We do CORK!

Maybe there are some of you out there that did not know, but cork is used for flooring and to cover other surfaces and NHance can refinish it. After five to seven years the surface finish will start to wear and the cork becomes more vulnerable. It is important to renew the protective surface before the damage is severe enough that replacement is necessary.

Our process is the same for cork as it is for the hardwood surfaces. The first thing that has to happen is a thorough, wet, abrasive cleaning to prepare the surface for the sealer.

Then the new coats are put down and the life and luster of the cork comes back. It is even possible to do color enhancements to increase the richness of the color or to compliment existing furniture and trimming.

It makes a beautiful difference for churches or private residences and when cared for it will endure well, for years to come.

Those Build-up Blues

LOCATION: Chester 

AGE: 20+

SQUARE FOOTAGE: 115 square feet 

WOOD FINISH: Knotty Pine 

TOTAL TIME: 8 hours

Sheila is not the original owner, so it is hard to know everything that has been done to these next cabinets, but the build-up was layered and stubborn. There was kitchen grease, wax from cleaners and nicotine all in the mix. Even after a couple of repetitions of the wet abrasion process, you can still see the gray residue indicating that is was not even close to clean yet.

Sheila was there watching the whole process and when she saw her cabinets looking like this, she started to wonder if she had made a terrible mistake. The crew kept working hard and they were going through record numbers of rags and 3M abrasion pads. After four or five repetitions, things were starting to look better and the residue had finally given way. It seemed as though everything was going to be fine, but...

there was another curve ball too. If you have an eagle eye, you can see that one of these cupboards is much darker than the others. The previous owners had apparently tried to refinish the far left cupboard themselves and had used a much darker stain than the other cabinets. It definitely did not match well with the other cupboards especially once they were all cleaned up.

With tired arms and cramping hands, the crew took a quick lunch break and then they were back at it. Kendall did a blending job with the mismatched cabinet to help it fit in with the others. Sheila stood by and coached the crew, pointing out areas that she wanted to have a little extra color. She started to get excited when she could see the progress.

When it was all finished the mismatched cabinet had blended in nicely, so that you could not tell there had been a problem.

The nasty build up from all of those years was gone.

And there was another smiling customer. Now we are scheduled to cabinets for her friend too! 

Making Nice Cabinets Look Even Nicer

LOCATION: Castle Glen

AGE: 20+ years

SQUARE FOOTAGE: 140

WOOD FINISH: Medium Knotty Pine

TOTAL TIME: 8 hours

You may see these first pictures and think if these were your cabinets you wouldn't have any complaints. They are a nice color and they look like they are in good shape. 

During the consultation they had discussed a classic clearcoat, color shift or possibly a complete color change. The customers decided to go with a color shift. This changed the color by three or four shades.

The process went very smoothly. Although the difference was subtle, it gave the cabinets a new look. The customers will be installing new hardware and the cabinets will look as if they are newly installed.