Calabrese Hardwood Flooring

06/12/2026

Looking great with Royal Mat seems to be our best selling Commercial grade clear coat hands down🙌

05/21/2026

Incredible customer feedback always so grateful for our Customers‼️‼️

✨✨✨ What a cool transformation! ✨✨✨ From the April/May issue of WFB:

For this Denver project, the customer said she wanted something “different and bold” for her four landing areas and entryway. “I had put a few different designs in front of her with nothing really grabbing her attention,” says Mike Wong, owner of Longmont, Colo.-based Calabrese Hardwood Flooring. “Then she mentioned she wanted something to complement her live-edge walnut table! So I quickly decided to put this design in front of her, and—boom—it was love at first sight!” Wong crafted the pattern from red oak and walnut, then had to make adjustments on site, as the home was older and the areas with the pattern were completely out of square. After final sanding with 120-grit mesh, staining and coating the floor with matte waterborne finish, the upgrade was complete. The result left Wong wanting more: “This was my first time with this pattern, and I can’t wait to do it on a larger layout,” he says. As for the homeowner, “My customer ended up texting me that all expectations were surpassed!” Wong says. “It was a very gratifying project.”

SUPPLIERS: Abrasives, Adhesives, Finish, Moisture barrier: Berger-Seidle | Buffer, Edger, Big machine: American Sanders Epoch HD, R7 | Dust containment: Oneida Air Systems Inc. Dust Cobra | Filler: DuraSeal Premium Wood Finishes | Laser: Milwaukee Tool | Moisture meter: Lignomat USA | Nailer: Primatech Flooring Tools | Router: Makita Tools USA | Palm sander: Mirka USA | Saws: RIDGID Tools, DEWALT | Stain: DuraSeal Premium Wood Finishes Early American | Wood Flooring: (red oak)

05/20/2026

Unfinished 6" X 30"

04/29/2026

I was able to talk the home owner into giving this Prefinshed floor a 2nd chance🙌 Coated with Flex sealer, Ceramic Star Ultra matte, and ofcourse ROYALMATTE😇

04/03/2026

Custom express stain, Muscanell Millworks Custom mill, Slammed with That Royal matte ✊️

01/12/2026

Such a exciting project cant wait for this year's projects!

12/28/2025

Picking a hardwood species is less “what looks cool” and more “what survives your real life.”

If you’ve got dogs, kids, busy entryways, or you just don’t baby your floors, start with durability (Janka hardness), then move to the fun stuff like grain, color, and how the wood will age over time. Denver’s dry climate matters too. Some species handle seasonal movement better than others.

I put together a simple decision guide that walks you through:
• Lifestyle and traffic level
• Hardness and dent resistance
• Grain and color preferences
• Budget reality
• Denver climate stability
• Refinishing potential long term

https://calabresehardwood.com/how-to-choose-the-perfect-hardwood-species/

Need help choosing in person? Request an estimate here: https://calabresehardwood.com/estimate-request
Or call (720) 384-8478.

Serving Tri-Town (Firestone, Frederick, Dacono), plus Erie, Longmont, and North Denver.
All work shown is by Calabrese Hardwood.

Expert guide to choosing the perfect hardwood flooring species for your Denver home. Compare oak, maple, hickory, walnut & cherry by durability, style & climate fit.

12/22/2025

Red oak or white oak comes up all the time, and they’re not the same once you see them in a real room. Even then it can still be hard to tell.

Red oak has a more open, noticeable grain and usually leans a little warmer. White oak has a tighter grain and tends to feel a bit more clean and modern, especially with lighter stains.

Heres a detailed article we created to help anybody on the fence. https://calabresehardwood.com/red-oak-vs-white-oak-flooring/

12/02/2025

Another dark floor, Another late night with a double coat of Royal matte🙌😁

11/25/2025

This floor design is primo and one of my web designers favorites so…