Hardwood Floor Refinishing in Southington, CT: The Finishing Touch on a Beautiful Living Room Floor
Sometimes the most satisfying part of a hardwood floor refinishing project is watching that final coat go down.
That's exactly what you're seeing in this hardwood floor refinishing project in Southington, Connecticut.
After professionally sanding and preparing this living room floor, we applied a commercial sealer followed by two coats of oil-based finish.
In the project photographs, we're actually still applying the final finish.
That's why the hardwood has such a deep, glossy wet look.
But there's something important for homeowners to understand:
What a hardwood floor looks like while the finish is wet is not necessarily what it's going to look like when it's dry.
This floor will dry to a beautiful satin finish, with considerably less shine than you see during application.
Why Does the Floor Look So Shiny?
We hear this question from homeowners all the time.
When a fresh coat of polyurethane is being applied, it can look extremely glossy.
If the homeowner selected satin, they may look at the wet floor and wonder:
“Is my floor going to stay this shiny?”
No.
As the finish dries and cures, the final sheen develops.
A satin oil-based finish will settle into a much softer appearance than what you see immediately after application.
That's one reason we tell homeowners not to judge the final sheen while we're still putting the finish down.
The wet appearance is temporary.
Commercial Sealer and Two Coats of Oil-Based Finish
For this Southington living room, we used a commercial sealer followed by two coats of oil-based finish.
Oil-based polyurethane remains a beautiful option when a homeowner wants some warmth and richness brought into the hardwood.
As the finish goes down, you can immediately see the grain and character of the wood begin to come alive.
The commercial sealer establishes the foundation, and the two finish coats provide the completed protective surface.
Once everything dries, the living room will have the warmer character of an oil-based system combined with the softer appearance of the satin sheen.
Wet and glossy today. Warm and satin when it's finished.
The Final Coat Is Only Part of the Process
The photograph of someone applying that final coat can make hardwood floor refinishing look simple.
But that final application is really the last step in a much longer process.
Before we ever get to this point, the old finish has to be professionally sanded away. Edges and corners need attention. The floor has to be brought back to properly prepared raw wood. The surface needs to be cleaned and prepared for the finishing system.
Then comes the sealer and finish coats.
Each stage affects what you eventually see when you walk back into the room.
A beautiful final coat starts with everything that happened underneath it.
The finish may be the part you see, but the preparation is what makes the finish possible.
Hardwood Floor Refinishing in Southington, Connecticut
Southington is a large Central Connecticut community with several distinct sections, including Plantsville, Milldale and Marion. The town became independent from Farmington in 1779, after earlier being known as South Farmington and, before that, Panthorne.
The main Southington ZIP code is 06489, with other local ZIP codes including Plantsville 06479, Marion 06444 and Milldale 06467.
Southington has a great mixture of older homes, established residential neighborhoods and newer construction.
Downtown, the Southington Town Green remains one of the community's recognizable gathering places along Main Street.
The historic Barnes Museum is another reminder of Southington's older residential architecture. The Greek Revival home dates to 1836 and today preserves an important piece of the town's history.
For outdoor recreation, Crescent Lake and nearby Bradley Mountain provide hundreds of acres of wooded landscape, while Ragged Mountain is another familiar natural feature along the Southington-Berlin area.
Southington is also well known throughout Connecticut for its annual Apple Harvest Festival and its long agricultural and industrial history.
Serving Southington and the Surrounding Area
Our work takes us throughout Southington 06489, Plantsville 06479, Milldale 06467 and Marion 06444, as well as surrounding communities including Bristol, Plainville, New Britain, Berlin, Wolcott, Cheshire and Farmington.
These communities contain an enormous variety of hardwood floors—from traditional red and white oak to maple, engineered flooring, older pine and custom hardwood installations.
Every floor needs to be evaluated individually.
Four Generations of Hardwood Flooring Experience
At Patrick Daigle Hardwood Flooring, Inc., hardwood flooring is our specialty.
Our family's hardwood flooring tradition dates to 1927, and our Connecticut business began around 1972. Today, we're the fourth generation carrying on that craftsmanship.
We're proud members of the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) and proud to be ranked #1 in Hartford County and #1 in Connecticut by BusinessRate.
We combine generations of hands-on experience with modern dust-containment sanding equipment and professional hardwood floor finishing systems.
This Southington project is a good example of why we also believe homeowners should understand what they're seeing during the refinishing process.
If you walked into this living room while we were applying the finish, you might think the floor was going to be extremely glossy.
It won't be.
You're seeing the finish wet.
Once it dries, the sheen will settle into the beautiful satin appearance the homeowner selected.
And that's when the transformation will really be complete.
Don't judge a satin floor while the polyurethane is still wet.
Give the finish time to dry—and let the final floor speak for itself.
Patrick Daigle Hardwood Flooring, Inc.
Fourth-Generation Hardwood Flooring Craftsmanship Since 1927
NWFA Member
Ranked #1 in Hartford County and #1 in Connecticut by BusinessRate
Serving Southington 06489, Plantsville 06479, Milldale 06467, Marion 06444, Bristol, Plainville, New Britain, Berlin, Wolcott, Cheshire, Farmington and surrounding Connecticut communities.