Well it’s finally in! The Cumaru (Brazilian teak) herringbone pattern floor is nearly done. We installed the majority of the house months ago, but added the finishing touch with a beautiful pattern in the main room. The sanding came directly after, with the homeowner choosing a Royal Mahogany stain by Dura Seal. The pictures below are of the unfinished floor, with some of the finished product coming when we do the final coat in a few weeks.

Well we’re finally starting the Brazilian teak (Kumaru) herringbone floor for Doble and Son Construction in Monte Sereno. I have to give many thanks to Bobby Hulter, who put together the design in auto cad for me. I have a few skills, but I needed an engineering ninja, and Bob fit the bill.

We’re getting started on the job tomorrow, so it’ll be a bit before pictures of the finished product arrive, but when they get here, I think you’ll be impressed.

Built in 1885, the Alba Schoolhouse has been a landmark of the San Lorenzo Valley for all of recent memory. Rich Livingston, the Operations Manager for Russell Hardwood Floors, used to wait for the school bus there in elementary school.

When we arrived to sand the floor, it was nearly black, and it was quite a project getting things looking good. However, in the end the old fir floor

The Russell Hardwood Floors crew recently installed a new select grade Red Oak floor in a house being remodeled for the client’s parents, who’ll be moving from the Windy City of Chicago to the much more temperate climate of the Santa Cruz mountains. Rich and Erik tackled the stairs together, and with a clear polyurethane finish, everything came out beautifully. The interior of the house is much improved by the warmth and beauty of the

The #1 Common Red Oak floor I mentioned last week is done, with a mixed stain of Coffee Brown and Spice Brown. The new

I went to work yesterday to sand a floor, and to my delight encountered #1 common red oak. It was one of my dad’s favorite flooring types, and I don’t see much of it these days, as most designers recommend select grade material now. The argument is that select is a better grade of flooring, but my dad always said, and I tend to agree, that #1 has much more character, and makes for a more interesting floor. We’re putting a stain on that floor this afternoon, and I’ll be posting some pictures as soon as it’s done.

They say timing is everything.

I attended a great show at the Galleher /Floor Service Supply Co facility in San Jose last week. Besides the expected and familiar faces of Randy and Larry from Galleher, I got to meet some great reps from other companies.

Michael Drinkard from the Crain Tool

I’m in Southern Illinois visiting family and as I drive the familiar streets of a town I once called home, I notice the names on the street signs.