Stained and varnished timber is a different discipline to painted woodwork. The grain is the finish, and the prep, stain and seal sequence is what either celebrates that grain or muddies it forever.
We stain and varnish across the full range of residential timber: hardwood and softwood doors, oak staircases, balustrades and newel posts, wooden panelling, beams and exposed joists, exterior cills, weatherboards, summer-houses, garden gates, hardwood furniture, oak-effect kitchens and bespoke joinery.
Homeowners come to us when a previous owner's varnish has yellowed and started to lift, when staircase treads have worn through, when a new hardwood door needs an oil-finish or stain-and-seal, when a period property's panelling has been over-painted and needs to come back to bare timber, or simply when a tired-looking garden structure needs another decade of life.
Wood finishing is unforgiving in a different way to wall painting. Mistakes can't be sanded out without losing the grain. So the work is slow, methodical, and product-led, get the wrong stain on an oak balustrade and you'll be living with it until you replace the balustrade.
