Ray’s Wood Floors

05/30/2026

Quality flooring craftsmanship since 1991. Ray's Wood Floors provides professional hardwood flooring, laminate flooring, floor refinishing, floor installation, custom border work, and dustless floor sanding throughout Salem and nearby communities. Contact us for a free estimate.

12/31/2024

02/18/2024

Later in March 2023 I refinished badly worn prefinished Brazilian cherry for what was Maria’s Sweet Somethings on Front Street in Salem. This is straight satin oil polyurethane. The shop is now under new ownership as Whimsy’s and I urge you all to buy insane amounts of candy and ice cream from them.

02/18/2024

With the passing of my Dad in December, I’m finally able to look back on what has been a year of running Ray’s Wood Floors by myself. It’s a privilege to have this responsibility, and it’s proven to be the best challenge I’ve ever faced. Early March 2023 was refinishing this historic wide pine on Federal Street in Salem featuring Provincial Stain and satin water based finish. I like to go the extra mile with staining pine and use a PreStain just before application which produces an incredibly consistent tone on normally uneven soft grain.

01/22/2023

2023 is off to a great start! We were lucky enough to refinish the hardwood floors in Swampscott’s historic “Glass House”, built in 1957 by the modernist architect Martin Bloom. It was a challenge to sand, stain, and finish an area with so many angles, but the finished product (1) is worth every bit of effort.

12/04/2022

Recent collaboration with .c.barnes_construction - what a wonderful looking kitchen. Red oak with a special walnut stain, it’s amazing how much depth there can be in a given species of wood with the right product and the right touch.