Friday, November 30, 2007



Refinishing Oak in Iowa Farmhouse




This job halfway between Hills, IA. and Riverside, IA. presented some interesting challenges. The original layout of the house had been changed leaving patches where walls once were, new doorways and walls, and many different surfaces coming together. In fact the entire house had been moved thirty years ago from some other location. The old finish was a mixture of Shellac, polyurethane, wax and untold layers of cleaners and polishes. The floors were dirty and damaged and in need of some TLC. Above you see one of the before views and below you will see the same floor (from a different direction). We believe the results were spectacular.



Our customers wanted a look that was clean and bright but not totally unlike the original finish. After trying three different stains (in samples applied directly to the floor) we sanded them off and went with a base coat of de-waxed Shellax sealer and two coats of Ce-rox water-bourne polyurethane. I believe we met their goals.

Top Shelf Flooring

serving Eastern Iowa

319 321-5814

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