WHAT ARE THE ACCEPTABLE GUIDELINES FOR THE APPEARANCE OF THE FINISH OF MY WOOD FLOOR?
Inspection should be done from a standing position with normal lighting. Glare, particularly from large windows, magnifies any irregularity in the floors and should not determine acceptance. No matter how hard the professional tries or how well experienced they are, there are some things you should not expect. A tabletop finish. Each piece of wood flooring sands differently depending on its grain type (plain or quartered) making it virtually impossible for a completely flat surface. Dust-free finish. Since your floor is being finished in your home it is not possible to achieve a “clean room” environment. Some dust will fall onto the freshly applied top finish. A monochromatic floor. Wood, as a natural product, varies from piece to piece. Remember it is not fabricated – it is milled from a tree and will have grain and color variations consistent with the grade and species of flooring selected. A floor that will not indent. In spite of the tern “hardwood”, wood flooring will indent under
