesitation on whether they are dealing with a legitimate company when it comes to their floors. All doubts can now be eliminated. This is an article that appeared in the most recent copy of HFM. One of the largest circulated wood flooring magazine in the country.
Ahh the smell of new paint and poly in the morning
Customer with a great soul and spirit just bought a home that needed floor work and painting. We handled both a beautiful paint job and beautiful Cherry floors with oil based Semi Gloss polyurethane. She deserved and got our best.
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Full refinish not necessary
Many times a floor does not require a full refinish to bring back shine and longevity. This floor only required a cleaning and recoat to enhance its resale value at a fraction of the cost and time of a full refinish. Prefinished floor with a little stain added to oil base poly to reduce sun damage.
Cherry..Cherry
Couples first home and like all good men should, he listened to her regarding her stain choice of Cherry on Red oak with a Satin oil base polyurethane.
Out with the old, old, old...
What happens when you cross a good flooring company and a great customer who cant stand carpet anymore? Cant guess....here is hint...look at the picture to the left. New prefinished 2 1/4 red oak floors with painted/caulked shoe trim.
Eva's New digs
Eva is due any day now for a nice couple. Problem was that carpet had to go. After demo, Mannington prefinished engineered and new quarter round...IRIE
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Good Church folks in Maryville
You just never know what is under decades old carpet. In this case, beautiful Red Oak floors after sanding, staining with English Chestnut and a Satin oil based polyurethane.
No more "Dark Side"
Real Estate agent who is familiar with our work introduced me to Mr. Bill. Mr. Bill wanted his floors that were a deep brown refinished and a lighter stain applied. Ipswich Pine and Satin Water base polyurethane...he got his wish.
Its still someones HOME!
Nice folks from the other side of TN called us in to refinish the bamboo floors and install new Bamboo in the Master bedroom. Mostly because of previous cabin renters severely scratching the floor. Well.....4 coats of high end satin water base Polyurethane and super hard prefinished Bamboo in Master bedroom....."They will now take a lickin and keep on tickin."
It is a "Great cabin in the Smokies"...now!
Warped and crowned Southern Yellow pine is what we walked into but level smooth clear coated oil based floors are what we walked out of.....
Mosaic away
New homeowner loved the mission style kitchen the previous owner left them but the small 6X6 mosaic tiles placed throughout the floor.....ehh not so much. So we removed them and used leftover tile from years back and matched the grout and removed a hideous mosaic/tile bullnose and replaces with a wide wooden turnboard and subtle transition from wood to tile. There is beauty in simplicity.
Fireplace Facelift
Previous homeowner did a do it yourself and in the end did it to himself. Luckily, great customer from "BAMA" decided to do it right. Mosaic tile, Crown molding, Trim and "All the Marble"....aint she a beaut?!
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All the Marble
Well it all started with blue tape pulling the finish off of her wood and it ended in an entrance way that is now a masterpiece. 45 degree Marble with bronze inserts. Tino you are the man!!!
Up and Down
A good customer who has become a good friend was so tickled at how good we finished the upstairs that he had us do the downstairs. The downstairs had been ruined by pet stains. No problem. Couple of board replacements with a clear oil based Polyurethane and....good as new.
Ms. D
Beautiful home in the great little city of Alcoa owned by no other than Ms. D. We installed tile and engineered flooring and the results....well if Ms. D is happy, then the rest just don't matter.
Too High
Kentucky folks aint all that bad but apparently they love heights. Beautiful laminate floor laid in a cabin on the side of a mountain but son....it was too high. I dont know what made me happier...how the floor turned out or when I was leaving.
Makeover
Small project turned into a full makeover of entire home three weeks later but after carpet was removed and new unfinished red oak was installed, sanded and stained with Zar Early American and top coated with an oil based Satin polyurethane its one step closer to completion. They were extremely happy with floors but they may have been happier that everything was almost done.
Romeo's huge dog house
Original flooring company installed the wood but used a Tung Oil finish. Being a dark exotic hardwood that type of finish showed every scuff and scratch. So we came in and sanded the steps and flooring down and applied one of the hardest commercial two part polyurethanes on the market. It want scratch any more. Oh...Romeo was the 70 lb Doberman that ran the house. He was happy also.
New color...new floor
Great customer who was referred to us. After color sampling, he decided to go with a new Minwax color "Weathered Oak". Great choice. The stain has hints of Grey in it. Topped with a satin water base.
Flat to a High beautiful note
Flush vents that came from the manufacturer both unfinished and flat. We could have just finished the vents and installed them but they would not have matched the floors appearance and feel. Developed new technique to give the flat vents the feel of handscraped and spray coated them to match flooring. Turned out so great, submitted process to NWFA.
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Finishing Touch
Painted and caulked base with out of the ordinary detailed concave quarter round brings the Birch floor below to its full potential of beauty.
Birch...who woulda thunk?
Beautiful Prefinished wide plank Handscraped Birch
Stone for Stones
Large format tile with new painted and caulked trim to match.
Sweet Cherry
Red Oak floors with Cherry stain and a Gloss Polyurethane finish. Floors almost as pretty as the oven.
BLACK OUT!!
Great customer who wanted the blackest floors possible. After sanding....his wish was our command. The floors will make any gallery envious. Old Masters Stain with Satin Oil base polyurethane.
Prefinished Engineered on Slab
The Weave
Installed and site finished 3 1/4 inch White Oak and weaved it into previous work that was done by another flooring contractor. SEAMLESS...
Not always flat on the floor...
We were contracted to install Tongue and Groove pine on the wall of a cabin. Not much different than installing the wood on the floors. After installing over 1300 sq of wood and trim and finishing with a Super Matte water base polyurethane, it turns out our vertical is just as good as our horizontal.
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Cabin in the Smokies
Great customer bought a beautiful home in Pigeon Forge. However, the previous owners did not take good care of the spiral pine staircase. After sanding out deep scratches and abuse and coating with a two part satin water base polyurethane, They were returned to their formal beauty for years to come.
Pet Stains....
Unfortunately, there is almost no way to remove pet stains and dark deep scratches completely but using a darker stain can minimize their appearance.
Reading isnt the only thing fundamental....
Beautiful and colorful floors in one of Knoxville's favorite bookstores children area will definitely help with learning and enjoyment.
Buff and Coat (Screening)
Beautiful home with now beautiful floors. Semi gloss oil base
Bad situation Good results
Customers were as nice as the home. However, the builder used thin engineered for their flooring and sanded it on top of that. Customer wanted to refinish but due to the thinness of the wood only a buff and coat could be done. High traffic areas were lightened and floor coated with Satin Waterbase polyurethane.
Shame on him
Even though she was from Kentucky....her builder did her wrong. Beautiful house but he had some fly by night come in and install sheet vinyl in her home and on top of that, it peeled at the seams. After years of living with the mess, she decided to have it done right. She called us. Found her a beautiful Porcelain Slate lookalike tile at a great price. We then took out the old vinyl, laid underlayment and tile and stained quarter round to match her beautiful cabinets.
Right hand Man
Customer in Jefferson City that was living with storm damage for awhile. Only a portion of the floor was effected by water damage but on top of that a waxy cleaner had been used. My right hand man not only sanded a portion of the floor but did a perfect stain match to the rest of the floor. Cleaned, buffed and coated. Hats off to Darrin.
Hickory Grade 2
Nice variations in coloration add to the overall allure of Hickory. Add a dash of stain and semi gloss oil based poly and you have a masterpiece.
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Distressed Floor
Remodel of a Commercial building. Floors of an old mill that are over 100 years old. A buff and coat brought the old floors back to like with a Semi-gloss oil base polyurethane.
No comment necessary
Newel post, railing stained, coated and installed to match existing treads. Skirt along sidewall installed, balusters installed, treads and risers coated and painted. By the way, this is only half of the staircase. Its all I could get in the picture.
From the Heart
There are several pine choices when it comes to flooring but the most beautiful of them all is "Heart Pine" especially after they have been refinished and clear coated with satin water base.
Being number #1 aint always best
3 inch wide number 2 Red Oak has so much more visual diversity than a number 1 grade of Oak that you have to stop and look. Each board is a floor unto itself. Gloss oil base poly.
White Pine
Pine that was covered in carpet for years. Lets rip carpet out and sand them and let those babies shine after 4 coats of Oil base Satin. Mission accomplished.
Sweet Maple
Steps were original carpeted but the customer below wanted new stairs to match her maple flooring. Stairs were demo'd and new Maple treads and risers were installed and stained to match almost perfectly with Polyshades Maple.
IFT is next to cleanliness and cleanliness is...
Customer just moved into home with beautiful Prefinished Maple floors. Too bad they were covered in a Murphys Soap haze. IFT to the rescue. IFT is a cleaning product specifically designed to remove haze and film buildup on flooring. Little elbow grease and bling!
Slate or Tile?
Customer wanted a Slate look but not Slate prices. We found a tile look alike and demo'd the front of her tub, placed backerboard, tiled and here you go.
Believe it....
This is a kitchen floor that was under a layer of vinyl, plywood and yet anther layer of vinyl. What you see is the black backing on the last layer of vinyl. PLEASE SEE "Or Not" ...
Or Not....
Same kitchen floors after board repairs, nail removal, mastic removal, scraping, sanding, staining individual boards and floor to match and finally coated with Oil base semi-gloss polyurethane.
Wash and Coat
Beautiful deck but was covered with green slime. A good washing and quite a bit of SPAR urethane later, beautiful again.
Done right!
Customer is moving into her new home from out of state but the wood floors were sanded by the previous homeowner with not so good results. Well we showed her a Tennessee hospitality and did them right. Red Oak with Cherry stain and Water base gloss.
Economical and Beautiful
Great family inherited a home and when the carpet was removed.....hardwood floors. They wanted beauty but were on a budget. A buff removed the old carpet padding residue and a coating.
Frank Loyd Wright did it right
Beautiful home and a wonderful customer purchased a home near UT hospital. The home and the customer deserved the best that we could do. Natural finish with and a semi oil base coating. I think we did both the justice that was deserved.
Pine to Paint to Pine
Seems over a hundred years ago....someone laid these beautiful pine floors. Skip forward about fifty years...someone decided to paint over them. Skip forward another fifty years...resand and a water base coating...as beautiful as the day they were laid over a hundred years ago.
Man your floor is Buff....
Great customer called to transform the floors of an investment property from paint splattered ho hum to a jewel...mission accomplished.
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Veto Power
Good contractor friend who never had any of the homes refinished hired us to come in and redo 100 year old pine floors and vinyl. Once we finished, he panicked and wanted to cover them up because he thought they were ugly...I said ok but you better ask your wife and real estate agent first. Two hours later phone rings...he had been vetoed not once but twice. They said the floors were beautiful. He may still be in the doghouse.
Painting - comes naturally
Painting is so much like staining and coating a floor...I decided to add it to our services. Ugly laminate cabinet doors in a dental office now have a new beautiful look. More to come.
Vinyl B-Gone
Previous customers that had me and the team install and finish their hardwood floors decided it was time to do away with their vinyl in the kitchen. Some hammering and sanding and here you go. Gunstock stain with Oil based Semi Gloss.
Old Mill...New look
We were asked if we could maintain the look of the old mills floors while at the same time making them beautiful. A buff and coat later....NICE!
Almost a shame
These are the floors of an older home that were almost covered with tile. The original floors were old and covered with black tar. Homeowner did not think they should or could be saved. After repairing areas and sanding..she was happily proved wrong. Provincial stain and satin water base.
Prefinished or Refinished
Now, we did these floors but its up to you to figure out if they are prefinished or Refinished. Good luck..
After Mr. Homeowner
Mr. Homeowner tried his hand at refinishing his floors himself. You have to respect that. Well...Mrs Homeowner wasn't so happy. We came in and sanded, finished and coated the floor. Mr. Homeowner is now safe. English Chestnut, Satin Water base polyurethane.
Water Damage...no problem
Local boys helping one another. Child hood friend calls me up after he has water damage from bathroom. He need damaged floor removed and replaced. He was hoping I could match the older flooring and weave the new back in without any noticeable difference. Well....you be the judge.
Prefinished to Site Finished
Nice couple wanted to sell their home but they also wanted to change the color of their worn prefinished floors. No problem. Two coats of Jacobean and several coats of Water base later....Bling!
Meet the Triplets
One of three identical bathrooms in conjunction to the Master walk in shower below...
Walk on in...
Beautiful home in Rockwood that now has a beautiful walk in shower, tiled floors and tiled bathtub surround. Border and recess aint bad neither.
Prefinished Herringbone
Each 9 inch piece had to fashioned from a longer board and the each tongue trimmed and laid on a 45 degree angle with a border for this entryway. Take alot of time but well worth. Aint it purdy?
Wide board White Oak
Great customer....installed 5 inch boards and after two coats of Ebony stain and a Satin Water base polyurethane....they were dark and beautiful.
Top to the Bottom or is it Bottom to Top???
Whichever way is correct, we refinished the flooring and the steps using Zar stain a oil based finish.
Mosaic Tile
Time consuming but in the end...it was worth it.
Its the "find the repair game"
Nice S. Knoxville Mission bungalow with a great room. Floors were repaired over an old vent, sanded, stained with Early American and coated with a satin oil based polyurethane.
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Buff and Coat - Pine
Beautiful little cabin in Townsend. Floors were just worn and dirty. Just needed a facelift...no heavy sanding...just buff, clean and a satin coat of oil poly and presto!
You just wouldn't believe
Beautiful huh. Provincial with a water base finish, but that's not the kicker. This floor was completely covered with BLACK carpet adhesive before sanding.....look at er NOW!!!
Refresh
Repeat customer did not want all the dust and fuss of a full resand but wanted the floors to "pop" again. No problem. A buffing of the existing floor and a semi gloss topcoat and...."Bob's your Uncle."
Staircase on a Staircase
Repeat customer wanted a new set of steps but the problem was that the old set had supports that, without alot of money, time and work, could not be removed. How did we solve the problem? Look along the sides of the treads...yep....we enclosed/framed the old supports and kept on rolling. Beautiful set of steps and risers.
Twins
Homeowner wanted wood from one sun room to match the other that had water damaged parquet. Repaired and sanded one room and installed and sanded/finished the other room to perfectly match. Number 2 grade Red Oak with a Water based finish. Now they have twin rooms.
Stained Heart Pine
After a few board repairs, Colonial Maple stain and some Oil based Satin polyurethane, the floors of this home almost looks as good as they did over 40 years ago.
Go Vols
Floor was water damaged in a small area and entire floor showed wear. Fixed repair and used a combination stain mix of Golden Oak and Golden Pecan with a semi gloss water base finish.
New install/stain and transitions
Cute couples getting into the rental home business. They were ready but the floors in the first home sure weren't. Dark spots galore and the hallway was only elevated sub-floor. Installed new wood, Red Mahogany stain and coated with Oil base semi gloss. Installed custom transitions for the slight elevation. Turned out pretty nice.
Carpet...carpet..we don't need no stinkin.....
Almost the entire home was covered in carpet. Upon taken a peak, guess what was underneath. Beautiful hardwood. With a few repairs and sanding, the end result was beyond words. Oh, we put down shoe molding also to match.
Laminate wood flooring
Beautifully laid laminate floor and shoe molding installation for Mr. Jerry Hall. Thank you for calling on a home town boy to do the work for you.
Early American Red Oak
Super nice person. Waited two years on her project from initial estimate. With that kind of patience, we had to do a great job. Changed flooring from dated carpet to beautiful hardwoods with semi gloss water base poly.
After Stain match
No worries.
Before Stain match
Small repair that was a result of water damage. Customer only wanted small area affected to be sanded, stained and coated. He was really concerned about matching the stain that was 5 years old.
Storm damaged Red Oak
A fallen tree damaged this beautiful home and the floors were ruined. Structural damage returned to its original beauty...floor returned to theirs. Golden Oak stain with Satin Water base poly.
Red Oak Installation and Site finish of Stairs 2
This set of stairs belong to the same homeowner as stairs 1. More intricate Newel post with cast iron spindles.
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Red Oak Installation and Site finish floors and Stairs 1
Sometimes just plain old Red Oak is beautiful. Red Oak with no stain and Semi Gloss Poly. O yeah, we did the steps and railing also.
Double Red Chestnut
This super nice family wanted to change the color of there floors from a standard golden/honey color. We stained it up and she loved the color but wanted it a lil deeper and richer. No problem. A second coat of stain was applied and then coated with 4 coats of semi gloss water base polyurethane.
Stained Yellow pine porch and White Pine steps
Wood was installed and was allowed to cure for 2 years. We came in and turned the weathered grey to a beautiful Provincial with 4 coats of semi gloss SPAR polyurethane.
Tiled Tub and Surround
Custom Tub enclosure with hand made accents. Yep...say it with me....Nice!
Stained Southern Yellow Pine
Every now and then the stars align and Southern Yellow Pine will take stain and turn out beautiful. This is one of those times. Golden Oak with and Oil based Semi gloss to match baseboards.
Thin Engineered Refinished
Yes, even thin engineered can be refinished and turn out simply beautiful. Gunstock stain with semi gloss water base polyurethane.
Brick Tile Pattern
Homeowner wanted Laminate removed up to a point and replaced with Tile. Floor demo'd and tile on a pattern put in its place with transition.
Enclosed Porch
Prefinished Red Oak floor on an outside addition. Contractor requested a color that would compliment trim and fireplace enclosure. Early American with a Semi gloss water base finish.
Water base satin on Red Oak
Nice little home in Clinton. Great people and the floors, once finished were nice also.
Enclosed Porch
Old Heart Pine that was covered with carpet for decades has a new lease on life. Also, the coating that was Spar Polyurethane since the area was somewhat exposed to drastic temperature changes.
Tykote Process on Prefinished floors
All to often floors are cleaned with Orange Glow or Oil Soap or a wax. When this is done repeatedly, a film builds on the floor and only a professional can remove it and recoat. This floor was one such floor. We can in and cleaned it using the Tykote process (dustless) and coated. Floors are beautiful again.
New floors for baby
Great couple that is expecting a newborn wanted the old floors to be beautiful and clean and safe. Mission accomplished. Red Oak, no stain and Water Base polyurethane.
Custom Tile
Tiled walls, floors and enclosure. We tried to tile the light but it got a little to dark. Oh the inlays aren't store bought. All cut and laid by hand
4th and Gill area Heart Pine
Floor is from the 1900s and was showing their age. After sanding and a Cherry finish with a Satin Oil base polyurethane, they are simply beautiful.
Beautiful old 1" Red Oak
Home is located in a beautiful historic part of E. Knoxville. The steps were redone along with board repairs and the entire floor finished with Cherry stain and a semi gloss finish.
Red Oak refinish
Refinished Red oak floor with a Provincial stain and water base satin sheen.
Red Oak 2 1/4" prefinished
Beautiful solid 3/4" nail down Mahogany prefinished installation.
The One...Two...punch
16" Tile with refinished Red Oak and slightly stained with Minwax "Natural" and Semi Gloss water base polyurethane.
Another winning combination
The beauty of natural floor surfaces cannot be beat. Tile installation with Provincial stain and oil base semi gloss.
Thin prefinished Engineered refinished? Oh Yes!
Thin prefinished engineered wood flooring can be refinished. Floor was a weathered factory Golden Oak and now its a beautiful English Chestnut. Oil base semi gloss.
Install..Handrails...Steps...Floors
The only thing we did not make beautiful was the tile. Someone beat us to it this time. Provincial Stain with a Semi Gloss WaterBase.
Dynamic Trio
Happy Wife had us return to do outside porch with leftover tile from kitchen.
Dynamic Duo
Husband hired a handy man to do the floors...wife not happy with results. We came in and made the floors right. Wife so happy...had us to do the tile also. Now husband is alive and happy. Red Oak stain with Semi Gloss Oil base.
Extra Stain Mile
Customer had a hand-scraped Prefinished laminate installed in kitchen and den and wanted the refinished hardwoods to match. We gave them multiple stain selections to ensure the best match.
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Oak
Cute little home in East Knoxville with a Golden Oak stain and Oil Base.
Sequoyah Hills
Nice Family with a beautiful home. We just made the floors as beautiful as the home. English Chestnut with Semi Gloss oil based finish.
Tellico Village
Good people in Tellico. Kitchen floor was flacking from previous refinish. They wanted it sanded but they wanted the color to match to rest of the home after we sanded. "No problem" Job DONE!!!
Downtown Knoxville
Another beautiful Tile bathroom. Tile, accessories, shower heads, etc. Special Thanks to "Fred Weston" plumbing.
Cabin in the Smokies
Site finished newly installed Red Oak floors with no stain and coated with 3 coats of Oil based Polyurethane.
High End Bathroom
Repeat customer that was so impressed with our wood work that they had us back to do their bathroom. Tile, shower heads, toilet, grab bars, etc. Special thanks to FRED WESTON PLUMBING!!!!
Tiled Kitchen
Same nice couple from Maryville had us back out to tile their kitchen. One, because they loved their hardwood floors
Refinished Solid Bamboo
Someone told this customer that the Bamboo floors that he had could not be refinished and that they would have to tear out all of the flooring and lay new Bamboo for about $8000.00 dollars due to some damage. Well...they were wrong and only for a $2500.00 refinish, he was glad they were!
Red Oak Gunstock Water Base
Nice couple in Maryville but the floors weren't so nice. We came in and did board repairs, sanded and coated with High Gloss Water based polyurethane. Floors are nice now!
Special Bathroom for a Special person
This walk-in Shower and Tile was installed for a previous customers mom in two days. Pan...Tile..Grout.
The Playhouse
The next time you catch a play in Oak Ridge.....yep...your walking on our floors. Please put gum only under the seats.
Red Oak
Oak Ridge "D" house floors that we refinished and coated with Semi-Gloss Oil based no stain. He was tickled pink.
Stairs
Well cousinknowaguy came in and did a number on the stairs. Fortunately, we came and resanded, stained, installed trim and made them beautiful.
Provincial Red Oak Satin
The owner thought the floors were too smelly and too far gone. We happily proved her wrong.
Deck
Cute little deck that was built. No stain yet due to the wood curing off but soon it will look as good as our floors.
80 year old floors
This is the second home that we refinished for a pair a sweet ladies.
Wide board Prefinished Brazilian Cherry
Tile was removed and beautiful Hardwood was put in its place.
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Prefinished 2 1/4 Red Oak
The Stair Nosing and Qtr Round was stained to match the Prefinished stain color. Not bad ehh?
Shoe Molding - Painted and caulked
Although often overlooked, if done correctly, molding can make or break the room.
Red Oak on Red Oak refinish
Beautiful little mission bungalow in South Knoxville. Red Oak stain on Red Oak floors with a Gloss finish.
Cat Walk
Prefinished installation. Phew!! Alot of cuts.
Stained Maple
Although I personally don't recommend staining Maple, this installed and stained floor turned out beautiful. The Maple was conditioned, stained and coated with Water base satin Polyurethane.
1902 Red Oak Floors refinished
Oil based Semi Gloss finish on natural floors. Anything is possible. I wish I could look this good at 108 years old.
Elenor's New Face
My first attempt at making my first home's floors beautiful was...well....doesn't matter now! Colonial Maple stain and Oil base semi gloss polyurethane.
Sit Down Shower
Installation of wall tile in an enclosed shower.
Heart Pine
This is a photo of a Heart Pine Floor that we are in the process of coating with semi gloss oil based polyurethane. Many customers are unaware as to how much color change there will be once polyurethane is applied. Now you can see for yourself.
1" Red Oak
Refinished 1" wide red oak short boards coated with a Universal Sealer and Semi Gloss Water base polyurethane
Birds Eye
Log cabin floors that had been previously coated with Orange Glow. Refinished and coated with water base semi gloss polyurethane. By the way.....dont clean your floors with Orange Glow.
Vinyl Installation
We dont normally do vinyl but when we do......its done right.
Heart Pine
We have been doing alot of Heart Pine lately but it is beautiful so we dont mind. This floor was sanded and clear coated with Satin Oil Base Polyurethane.
Southern Yellow Pine
Southern Yellow Pine (which is different in appearance than Heart Pine) that is in the process of being coated with Satin Oil Based Polyurethane. On the left is unfinished floor and on the right is the same flooring after coating.
Prefinished Brazilian Walnut
Prefinished Brazilian Walnut installed after sub floor was leveled.
Stained Red Oak
Refinished floor with board replacements and Early American Stain. Floor was top coated with Satin oil base polyurethane.
Prefinished Bamboo
Downtown Knoxville Condo. Carpet removed and Bamboo glue installed in its place after concrete sub floor repair and the installation of quarter round to finish the look.
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Red Oak with Woodfill
This a Wood filled floor before sanding. Wood fill is to older wood floors as grout is to tile. Wood fill or sometimes commonly called Trowel fill, fills small to medium gaps in wooden floors that have opened up over time. Wood filling a floor is the difference between a good floor person and a very good floor person. Now not all floors need wood fill but many do and if the floor contractor includes this in their overall estimate like we do, then they are a very good floor person.
Heart Pine with Stain
Older Southern Yellow Pine floor that customer thought was beyond hope. We brought it back to life with complete sanding and Red Mahogany stain to cover water and pet spots and semi gloss water base. Almost no wood floor is beyond help!
Cherry and Maple
Beautiful blend of Cherry/Maple flooring that had heavy gapping between boards. Floor was sanded and wood filled to give floor a seamless look and then clear coated with Semi-gloss oil based polyurethane.
Parquet
You dont see it much anymore but there is Parquet flooring still out there and it needs to be refinished from time to time. This somewhat difficult floor to sand was sanded and then clear coated with oil based semi-gloss.
Prefinished Bamboo
Prefinished horizontal grain bamboo after furniture removal and furniture replacement.
Prefinished Sanded and site finished
Prefinished floor that was resanded and stained and Oil Based Satin sheen applied to the floor.
Multiple species sanded
70 Year old floor that was recently sanded and soon to be stained but I had to get a photo before stain. Not only was the floor laid on a 45 degree angle on all for sides, the original floor installers 70 years ago used Maple, Walnut, Poplar, Ash and Oak throughout the floor. Heck I thought I knew what I was doing.
Large format Tile
Large format Tile installed in a Tanning salon.
Long board Heart Pine
Good "Handy man"...."bad floor man." Refinished Heart Pine hallway after an unsuccessful refinish attempt by a competent handyman. Heck, I cant do drywall.
Prefinished Red Oak Sanded and site finished
Refinished Red Oak floors were stain was used to blend dark spots as well as weave new wood over old register holes. Can you find the dark spots or vent holes?
Bamboo and Tile
Newly installed prefinished horizontal weave Bamboo with 12 inch tile surrounding by 18 inch tile and glass tile accents.
Heart Pine
Almost 100 year old Heart Pine floor that was a "Sand Only". Customer was a DIY and wanted to coat himself. Saved himself quite a bit.
Southern Yellow Pine
Refinished Screened in Porch using Tung Oil sealer and Gloss SPAR finish.
Oak Stair site finish
Red Oak stair landing installation and site finished stair landing and stair treads with Satin oil based polyurethane.
Red Oak Stain
Refinished Red Oak with Colonial Maple stain and High Gloss Polyurethane. Stained Quarter round installation and board replacements to cover old floor return.
Red Oak natural finish
Newly installed 3 1/4 White Oak with semi-gloss Polyurethane and Base board and quarter round installation.
Red Oak natural finish
Newly installed Red Oak floor that was site finished using Semi Gloss Oil Based Polyurethane.
Stair Installation and site finish
Completely new stairwell installation including Tread, Risers, Spindles and Handrails stained to match previously prefinished floor that was sanded and stained.
Red Oak stained
Sanded and Finished Red Oak flooring with Colonial Maple stain and semi gloss water base finish to match base molding.
Prefinished installation
Prefinished Catwalk installation
Red Oak installation and site finish
Newly installed #2 Red Oak that was refinished with Semi gloss Water Base Polyurethane. White primed quarter round also installed.
Prefinished sanded and site finished
Prefinished floor that was sanded to remove old factory stain color and restained. Semi-Gloss Oil Modified Polyurethane was used.
Stair and stair parts installation and site finish
Newly installed and finished stair treads and handrails to match installed prefinished glue down engineered flooring with painted white risers and trim molding. Red Mahogany stain with Oil base semi gloss polyurethane.
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Red Oak refinish
Refinish of 2 1/4 Red Oak with Custom stain to match newly installed Prefinshed floors upstairs. Stain with Semi Gloss Water Base that was applied to floor.
Maple floor Installation
5900 sq ft of unfinished maple gym floor installation.
Red Oak sleeper system installation
1600 sq ft of unfinished 3 inch Red Oak flooring installed over Accer sleeper system.
Red Oak site finish
Same 1600 sq ft of 3 inch Red Oak that has been sanded, stained with Fruitwood stain and coated with Poloplaz Gym polyurethane.
Heart Pine
Older Heart Pine floor that was refinished and stained with English Chestnut and coated with Water Base Semi Gloss Polyurethane.
Red Oak #2 site finish
Refinished Red Oak flooring that was covered with carpet pad residue and staples that was brought back to its original beauty. No stain and coated with Oil based polyurethane.
Heart Pine
150 year old Heart Pine floors that were sanded, repaired and coated with Water Based Semi-Gloss polyurethane.
Red Oak
Unfinished 2/14 solid Red Oak Refinished to match older 2 1/4 Red Oak that was also Refinised and coated with Oil Based Polyurethane.
Damaged Red Oak
Red Oak #2 flooring sanded to remove old finish, pet urine stains, gapping between boards and heavy ordor.
Refinished Damaged Red Oak
Same floor as above after trowel filling to remove gapping and English Chestnut stain and Semi Gloss poly to mask urine and water damage and odor.
Red Oak natural finish
Refinished Red Oak after trowel fill, Ipswitch Pine to match cabinetry and High Gloss Oil Based Polyurethane.
Long board Heart Pine
Long Board Heart Pine that was sanded and coated with Water Based Semi-Gloss polyurethane. Notice how each board runs from wall to wall. This is not found much. These are older floors but would be very expensive and almost impossible to replace.
Unfinished Red Oak with a bevel
Unfinished wood with bevel laid, stained and coated to customer specifications.
Red Oak stained
Refinished Red Oak floor with Fruitwood Stain and coated with Semi Gloss Polyurethane.
Red Oak with Medallion
Unfinished floor with glue down subfloor with custom stain and waterbase polyurethane and medallion.
Prefinished Red Oak
Prefinished flooring laid after carpet had been removed
Red Oak screened
Example of Dustfree Recoating with a semi-gloss finish.
Custom Tile Installation
Tile laid on a 45 degree angle with multiple cuts to make customer requested pattern.
Red Oak
Public Library with refinished wide board Oak with Clear Coat Water Based Semi Gloss polyurethane.
Red Oak engineered screened
Screening removes some of the topcoat of older polyurethane without removing coloration. Its cheaper and faster that complete sanding and works well on thinner flooring. This is a 3/8 Engineered Oak with Clear Coat Water Based Semi Gloss Polyurethane.
Red Oak natural
Refinished Oak floors with Clear Coat Oil Based High Gloss Polyurethane.
Red Oak unfinished with bevel
Prefinished floor that were refinished and stained Gunstock with Semi-Gloss Topcoat. Stairs were also screened and coated.
Southern Yellow Pine
Southern Yellow Pine refinished and clear coated with Oil Based Semi-Gloss Polyurethane.
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Hickory
All wood comes in grades. The lower the grade the more character and imperfections will be in the wood. This is cabin grade Hickory Installed and coated with Oil based Satin Polyurethane finish.
Tile Installation
Straight lay of 18 inch Tile with Reducer to wood floor.
Pet stain damage
Pet stains and severe floor wear on white oak floors.
Red Oak repair and site finished
Same floors after board replacement and refinished with clear coat Oil based Polyurethane.
Damage Heart Pine
100 year old Heart Pine before paint removal and before refinishing.
Damaged Heart Pine site finished
100 year old Heart Pine floors after paint removal refinish with Oil-Based Semi-Gloss Polyurethane.
Maple stained
Oak floors after board replacement. Early American stand and semi gloss Oil based polyurethane..
Tile Installation
Tile 12 inch Installation with custom threshold.
Stairs installed and site finished
Carpeted stairs removed and new treads and risers installed, stained and finished with oil base polyurethane.
White Oak refinished
White Oak floor after sanding and clear coat finish.
Maple site finished
Refinished Maple after stain and clear coat.
Red Oak
Red Oak floors after installation, sanding, staining and clear coat.
American Walnut
One hundred year old American Walnut brought back to life after sanding.
Prefinished Red Oak installation
Prefinished Teak and shoe molding installation.
Red Oak
Water damaged and botched job by previous refinisher done correctly.
White Oak refinish
Refinished White oak with clear coat Oil Based Polyurethane.
Hickory
Number 1 Hikcory installed and coated with Water base Polyurethane.
Red Oak refinish
Refinished Oak floors with Colonial Maple stain and trowel filled to minimize severe gapping. Clear coated with Oil Based Semi Gloss.
Carpet and Prefinished Installation
Prefinished Engineered Brazilian Cherry and Carpeted Steps. Yes! We carpet also.
Red Oak board replacement and stain match
Water damaged boards replaced and stain to match existing flooring and color. Can you tell where old floor ends and new begins?
Southern Yellow Pine with Tung Oil
Yellow Pine floor after being refinished with two coats of Tung oil and one coat of Oil based polyurethane.
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