Armorshine Floors, Inc. specializes in the installation of all wood floors, borders, inlays, prefinished flooring, parquet and custom designs. Whether it is a new construction, repair or upgrade to an existing home or business, we work with care and pride to ensure the best quality for each job. Our talented craftsmen take pride in preserving, repairing and restoring historic homes all over the First Coast. Mike Ruzanka is the owner and manager of Armorshine Floors, Inc. Mike personally supervises every project to guarantee the quality work for which Armorshine is known.
Each species of wood has its own grain, color, and veining. Your choice of species depends on your personal preferences and the effect you want to achieve. The most popular species are oak and maple, followed by birch, ash, beech, cherry, and walnut. Exotic, deluxe woods are also available, such as Brazilian cherry, mahogany and sapele, which are very warm in color and extremely hard. A stained floor gives a unique feel to each room. But be sure to select stains that will match different decors, since your wood floor will outlast any trend in home fashion.
Armorshine will remove and dispose of existing floors, whether damaged by water or termites, stained by pets, or to upgrade from tile or carpet. Our teams are experienced, careful and fast. Familiar with numerous types of commercial and residential flooring, our swift, experienced installers will complete even the most complicated designs. Choose from prepared plans, or provide your own. Armorshine will assess the wear and condition of your existing floor, and determine the best method to restore its beauty.
This flooring is generally easy to install, but finishing the surface is more complicated and has to be done on site. You have to pay for finishing on top of the cost of the wood. For quality results, you should hire a highly skilled professional to sand and stain the floor, then to apply three or four coats of polyurethane. This technique is less and less common, and contractors that use it are becoming harder to find. Because of sanding dust and fumes from the polyurethane, residents have to find someplace else to stay while their floors are being finished, which can take three to five days.