Hello did you ever find someone you would recommend? I am in Belmar

It looks like those floors have been recently refinished. The gloss level appears to be matte. That is a look that is hyper trendy. This trend has been going for the last 5-10 years (depending on where you are). The orange looks very good with the CEILING and the gold/orange trim. You will notice how much the new gray walls clash with the orange trim and the ceilings. For me the gray/orange combo that you have causes my vision to vibrate. That tells me the clash is in the extreme range. It reminds me of the purple/green combination. I'm sorry but if you want gray in this home, you are going to have to change the following: 1. The stone fireplace - the stone is clashing (just a snick) with the gray you have chosen 2. The ceiling - the yellow is clashing with the gray walls (but working 'OKish' with the current fireplace) 3. The deep orange wood floor - this is a big clash with the deep gray on the wall. These are expensive changes. To refinish a wood ceiling takes ++ effort from a professional (effort and time = very expensive). You either have to paint or stain it gray (not a good idea) to get it to work with the gray walls. The window trim is a P.I.T.A.! Again, it is time consuming and expensive. This has to be done to get the dark gray paint to work. The fieldstone fireplace is a subdued 'mortar gray' with hints of orange in it. Believe it or not, the mortar gray is starting clashing with the dark gray on the walls. And then there is the dark orange floors. If you want any gray in that room to work, you must redo the floors. Or you can change the dark gray to something more complimentary to the orange tones in the home. I'm not saying the mint green was a nice option...but there are better options than this stark gray colour. If you find the right gray, you can leave all the other items alone. But the dark gray you have chosen is not working with anything in this home.

With a bleached floor colour, it is hard to see the 'white lines' you are speaking of. Of course if you wanted a BROWN floor, then this is a big ol' oopsa! My biggest issue is the TIME BETWEEN COATS. And the TIME BETWEEN stain and first coat. Adhesion issues when things are rushed. And with Mega One, I WANT to see THREE coats. It is NOT their toughest finish. It works nicely for a family of 2-3 adults, no pets, no-shoes indoor policy. Even with a light traffic situation as I've pointed out, I still want 3 coats. BUT...sigh...the EXTRA MATTE finishes often create a HEAVY HAZE on the floor when you get to the 3-coat thickness. By the sounds of it, you need a redo (just because everything goes against manufacturer's suggestions - including the Bona Mega One requirements to use Bona-stain products). Please try to point out what 'white marks' you are seeing. The photo does not show that level of detail.

We had the narrow oak strips in our kitchen and family room and refished them once. It was messy and the finish was not that durable and scratched easily. When we decided to replace all the carpet in our house we decided to go with factory finished hardwood and ripped out what we had. Yes it was a bit wasteful but that is the reality of renovating. We had a houseful of furniture when we ripped them out and we were able to just move the furniture from room to room and put it back immediately. With refinishing we had to wait a week for the floors to be done and dry and even then they were still a bit tacky. Replacement was completely done in 2 days and we didn’t have to move our furniture out into storage. Plus the factory applied finish on hardwood is much stronger in our experience. There are wider plank hardwoods available with a wide selection of finishes. In our case replacement was the better option while living in the house.