Pacific Palisades Hardwood Floor Installation | Reclaimed Heart Pine + Rubio Monocoat
This Pacific Palisades hardwood floor installation and refinishing project was in a classic Spanish hacienda-style home. The 1,200 sq ft floor was previously covered with linoleum over the concrete sub-floor. It wasn’t the best looking floor. The owners wanted something more in line with the overall decor of their home. We sourced and supplied engineered reclaimed heart pine flooring, and then installed, sanded, wire-brushed, and finished the floors on site with Rubio Monocoat Oil Plus 2C (Pure).
Wood Floor Installation
After removing the linoleum, we applied a concrete moisture barrier (PU 280) to eliminate future issues. Then, once the engineered reclaimed heart pine had acclimated, we began the hardwood floor installation using the glue-down method over concrete.
Sanding and Refinishing
The floor received multiple sanding passes to smooth the reclaimed surface, followed by wire-brushing to remove softer spring wood and leave a durable, textured grain. After water-popping, we finished with Rubio Monocoat Oil Plus 2C in Pure.
One fun detail: a duck image appeared naturally in the grain pattern on one of the boards. The owners loved it and asked us to place that plank in front of the kitchen stove so they’d see it every day. You can spot the “duck” below…
- Wood
- 8" Engineered Reclaimed Heart Pine
- Finish
- Rubio Monocoat Oil Plus 2C
- Color
- Pure
Project Photos...
HAPPY CLIENT feedback
We had 6 floor installers give us quotes to install new 7" engineered wood flooring before we found Marcos. The installation costs ranged considerably from the lowest to the highest. The methods also ranged. One guy planned to use nails (no glue) and one guy specifically recommended glue only (no nails). From the moment I met Marcos, I knew he was the one I wanted to hire. He is kind of quiet but confident in his craft and super polite. He doesn't try to sell himself. He just looks around, measures and discusses options. When I received his quote a day later, I was sold. While it was on the higher range (we did have one higher) I found it fair based on his expertise. (Marcos was the only installer that is NWFA certified.) On top of that, Marcos' quote was by far the most detailed and professional. As tempting as it could have been to spend less elsewhere, we spent way too much on our new flooring to risk it getting ruined by poor installation. (My father always told me "cheap can be very expensive". That advice holds especially true in matters of construction.) Marcos not only delivered by doing a fantastic job installing our new floors, he finished days earlier than expected. He worked right alongside his crew. They arrived every day on time and left everything spotless and ready for the painters by the end. I left town while the work was being done (my husband stayed behind to deal with any issues that may have come up) and I returned to a complete transformation. We couldn't be happier. If you are looking to replace or refinish your wood floors, I highly recommend calling Marcos at CMC Hardwood. You won't regret it!Tammy O. - Los Angeles, CA | 5 Star Review on Yelp
Here's some more feedback we received from another hardwood floor refinishing project in the Los Angeles area...
MORE HAPPY CLIENT feedback
Marcos is a pleasure to work with, someone you can trust in your home, and a craftsman that does whatever it takes to achieve the right results. We rent out our home for photo shoots; it is featured in a lot of design magazines, so there was little room for error. He did the floors using a new kind of sealer that did not look quite right so he redid it at his suggestion to make it perfect. Aside from that he was one of the most reasonable bids we received.Shawn G. - Los Angeles, CA | 5 Star Review on Yelp
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