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How to Lighten Brazilian Cherry Floors with DuffyFloors Hardwood Flooring Experts’ Process

Brazilian cherry floors are renowned for their rich, dark tones and luxurious appeal. However, over time, you might find yourself wanting to refresh or lighten the look of your hardwood floors. At DuffyFloors, our hardwood flooring experts specialize in providing top-notch services to help you achieve the perfect lightened look for your Brazilian cherry floors. Here’s a detailed guide on our step-by-step process that ensures successful results and has attracted calls from clients all over the world.

Understanding Brazilian Cherry Wood

Brazilian cherry, also known as Jatoba, is a durable and aesthetically pleasing hardwood. It has a natural reddish-brown color that deepens over time. Lightening this type of wood requires expertise and precision to ensure the beauty of the wood is maintained while achieving the desired lighter hue.

Step-by-Step Process to Lighten Brazilian Cherry Floors

1. Assessment and Preparation of the hardwood floors

Before beginning the lightening process, our experts conduct a thorough assessment of your Brazilian cherry floors. This includes:

• Evaluating the Current Condition: Checking for any damage, scratches, or stains that need to be addressed.
• Determining if the Hardwood Floor can withstand Duffy Floors bleaching process.

2. Sanding the Hardwood Floors

Sanding is a critical step in the lightening process. Our team uses professional-grade sanders to remove the existing finish and stain from your floors. This step involves:

• Rough Sanding: Removing the top layer of the finish to expose the bare wood.
• Medium Sanding: Removing sanding.
• Fine Sanding: Smoothing the wood surface to prepare it for staining.

3. Bleaching the Hardwood Floors

To achieve a lighter color, we use a wood bleaching process. This involves:

• Applying Wood Bleach: Carefully applying a wood bleach solution to the sanded floors. Our experts ensure even application to avoid blotchiness.
• Multiple Treatments: To remove the red tannins, multiple applications may be required.

4. Neutralizing the Bleach

After removing the red from your Brazilian Hardwood Floors, it is essential to neutralize the bleach. This step ensures that the bleach stops reacting with the wood. Our team uses a neutralizing solution to prepare it for the next steps.

5. Staining the Hardwood Floors

Once the floor is dry and neutralized, we apply a stain to achieve the desired light tone. This process includes:

• Our process achieves the look of the raw wood and the different shades from board to board and still shows the variations of the natural wood. We don’t vary from our process, it has been refined for the past 15 years. We can offer slight variations of the tone and color.
• Even Application: Our experts apply the stain evenly to ensure a consistent look across the entire floor.

6. Sealing and Finishing

The final step is to protect your newly lightened Brazilian cherry floors. This involves multiple coats of finish are applied to ensure durability and enhance the floor’s appearance.

Why Choose Duffy Floors for Lightening Brazilian Cherry Floors?

• Expertise: Our team has extensive experience in removing the red in Brazilian cherry Wood Floors, ensuring the best results.
• Quality Products: We use only the highest quality stains, sealants, and finishes to ensure long-lasting beauty.
• Customized Solutions: We will work closely with you to achieve your expectations and timing.
• Global Recognition: Our specific step-by-step process has proven so successful that we receive calls from clients all over the world seeking our expertise.

Ready to transform your Brazilian cherry floors? Contact Duffy Floors Hardwood Flooring Experts today to schedule a consultation and learn more about our professional floor lightening services.

Lightening Brazilian cherry floors can dramatically change the ambiance of your home, making it feel brighter and more contemporary. With DuffyFloors, you can trust that the process will be handled with the utmost care and expertise, delivering stunning results that you’ll enjoy for years to come.