Before And After Restaining Oak Floors

Gray stained floors tend to turn out best on white oak flooring.

Before and after restaining oak floors.

As you can see from the photo above right the more porous springwood stains considerably darker than the dense latewood giving the boards a distinct zebra striped look. Red oak has underlying red tones and often a darker gray is needed to achieve the desired look. The equipment used in refinishing floors is noisy. I then did two coats of primer on the risers trim and spindles.

Unlike some hardwoods oak continues to be relatively abundant and most oak floors are solid wood. I have a beautiful jelly cupboard my husband built for me when we were first married 25 years ago and i love it so much except it is stained a orangey honey color it is pine that was popular in country decor back then and clashes with my current kitchen cabinets which are more of a dark oak color. Then i taped everything in preparation for painting. Laundry room renovation series.

After everything is stained apply 2 3 coats of poly to seal the stairs. Oak hardwood floors wear well and look their best when properly refinished. Red oak and white oak floors absorb stain more uniformly but be aware that there is a difference between the density of earlywood or springwood and latewood of these species. Before and after gallery.

How to refinish solid oak flooring. Hover over the dividing line and move slowly left and right to view. Stain is often applied in two coats and can create a strong odor. The problem is while you may think darker colors would hide dirt they make dust particles more noticeable.

The transformation from an old oak floor to a refinished oak floor can barely be described in words. The minwax poly is good because it dries in 20 30 minutes. Refinishing sanding staining polyurethane for hardwood oak floors. Episode 1 the before and the products.

If you decide to refinish your wood floors the fun part is picking a new stain color like rich mahogany or dark oak which are both very popular right now. So let the actual photos illustrate what conti oak floor refinishing can do for your floors. I have had at least 25 conversations with. Thanks for sharing this.

Stain can turn out blotchy on maple floors as these are close pored species this blotchiness occurs with all stain colors. After that i did two coats of paint. One advantage of solid boards over engineered ones is that. Classic red and green christmas tree color decor with slight farmhouse feel.

What you need to know about dark floor stains. He should marry it. The job begins after the room is fully cleared. Before and after gallery.

The contractor will sand the old finish off the floors repair any damaged areas and ensure all wood dust is cleared from the floors. Painting a pattern onto floor tile with rust oleum home floor coating.