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“Restore” Recycle Gymnasium Maple Hardwood Floor Install Refinish Bellingham WA

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“Restore” Recycle Gymnasium Maple Hardwood Floor Install Refinish Bellingham WA

 

 

Take old gymnasium wood flooring, clean up all the old glue and filler, cut ends square, reinstall in a new location then refinish to new glory!

 

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Hardwood Floor Refinishing Ferndale WA

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Hardwood Floor Refinishing Ferndale WA

 

 

Underneath the construction grime is a maple wood floor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Some repairs were needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sanding process starts!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Uncovering a maple wood floor!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Applying a trowel-able filler to cover gaps, cracks and holes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A finer sanding to remove the filler from the surface.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Application of polyurethane finish.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Books have been moved in!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Library ready and in use!

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Exotic Hardwood Floor Refinishing Bellingham WA

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Exotic Hardwood Floor Refinishing Bellingham WA

 

 

Sanding and finishing process of the exotic Coco Bolo and ribbon maple hardwoods begins!

 

 

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Mid Century Modern Home Hardwood Floor Install Refinish Seattle WA

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Mid Century Modern Home Hardwood Floor Install Refinish Seattle WA

 

1300 sq. ft. of white oak flooring has been acclimating in the heated, stable home. Now, time to break open the bundles and start installing the floor!

 

 

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5000 sqft of ECOTIMBER LEEDs Hardwood Floor Installation Friday Harbor Wa

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5000 sqft of ECOTIMBER LEEDs Hardwood Floor Installation Friday Harbor Wa

 

 

A beautiful modern building at the Friday Harbor,WA San Juan Island ferry dock…

 

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Restoring 1967 Snipe Sailboat Bellingham WA

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Restoring 1967 Snipe Sailboat Bellingham WA

 

 

My dad gave me this old, wood  racing sailboat. Thought I would get the kids involved and restore it.

 

 

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Prefinished Plank Hickory Hardwood Floor Installation San Juan Island WA

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Prefinished Plank Hickory Hardwood Floor Installation San Juan Island WA

 

A 14 minute airplane commute to San Juan Island dock from Bellingham airport brings me to heaven…

 

 

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Ebony Stained Plank Hardwood Floor Kirkland,WA

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Ebony Stained Plank Hardwood Floor Kirkland,WA

Beautiful home has oak floor installed, sanded and finished on site

 

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Stair Refinishing is all About the Details Bellingham WA Whatcom

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Stair Refinishing is all About the Details Bellingham WA Whatcom

 

I can still hear my German Boeing engineer father say this to me, details, details details. When working with stair systems, it is imperative to look at every detail for a long lasting end product.

 

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Swedish Finish For Hardwood Floors Whatcom County

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Swedish Finish For Hardwood Floors Whatcom County

Applying Swedish Finish is tricky and takes practice. make sure the wood floor contractor you hire is actually using Swedish finish when you ask for it. I have seen a low grade polyurethane substituted and sold as Swedish.

 

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Refinishing Hardwood Oak Stairs Semiahmoo,Blaine,Wa

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Refinishing Hardwood Oak Stairs Semiahmoo,Blaine,Wa

 

A color change on the 80′s white wash stained stairs was needed after installing red stained wood flooring…….

 

 

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Hardwood Floor Protective Gear For Sanding Hardwood Floors Lynden WA

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Hardwood Floor Protective Gear For Sanding Hardwood Floors Lynden WA

When working with dust, noise and chemicals, make sure you wear the appropriate protective gear!

 

Using……Vacuum, dust mask, glove, ear protection, solid footing

 

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Hardwood Floor is Refinished, Bellingham Wa

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Hardwood Floor is Refinished, Bellingham Wa

 

After the purchase of this foreclosed home, the new homeowners had work to do to bring the condition up to  speed. A heavily yellowed and worn hardwood floor did not match the look the owners had in mind………..

 

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Filler For Hardwood Floors Lynden,WA

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Filler For Hardwood Floors Lynden,WA

Trowel filler over the entire wood floor surface to cover gaps, nails and damaged wood………

 

 

 

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Refinishing Brings New Life To Worn Border, Bellingham WA

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Refinishing Brings New Life To Worn Border, Bellingham WA

The finish on this border was worn out! This family had raised their kids and now they were ready to freshen up the home.

 

 

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Hardwood Floor Installation Semiahmoo Blaine WA

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Hardwood Floor Installation Semiahmoo Blaine WA

 

 

My client on this project, purchased an 80′s golf course home. The home was starting to show its age. On top of that, the previous owner purchased a cherry toned pre-finished floor product. They started to install most of the flooring in the house but the kitchen and dining were left unfinished. Scope: Tear down wall, remove white stained flooring then install new wood to match for continuity.

 

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Install and Finish 210 Oak Stair Parts Ferndale,WA

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Install and Finish 210 Oak Stair Parts Ferndale,WA

 

This great project included sanding and pre-finishing off the project site with ebony stain. After off site work is complete, transport, installation and final clear coats are performed……….

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Recess “Tarmac” Lighting in Wood Floor Bellingham,WA

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Recess “Tarmac” Lighting in Wood Floor Bellingham,WA

 

 

 

I am fortunate to work with customer’s dreams. This project entailed adding lights to the floor to replicate his memory of landing on aircraft carriers. A true “Man Cave!”

Some work had to be performed prior to wood floor installation………

 

 

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Hand Brushed Swedish Finish Kirkland, WA

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Hand Brushed Swedish Finish Kirkland, WA

 

Careful staining and application of the Swedish finish is very important. In this picture, care has been taken to prep the surrounding walls and trim prior to performing work. This house has 40 stairs, with arched, curved, convex and concave shapes.

 

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Complete Hardwood Flooring Installation and Refinishing Transformation Ferndale, WA

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Complete Hardwood Flooring Installation and Refinishing Transformation Ferndale, WA

 

1500 sq ft of carpet and vinyl in this home. This customer waited till they felt the original floor covering had enough wear to warrant adding new wood floors………

 

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