This is an example of one room finished with 2 1/4" X 3/4" red oak, no stain, and three coats of semi-gloss polyurethane.  This was a room addition - so we started with what you see below.  Scroll down to see the succeeding steps for installing a hardwood floor.  Click here to see a before and after photograph comparison.

Step One:  Installation

Step Two: Sanding

 

Step Three: Buff and Vacuum

 

 

Step Four: Applying the third of three coats of polyurethane

   

 

Finished Floor

^{Created by Larry  Wiginton on 03 AUG 00.}