Keyes Hardwood Flooring is a family owned business that has been serving L.A. and Orange County since 1992. And we are passionate about being environmentally friendly, quality and ingenuity. We rigorously emphasize our ongoing commitment to satisfaction through our constant improvement. We progress through continuously experimenting with the latest technologies and developing new techniques that streamline the process of installation/refinishing/staining hardwood. We understand that an experienced and highly qualified team of professionals are the most valuable resources we can provide our clients. We push ourselves to find the perfect balance of green environmentally friendly resources and functionality on every project.

Installation and Patterns
After you've selected your wood type, and the plank width (See Wood Info.) it's time to choose the pattern. Patterns add a decorative touch to your wood flooring. Straight patterns are most common.

Straight: Consists of wood strips laid parallel to each other along the length of the room.

Diagonal: Without adding too much more to the cost, you can select the diagonal pattern in which the wood strips are laid at a 45-degree angle to the walls.

Parquet: The parquet pattern looks like a checkerboard. Individual square modules are laid in crisscross fashion. This pattern is also popular.

Herringbone: Similar to the parquet pattern, but the individual slats are laid at a diagonal angle.

Perimeter Border: With perimeter bordering, a different pattern is given to the edges of your wood floor. This gives your floor design a frame and a more formal look. It can be used to separate adjacent rooms that don't have any walls between them.

Keyes Hardwood Flooring provides full installation services. Bottom line is if it's hardwood related we install it, and we do it better than anyone else.

Refinishing
Turn those old dingy floors into vibrant bright shiny ones. Keyes Hardwood Flooring works with the best professionals in the business. We provide all the refinishing solutions you need from Sand & Finish, to a quick Buff & Coat (which can generally be done in 1 day).

Buff & Coat is a light sanding that removes surface scratches, cleans, and prepares the floor for another coat of urethane. Depending on the size of the area. On average most hardwood floors will need to be re-coated every three to five years. This is only an average. Some of our customers will go 10 years and some only two years. It really depends on if the floor is in a high traffic area: e.g. a kitchen-dinette will need to be re-coated sooner than a bedroom or formal dining room. General maintenance is a Buff & Coat, which is a light sanding that removes surface scratches and cleans and prepares the surface for another coat of urethane. If you clean your floor with any “non-hardwood friendly products” it will cause an adhesion problem when you try to re-coat. Remember if your floors have been waxed, have heavy wear patterns, or have a lot of dents, they need to be totally refinished (Sand & Finish).

Sanding & Finish a thorough sanding to the raw wood. Next you have a choice to stain the floor a color or keep the wood natural and apply three coats of polyurethane. This process removes all dents, scratches and wear pattern (looks like a new floor). This is generally a three to five day job.

Staining
Our professionals have been matching different stain for the last 15 years, so no matter what kind of setup you want, we can match it. Bright white hardwood to deep brown or better yet somewhere in the middle, our philosophy at Keyes Hardwood is your wish is our command. We can also match any and all furniture, cabinets or ambiance of your choosing.

Today’s wood floors can be just about any color or shade you want. But it’s important to know that different kinds of wood respond differently to stains. If you are trying to change the color of your current hardwood floors or refinish your floors, you may want to contact a flooring contractor for some helpful advice. The most popular staining options available include natural, light, medium, dark and custom stains.

Natural: This stain looks like bare wood, hence “natural.”
Light: This stain darkens the grain and adds a subtle tone to the wood, usually a tan hue.
Medium: This stain is darker than the light, giving it a medium-brown hue.
Dark: This stain is typically a very dark brown and has a very rich feel.
Custom: A custom stain allows you to branch away from tan, brown, and sandy colors. You can pick a variety of custom colors such as bright cherry or even deep mahogany. Vibrant custom stains are best used in smaller rooms.

Floor Maintenance and Cleaning Instructions
Vacuum or Dust mop regularly. Place Chair Pads on any piece of furniture that sits directly on the hardwood. We recommend cleaning with specialty hardwood flooring cleaners only. DO NOT USE any type of paste wax, Pledge, Endust, Mop-n-Glo, Murphy’s Oil Soap, Furniture Polish, Orange Glo, Bruce Floor Cleaner, Cleaners with Petroleum or Ammonia. If you have any questions please call us or go to the contact us page before you try a new product.