Rubio Monocoat® — natural color and protection in one coat

The only hardwood company in North Alabama using Rubio Monocoat®

Plenty of shops will sell you a film finish. Some are Bona certified and still put down LVP, vinyl, and carpet. We're the only hardwood company in North Alabama using Rubio Monocoat®. Chroma is the color system. Rubio is the 0% VOC hardwax oil. We don't claim every finish brand is ours alone. Rubio Monocoat® in North Alabama is a different story: we're the hardwood company using it.

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. Hardwood sand-and-finish is the work. Rubio Monocoat® Oil Plus 2C is the oil we apply when the house wants a natural look and a 0% VOC finish.

One coat: color and protection together

Oil Plus 2C colors and protects interior wood in a single layer — a true monocoat, not a stain plus a stack of film coats. When applied correctly, it bonds to wood fibers rather than to itself, so you do not get lap lines or overlap marks. The wood keeps a natural look and feel. Stairs, landings, and floors take the same system so the house reads as one job. Coverage is efficient: the wood takes what it needs, and surplus does not build a film.

That schedule matters in a lived-in North Alabama house. Fewer wet-finish days. Typical product literature describes light use around a day and the majority of cure in a couple of days, with full cure taking longer. That is typical, not a guarantee. Kids and pets still stay off the work until it cures — we leave a written schedule and walk that through on the free on-site estimate. Call (256) 665-2161.

0% VOC — no water, no solvents

Rubio advertises Oil Plus 2C as a 0% VOC hardwax oil. It does not contain water or solvents. That is the indoor-air claim we use for this system: zero VOC in the product, for rooms people actually live in.

Dust containment keeps sanding dust out of the air, ductwork, and furniture. A 0% VOC oil is the finish side of that same lived-in house: kids, pets, and rooms you cannot abandon for a week of solvent smell. When the job calls for a waterborne film instead, Bona Traffic HD is the low-VOC, GREENGUARD Gold certified Bona product — that certification stays on the Bona system. Read Bona Chroma®.

Wear, water, heat, and a spot you can actually repair

Manufacturer-described durability for Oil Plus 2C includes resistance to wear, water, and heat — protection built for high-traffic interior wood, not a furniture-only oil. Because the oil bonds to wood fibers, a worn or damaged area can often be repaired locally instead of recoating a whole room. Maintenance is a simple oil-care routine. Consumption is low: the wood takes what it needs. It is not a screen-and-recoat. We don't sell screen-and-recoat as a product.

Hardwood install and sand-and-finish. No LVP, vinyl, carpet, or laminate. No screen-and-recoat. No cabinets. If the boards can take another sand, we sand and finish. If they cannot, we install new hardwood. Rubio Monocoat® stays on wood.

The other path: Bona Chroma®

Rubio Monocoat® does not replace Bona Chroma®. We use Bona Chroma® color systems in North Alabama. Chroma is the stain and tint system we use when a floor needs a specific tone, or when complementary pigment in a film finish can correct color without a full re-sand. Traffic HD on those jobs is a waterborne, low-VOC Bona topcoat that is GREENGUARD Gold certified — a product certification, not a company badge. Rubio is the 0% VOC hardwax oil. We choose on site. Read Bona Chroma® or the refinishing process for where stain and topcoat sit in a full sand-and-finish.

Rubio Monocoat® FAQ

Are you the only North Alabama hardwood company using Rubio Monocoat®?

Yes. Other shops may sell film finishes or carry a Bona badge. Rubio Monocoat® Oil Plus 2C is the 0% VOC hardwax oil we use when the job calls for natural color and protection in one coat. LVP, vinyl, carpet, and laminate aren't what we install.

When do you use Rubio Monocoat® instead of Bona Chroma® and Traffic HD?

Rubio is a natural hardwax oil: color and protection in one coat, a wood feel rather than a film. Rubio advertises Oil Plus 2C as 0% VOC, with no water or solvents in the product. We use it when that look fits — floors and stairs in a lived-in house. Bona Chroma® is a color system in a film-build finish, often with Bona Traffic HD, which is low-VOC and GREENGUARD Gold certified (Bona product certification, not a company badge). We use Chroma when the job needs a specific tone, color correction on a sound floor, or a traditional coated topcoat. Two different systems. We pick one. We sample on your boards.

Can you use Rubio Monocoat® on stairs as well as floors in a lived-in house?

Yes. Interior floors and stairs can take the same oil so treads, landings, and adjoining rooms match. Dust containment is still the sanding plan in a lived-in house. Pets and kids stay off wet finish. Typical product literature describes light use around a day and the majority of cure in a couple of days, with full cure taking longer. That is typical, not a guarantee. We leave a written schedule. Rubio is not a screen-and-recoat, and it is not for LVP, vinyl, carpet, or laminate. We do not refinish cabinets.

How is Rubio maintained, and can a spot be repaired later?

Maintenance is a simple oil-care routine. Because the oil bonds to wood fibers, a worn or damaged area can often be repaired locally instead of recoating a whole room. Manufacturer-described durability includes resistance to wear, water, and heat. Coverage is efficient — low consumption, because surplus does not build a film. Call (256) 665-2161 for a free on-site estimate.

Get a free on-site estimate

We decide on site whether Rubio Monocoat® Oil Plus 2C or a Bona waterborne system is the right finish for the wood and the house. We come to Huntsville, Madison, Decatur, Athens, Cullman, Hartselle, and the rest of North Alabama. There is no public street address. We install hardwood and we sand-and-finish it. That's hardwood floor refinishing, not a flooring showroom. Call (256) 665-2161 or send the form.

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