Who this page is for
Commercial hardwood in Huntsville is the same trade as the residential work: sand-and-finish, new hardwood install, stairs that match the floor. The people who call are often a GC on a tenant finish, a property manager with worn oak in a lobby, or an architect specifying hardwood instead of a vinyl plank package.
Niches we take as hardwood jobs — not as a vinyl catalog — include restaurant dining rooms, offices, churches, medical or dental lobbies, and manufacturing facilities. Hardwood only. We do not install LVP, vinyl, carpet, or laminate on a commercial floor any more than we do in a house. More on refinish hardwood or replace it with LVP.
Commercial stair replacement — Mazda Toyota manufacturing
We supplied the materials, removed the existing stairs, installed new hardwood stairs, then sanded and finished them for Mazda Toyota manufacturing in North Alabama.
Our workLooking down the new commercial hardwood stair run.
Our workLooking up the new hardwood treads.
Our workFrom the bottom of the new hardwood stair run.
Our workHardwood landing and short stairs at the manufacturing facility.
Our workWider view of the hardwood landing and short stairs.
Dust-contained sanding in an occupied building
Most of our sand-and-finish work is already in a building people are still using. Dust-contained sanding is that method: professional, high-efficiency extraction so sanding dust stays out of the air, ductwork, and furniture. Rooms we are not sanding stay usable. It is virtually dustless — not a promise of zero dust, and not the Dustless Hardwood Refinishing brand.
We walk the schedule through on the free on-site visit so an occupied office, church hall, or restaurant can plan around the job. Containment is the same high-efficiency extraction we already run — we do not add a separate equipment list for commercial work. Staff and congregants stay out of the work area while we sand and while finish cures. The hardwood sand-and-finish process is the same sequence: consult, prep, sand, stain, coat, walkthrough.
Unfinished hardwood and stair parts as job supply
Commercial installs get the same supply as residential: unfinished solid hardwood, unfinished engineered hardwood, and stair parts — treads, risers, skirt boards, and transitions. We install it and sand-and-finish on site when the job calls for it. Prefinished hardwood remains an option when that is the right call. Not a showroom. No inventory list, brands, or prices on the site.
Stairs in a foyer or sanctuary get color-matched to the adjoining floor — custom hardwood stairs, not a vinyl nosing. If existing boards can take another sand, we refinish. If they cannot, we install new hardwood. We do not replace commercial oak with LVP.
Rubio 0% VOC or Bona Traffic HD low-VOC GREENGUARD Gold
Two finish systems, two indoor-air claims — kept separate. We're the only hardwood company in North Alabama using Rubio Monocoat®. Rubio Monocoat® Oil Plus 2C is advertised as a 0% VOC hardwax oil: natural color and protection in one coat, with no water or solvents in the product.
We use Bona Chroma® color systems in North Alabama. Jobs that call for a film-build color system use Bona Chroma® stain, often with Bona Traffic HD — a waterborne, low-VOC professional finish that is GREENGUARD Gold certified. That GREENGUARD Gold label is on the Bona product, not a company-wide certification for Alabama Hardwood Restoration, and not a Rubio claim. Two different systems. We pick one. We sample on your boards.
We do not install LVP on commercial jobs
We're a hardwood company. LVP, vinyl, carpet, and laminate aren't what we install. A showroom that also sells vinyl is a different business. Hardwood install and sand-and-finish. No LVP, vinyl, carpet, or laminate. No screen-and-recoat. No cabinets. A showroom package for a tenant finish often leads with vinyl plank. That is a different truck. If the oak in the lobby can take another sand, refinish it. If a dining room or nave never had hardwood, we install hardwood — unfinished solid, unfinished engineered, or prefinished — not LVP.
Call (256) 665-2161 for an on-site look
Licensed and fully insured. Josh Templet owns the company. We come to the building. There is no public street address. On-site consultation and a written estimate are free. We do not publish a per-square-foot price. Photos from the Mazda Toyota manufacturing stair replacement are on this page. The same commercial sand-and-finish covers hardwood floor refinishing Madison AL builder offices and hardwood floor refinishing Decatur AL occupied buildings — not a vinyl plank lobby package. Call (256) 665-2161 for an on-site look or a walkthrough of work we can show you.
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Commercial hardwood FAQ
- Do you do commercial hardwood sanding in Huntsville?
- Yes. Commercial hardwood sanding, refinishing, and installation in Huntsville and North Alabama — restaurants, offices, churches, medical and dental lobbies, and manufacturing facilities. At Mazda Toyota manufacturing we supplied the materials, removed the existing stairs, installed new hardwood stairs, and sanded and finished them. Hardwood only. We do not install LVP. Licensed and fully insured. Call (256) 665-2161.
- Can you sand hardwood in an occupied office, church, or restaurant?
- We use the same dust-contained sanding we run in lived-in houses: high-efficiency extraction so sanding dust stays out of the air, ducts, and furniture. Rooms we are not sanding stay usable. Virtually dustless, not zero dust. We walk the schedule through on the free on-site visit so the building can plan around the job.
- Do you install LVP on commercial jobs in North Alabama?
- No. Hardwood install and sand-and-finish only — commercial or residential. If the oak can take another sand, we refinish it. If it cannot, we install new hardwood. Vinyl, carpet, and laminate stay off the truck. More on refinish hardwood or replace it with LVP.
- Do you sell unfinished hardwood for a commercial install?
- Yes. Unfinished solid hardwood, unfinished engineered hardwood, and stair parts for commercial installs we sand and finish on site. Not a showroom. Unfinished hardwood flooring in Huntsville. Call (256) 665-2161.
- Have you done commercial stairs for a manufacturer in North Alabama?
- Yes. We supplied the materials, removed the existing stairs, installed new hardwood stairs, then sanded and finished them for Mazda Toyota manufacturing in North Alabama. Photos of that stair replacement are on this page. Hardwood only. Call (256) 665-2161 for an on-site look.
- Can you send commercial portfolio photos or a walkthrough?
- Yes. Job photos from the Mazda Toyota manufacturing stair replacement are on this page — looking down the run, looking up the treads, from the bottom, and the landing stairs. We supplied the materials, removed the existing stairs, installed new hardwood stairs, then sanded and finished them. Call (256) 665-2161 for a free on-site look or a walkthrough. Licensed and fully insured. No public street address.