Virginia Beach Oak Floor Refinishing: Loba Stain & 2K Duo

How the job went

This Virginia Beach living room had solid oak floors that had simply worn out. The finish was gone in the traffic areas, the wood had faded to a dry, washed-out tan by the big front windows, and there were stains and grime ground into the open boards. The homeowners wanted all 1,500 square feet brought back with a deeper, richer color, not replaced, and we finished the job in 5 days.

The Problem

Once a finish wears through, bare wood soaks up dirt and moisture, and no amount of cleaning brings the color back. Sunlight through the large windows had bleached the boards unevenly, so a simple recoat would only have sealed the patchy color in. In a coastal home, sand tracked in from outside keeps grinding at whatever finish is left.

The Solution

We sanded the floor back to clean, bare oak with dust-contained equipment, taking out the worn finish, the stains and the sun-faded surface so the whole room started even. We stained it with Loba stain for the rich brown color the homeowners wanted, then sealed it with Loba 2K Duo, a two-part waterborne finish that cures harder than standard one-part finishes and holds up to sandy, busy-household traffic. The result is the warm, even floor in the after photo.