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A Note From the President
August 3, 2007
Wood floors can give you a lifetime of use if properly refinished and maintained. Here at Frank H. Duffy, Inc., (Duffy Floors), we bring to the customer the best quality workmanship and highest quality products at a fair price.
We hand brush all of our finishes, this way we can allow more finish to be worked into the wood with much more neatness and care of application than mopping on the finish. We don’t use sealers nor do we thin out our finishes. We use name brand products, Woodline oil base finishes or polyurethanes. My theory is that if the manufacturer wanted to thin out the finish they would have done it at the factory. These polyurethanes take 8-10 hours to dry all that time they penetrate the wood fibers and harden. By using he same product for each coat gives a good chemical bond between the coats of polyurethane. We also lightly buff down the floors between coats to give a good mechanical bond as well.
Sealers are a quick drying lacquer base product that will dry up with in an hour so that another coat of oil base polyurethane can be applied. These sealers have no time to penetrate the wood and sits on top filling in the rough sanding marks as it dries. Therefore, these companies do not have the sand the floors as smooth usually ending with a 50 or 60 grit sand paper.
By using a straight oil base polyurethane for each coat allows bonding and a slow dry time allows the finish to penetrate the wood deeper than a sealer will. However a slow dry time shows any sanding imperfections so we must sand our floors much smoother than the competition. We sand the floors fining up with 100 grit paper than we use 150 grit screens to tie in the different knaps from the different machines we are using.
Only the most complete sanding procedures and the best quality products, with maintenance and up keep will give the longevity allowing your floors to give great looks and durability that should last 10 – 15 years between total refinishing.
Sincerely,
Christopher Potts
President
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NOW OFFERING DUSTLESS REFINISHING
We are excited to announce that Frank H. Duffy now has the capability of providing dustless refinishing for our customers. Our dust containment systems will improve your satisfaction in air quality as well as reduce the costly clean up process. Our dustless systems will provide a higher quality result in the refinishing process controlling all airborne particles...
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ABOUT DUFFY FLOORS
Frank H. Duffy wood floor refinishing company
was started in 1927. Our company remains a family owned business with
three generations of expertise in the wood flooring industry. We have
built a reputation since then of upholding quality, offering timely service,
fair pricing and the backing of all of our products and workmanship. Our
customers are protected through our insurance with worker's compensation
and general liability policies. Frank H. Duffy is a full service wood-flooring
contractor.
Our experience in wood flooring is unsurpassed. Having completed numerous
jobs over the years in the Boston area, we know what to expect of the
floors. We have worked in houses on most streets in the area, if not your
home, then probably a neighbor's. We know what to expect of flooring hidden
under carpeting or tile. We are experienced in the repair of wood floors
and sub floors and do offer disposal facilities. References are always
available on request. We are proud to claim as customers, the Museum of
Fine Arts, Gardener Museum, Jordan Hall, MIT, Harvard University, Governors,
Senators and Judges homes, all of whose names you would recognize. The
Company installs wood floors: traditional straight strip, plank, border
patterns, feature strips and inlays. Our people work with the customer
in designing a particular look that appeals to the customer. The bulk
of our work is refinishing existing floors. Our workmen go well beyond
the industry norm in providing level, clean, smooth wood floor surfaces.
The company offers staining in a wide variety of colors and shades, as
well as polyurethane and stays in touch with up to the minute technologies
in new finishes and products such as water base finishes and pastel stains
as they appear on the market.
Frank H. Duffy, Inc. has the proficiency of three generations of experience
and knowledge to bring to the customer the best quality workmanship and
products at a fair price. We hope that you will think of Frank H. Duffy,
Inc. when flooring work is desired in your own home or those of friends,
neighbors
and clients.
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Phone: (781) 395-3418
369 Salem Street Medford
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