Happy Holidays!

Have a safe and happy holidays season!

Wayne & Roz

Hardwood Floors....To Stain or Not to Stain ?

Here is White Oak (mixed Width install) sanded with no

stain, and then with an OSMO Stain 3 parts antique to 1 part Tobacco. The grain in the White Oak really pops when stained. Many people think you have to stain... no so.
It's all a personal choice.

Vida Grandis Flooring with OSMO Finish (NON TOXIC)

What a nice living room! Vida Grandis (FSC) flooring with
NON-Toxic finish. You can really imagine sitting down and
relaxing, without any smelly finish. Nice....

Prefinished ECO Timber FSC Amber Bamboo

Hi Roz and Wayne,
We wanted to tell you how thrilled we are with the bamboo floors you installed throughout our home! Your installers did a superb job…they are true professionals, working quickly without cutting a single corner.
From the beginning, it has been a pleasure to work with you. You are always on the ball, following up immediately and responding quickly to our infinite number of questions. Thanks for making this such a great experience!
If you’d like to stop by at any point to take pictures of the floors, you are welcome to do so!

Take care,
Steph & Geoff

Customer Comments.. Red Oak with OSMO

Wayne,

I want to thank you again for your excellent (and patient !) phone coaching through my Osmo application trials. At this point we just couldn't be happier with this beautiful floor. About 1/3 of the old floor was too stained to be saved so our contractor replaced it. (The picture is a bedroom with the old floor.)

The Osmo has changed and mellowed and become much richer looking just in the few weeks since I put it on. And it seems to be very tough.Nothing seems to phase it- no stains or spots - and the repair to scratches is everything that is advertised, absolutely simple and invisible.

What a great product!

Regards,
C Novak

"We love love love the floors! ...

"Wayne and the rest of the crew did a great job."

Vida Grandis with OSMO NON Toxic Finish

Customer Comments...

"The floors look wonderful and your crew is fantastic. Thank you all."

T. Dickerson (refinish with OSMO)

Customer Comments...

I think it's great that you and Wayne are doing what you can for the environment in your business - it's important, and certainly sets you apart from other providers. That was key to my decision to work with you on my floors.

I'm so pleased with the result - thanks again!!

Prefinished Braz Cherry

Here is a nice Prefinished Brazilian Cherry.

Customer Comments...

"Thanks Wayne & Roz!, the floors look really GREAT! Thanks for the great work. We really appreciate your attention to detail and craftsmanship. Best Wishes, B & S Lee"


;) we love to have happy customers!

Commercial Heart Pine with OSMO Floor Finish

Downtown Seattle, 6th floor

Heart Pine with OSMO Polyx Oil Finish

We are able to renew the lobby area in in front of the elevators

on the weekend, with no distrubance to tenants, and there is

absolutely no lingering off gasing that would interfer with

employee's well being.

OSMO is an excellent hard wood finish for commercial areas.

Improve employee moral, use OSMO in your office.

Non Toxic OSMO on White Oak

Summer is almost over...it's been a busy one! Here's a beautiful
kitchen floor we recently did.

Customer comments... Red Oak Installed with OSMO Professional Oil Finish

"Hi Roz - just wanted you and Wayne to know how much we appreciate and like our new floors! They are beautiful and I think really upgrade our house. Plus, since I can't walk very much and get around on a roll-about they have really increased my mobility.We think you folks did an awesome job. Thanks for answering all our numerous questions and doing such professional work. Best wishes, R Woolrich"

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JULY/AUGUST FLOORING SPECIAL

Materials Special
FSC Vida Grandis $3.59 sq foot

FSC Tigerwood with OSMO Professional Polyx Oil Finsh

Wow! FSC Tigerwood from Environmental Home Center finished with OSMO... grrrrrrr!

Zero VOC OSMO on Select Maple

Finishing is more of a challenge with the
higher temperatures we have had.

Custom Bamboo Countertops with OSMO

Zero VOC OSMO on Bamboo countertops... even Lucy Wayne's
little cockatoo approves and there's no harmful fumes!
The bamboo countertops with OSMO are quite a savings
over traditional countertops. With OSMO, the surface
can be renewed, and there is no harmful finish
on the food preparation areas. Ask us about new
Bamboo countertops with OSMO!

4 Inch FSC White Oak with OSMO

Beautiful! - NON Toxic Hardwood Floor Finish OSMO
Professional Oil on 4 Inch White Oak. Why bring toxic finishes
in your home when you can have this!

Consider wider plank flooring for that unique look. Or even a mixture of two widths.

Rescued from Paint OSMO on Oak

Vladamir installing feature strip

Bay Laurel with Walnut Feature Strip

Bay Laurel Flooring (Myrtle) is local from Oregon. It's HFHC and available at the Environmental Home Center. If you like character wood, this is it!

Double Click on the photo to enlarge.

Michael & Diana

On their newly refinished Oak floor finished with Zero VOC, NON Toxic OSMO Professional Oil Finish.

And with that said

Wayne and I are going on an overdue vacation for Roz's 40th.

We'll be back to work on May 14th.

Customer Comment - OSMO Professional Oil Non Toxic Zero VOC

Dear Roz
...gorgeous, gorgeous! Changes the whole look of our house! Several of our neighbors have already stopped by - much oohing and aahing, I can tell you! The striking wood grain - invisible to us before now - and warm color are just wonderful! Thanks again so much for your work. - Trisha (North Bend)

NON Toxic OSMO Professional Oil on Madrone

Madrone available through the Environmental Home Center,
finished with OSMO Professional Oil is completely ZERO VOC!
Beautiful wood that is FSC to boot!

Red Oak with OSMO Professional Oil

Watch this space!

Day 1 carpet out..

LeBlanc Floors announces...

That we are now applying ZERO VOC OSMO Professional Oil Finish. It's the same durable finish as the Polyx Oil, but without any solvent!. Here Wayne is applying a first coat. No smell!

This is truely a earth friendly green product for floor finishing.

LeBlanc Floors is the first in North America to use this fantastic new product.

Customer Comment..

I am very pleased with both the job and with the experience. Which is pretty rare with me; I'm pretty fussy.
Thanks for the great support during the process.

Bob

Think Green!

LeBlanc Floors is committed to being part of the solution.

Seek as much information as possible
from your service providers through email and phone conversations.
Discourage unnecessary auto trips that contribute air pollution and traffic.

Customer Feedback

Hi Roz and Wayne -

Well, I waited 3 or 4 weeks for the finish to harden as you recommended, then took a crack at painting the risers white as Wayne
had suggested. It looks great, and I am really enjoying the floor.
You and your team did a terrific job.

Thanks again,
- D Phillips

Hi Roz,
... I'd be happy to be a reference. We've had a lot of work done on the house this winter, and you guys were by far the most reliable and straightforward people we've hired. The workmanship looks great too...
Thanks,
Sue

Seattle Home Remodeling Show

Wayne and Roz at the remodel show talk to people about FSC wood and OSMO Polyx Oil.

"Wayne said it was important to work fast on the first coat..."

Off the Hook!

Very nice trim work, tight installation. Yuriy & Roman do a
great job everytime!

Custom Fireplace Trim

Here Roman is installing custom Peruvian Walnut
Feature Stip with FSC Hickman White Oak Rift & Quartered
around a Bob's fireplace.

Time to put your feet up and enjoy the new floors!

Braz Cherry Finished

First Coat of OSMO

After sanding and fill, were now ready for the
1st coat of OSMO Polyx Oil.

FSC Brazilian Cherry Installed

Nice! Wood Installed, next step to trowel fill, and sand.

Subfloor Installed

After removing carpet, and particle board build up.
We had to install ply to increase subfloor
to at least 3/4 of and inch to nail new wood into.

Watch This Spot

One of our jobs for this week is install Eco Timber Brazilian Cherry and site finish with OSMO Polyx Oil.

First Step was to remove particle board build up that was under carpet.

Surfaces Convention Las Vegas

Last day at the convention. Did you know that large commercial

hotels and shops with wood floors used OSMO because they

have the ability to renew the finish in sections, as opposed

to having to sand the entire floor. Harrods in London for

example.

OSMO Germany & UK with LeBlanc at Las Vegas

Wayne is down in Las Vegas this week working at the Surfaces Convention with the makers of OSMO from Germany and UK and Environmental Home Center from Seattle. Notice the Polka Players in on the side. Lots of fun, and info on OSMO. Did you know that Oil/Wax products are used on more than other finishes on hardwood floors in Europe.

After the paint was removed.

Fir Floors rescued from under paint??

Not sure why anyone would paint a beautiful wood floor, but
these floors are being recovered. It takes a bit more work to remove the paint, but well worth it.

Strip & Wax

Today Cecilio works on stripping and waxing in downtown Seattle
Architect office. Nice and Shiny that's the way they like it.

AFTER Clean & Coat Service

Our Clean & Coat Service is great for rentals and folks selling property that just want to brighten up the floors. There must be finish on the floor to do this service. Last for 2 to 3 years depending on traffic.

Before Clean & Coat Service

Flush Mounted Vents

Flush Vents make for a dressed up complete look. Did you know that you can have these vents installed in your existing floor when you go through a refinishing.

Madrona Treads

Wayne works in the shop coating Madrona Treads. Madrona from Environmental Home Center is FSC certified.