Specifications include, but are not limited to: WOOD STRIP AND PLANK FLOORING: INSTALLATION: A. Sheathing Paper: Place over wood subfloor; lap edges and ends 2 inches, staple in place.; B. Wood Flooring: 1. Install in accordance with manufacturer's, MFMA, and NWFA instructions; blind nail to wood sub-floor.; 2. Lay flooring to match existing direction. Verify alignment as work progresses.; 3. Arrange flooring with end matched grain set flush and tight.; 4. Terminate flooring at centerline of door openings where adjacent floor finish is dissimilar; provide divider strips and transition strips in accordance with flooring manufacturer's recommendations and as indicated.; 5. Install edge strips at unprotected or exposed edges, and where flooring terminates.; 6. Secure edge strips before installation of flooring with stainless steel screws.; 7. Install flooring tight to floor access covers.; 8. Provide 1/32 inch per foot of room width or length expansion space at fixed walls and other interruptions.; C. Install base at floor perimeter to cover expansion space in accordance with manufacturer's instructions. Miter inside and outside corners.; 1. Provide custom carved pieces at radiused wall conditions.; FINISHING AND REFINISHING: A. Mask off adjacent surfaces before beginning sanding.; B. Sand flooring to smooth even finish with no evidence of sander marks. Take precautions to contain dust. Remove dust by vacuum.; 1. Machine sand in the direction of grain to remove stains, indentations and old finish. Remove only the amount of wood necessary to remove old finish but no more than 1/16 inch.; 2. Use hand-held sanders at edges of floor.; C. Apply finish in accordance with floor finish manufacturer's instructions.; 1. Apply filler and stain and three finish coats.; 2. Apply wood filler paste to open-grain woods, as defined in "MPI Architectural Painting Specification Manual," to produce smooth, glasslike finish.; 3. Lightly buff between coats with steel wool and vacuum clean before applying succeeding coat.; 4. Apply last coat of finish.; D. Reinstall floor mounted accessories in original locations.