Stains/finishes

Hardwood floor staining lets you change or refresh the color of your wood floors after sanding. The final look depends on the wood species, sanding quality, stain color, finish type, sheen level, and how the color reacts on your actual floor.

Big Bro Hardwood uses high quality stain and finish materials from trusted manufacturers such as DuraSeal, Bona, and LOBA. We offer a wide range of hardwood floor stain colors and can create custom color combinations by blending multiple shades to match the look you want.

Stain adds color, depth, and grain character to the wood, while finish protects the floor after the color is approved. The finish seals the surface, controls the sheen, affects odor and dry time, and helps the floor stand up to daily wear. Before any stain or finish is applied, the floor must be sanded evenly so the color absorbs properly and the final result looks consistent.

Bona’s DriFast Stain Collections

offer the latest choices for hardwood floor inspiration in your home. Four beautiful collections with 26 colors capture the invigorating spirit of great design. Find just the right shade or custom mix to provide a unique to your home.

Grey

Graphite

Jacobean

Medium Brown

Natural

Nutmeg

Provincial

Dark reddish-brown hardwood stain sample

Purital Pipe

Rosewood

Sand Dune

Sedona Red

Special Walnut

Spice Brown

Twig

Aged Pawter

White

Antique Brown

Bark

Birch

Cocoa

Cherry

Driftwood

Early American

Ebony

Golden Oak

DuraSeal® Quick Coat Penetrating Finish

is a semi-transparent stain formulated to seal, color and provide exceptional durability when used on bare wood and masonry surfaces. This rich blend of oil and resin gives hardwood floors a soft, satiny sheen.

Aged Barrel

Antique Brown

Cherry

Chestnut

Classic Gray

Coffee Brown

Colonial Maple

Country White

Dark Gray

Dark Walnut

Early American

Ebony

English Chestnut

Espresso

Fruitwood

Golden Brown

Golden Oak

Golden Pecan

Gunstock

Heritage Brown

Jacobean

Medium Brown

Neutral

Nutmeg

Provincial

Dark reddish-brown hardwood floor sample

Red Mahogany

Rosewood

Royal Mahogany

Rustic Beige

Sedona Red

Silvered Gray

Special Walnut

Spice Brown

True Black

Warm Gray

Weathered Oak

Bona DriFast® Stain Unique Blend Collections

are just some combinations of the depth and breadth of color rangesourDriFast® Staincollectionoffers.Capturetheidealexpressionof your home’s personality by combining our know-how and your creativity.

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DuraSeal® Quick Coat Intermixed Collection

Quick Coat offers a wide range of packaged colors
which can be intermixed for a wider range of decorator shades.

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Hardwood Floor Finishes

Stain gives the floor its color. Finish protects that color and seals the wood. After the stain is approved, the finish is applied as the final protective layer over the hardwood.

Big Bro Hardwood uses professional LOW VOC water-based finish systems from Bona, LOBA, and DuraSeal. We moved away from traditional oil-based polyurethane because modern water-based finishes give homeowners a cleaner and more practical result in most homes.

Water-based finishes offer several important benefits:

Lower odor: better for occupied homes, condos, and families who want less smell during the project
Faster drying: rooms can usually be used sooner than with oil-based polyurethane
Clearer color: the finish does not add as much amber or yellow tone to the floor
Better for light stains: a good choice for natural, white oak, gray, beige, and custom blended colors
Strong protection: professional water-based systems are built for daily foot traffic, pets, furniture, and routine cleaning
Lower VOC options: many modern water-based products have lower emissions than older oil-based finishes

For most homes, water-based finishes are a strong choice because they dry faster, have lower odor, and keep the floor color cleaner over time. They work well with natural floors, light stains, brown tones, gray colors, white oak, red oak, and custom stain blends.

The finish also controls the sheen of the floor. Matte and extra matte finishes create a softer, more natural look and hide small scratches better. Satin gives the floor a light glow without looking too shiny. Semi-gloss and gloss reflect more light, but they also show dust, dents, and surface marks more easily.

A good finish should last for years. That is the result we work to achieve with every hardwood floor refinishing project.

LOBA EasyFinish

LOBA EasyFinish is a 1-component water-based finish for hardwood floors. It is a good choice for high-traffic homes and light commercial spaces. We use it for most standard residential projects, including bedrooms, living rooms, dining rooms, hallways, and other areas with normal daily traffic.

It gives the floor strong protection, lower odor, and a clean, natural look without the yellowing common with older oil-based polyurethane. EasyFinish is a good choice when the floor needs reliable long-term protection, but does not need the extra heavy-duty performance of a 2-component commercial finish.

Key Benefits

Water-based polyurethane acrylic formula
Excellent wear resistance
Good for high-traffic residential floors
Suitable for wood and cork floors
Less product waste
Excellent build through high solid content
Easy application with no foaming or lap marks
Non-yellowing
90% cured after 24 hours
Recoat is possible after 2 to 3 hours
Fully cured after 5 days
Available in gloss, semi-gloss, satin, and extra matte
VOC compliant
GREENGUARD Certified for Indoor Air Quality

LOBA 2K Duo

LOBA 2K Duo is a 2-component water-based polyurethane finish for hardwood and cork floors. It is used when the floor needs stronger protection than a standard residential finish. This finish is a good choice for busy homes, kitchens, hallways, homes with pets, rental properties, offices, restaurants, commercial spaces, and other high-traffic areas. It offers strong wear resistance, chemical resistance, scratch and scuff resistance, and slip resistance.

Key Benefits

2-component water-based polyurethane formula
Extreme wear resistance
Excellent build through high solid content
Slip resistance rating R9 under DIN EN 16165:2021-12
Non-yellowing
Strong scratch and scuff resistance
Strong chemical resistance
Low odor
Very low VOC
Suitable for high-traffic commercial areas
Recoat possible after 2 to 3 hours under proper conditions
Fully cured after 5 days
Available in extra matte, satin, and semi-gloss
GREENGUARD Children and Schools Certified

Color Match Process

Choosing a stain color from a chart is not enough. The same stain can look different on red oak, white oak, maple, old floors, new boards, and floors that were sanded before.

Our color match process is simple:

Test area sanding. The floor is sanded to clean wood so the stain sample shows a realistic color.
Wood species check. Red oak, white oak, maple, and other woods absorb stain differently.
Samples on your actual floor. Stain samples are applied directly on the floor, not just shown on a separate board.
Color adjustment. One stain color can be used, or several shades can be blended for a closer match.
Final approval. The full floor is not stained until the color sample is approved.
Full stain application. After approval, the stain is applied evenly across the floor using the same process as the sample.

After Stain and Finish Care

After the stain and finish are applied, the floor needs time to dry and cure. Dry time means when you can carefully walk on the floor. Cure time means when the finish becomes stronger and ready for normal use.

General aftercare rules:

Do not walk on the floor too early. Follow the timing we give you after the final coat.
Use socks only at first. No shoes, bare feet, or dirty socks during the early drying period.
Keep pets off the floor. Pet nails can damage fresh finish before it cures.
Wait before moving furniture back. Light furniture can usually return first. Heavy furniture needs more time.
Do not drag furniture. Lift and place furniture. Use felt pads under chair legs, tables, and sofas.
Wait before putting rugs back. Rugs can trap moisture and slow the curing process. Put them back only after the finish has had enough time to cure.
Avoid wet cleaning. Do not mop the floor right away. Use only the cleaning method we recommend.
Keep the home ventilated. Good airflow helps the finish dry properly.

Exact dry timing depends on the finish system, number of coats, humidity, temperature, and airflow in the home. We will tell you when you can walk on the floor, move furniture back, and return to normal use.

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Stains/finishes

Hardwood Floor Finishes

LOBA EasyFinish

Key Benefits

LOBA 2K Duo

Key Benefits

Color Match Process

After Stain and Finish Care

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