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Anyone here do hardwood floors? I have a question...
- Thread starter Rbenzo
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If you hired someone then don't be afraid to ask them questions you're asking here. If it's a knowledgeable and reputable company than they'll have no problem explaining your concerns to you.
Umm. They are subs of a guy I know through a guy I know.
It's going to be fine, they came highly recommended. I did ask them a lot of these questions, I just like to bounce it off the collective knowledge of this group as a second opinion. Also, a couple of these questions didn't occur to me until after I got back home.
Hopefully you don't have a mix of red and white oak floors. It happens sometimes if the floors were ever added and the you don't know
We just had the floors finished in a 1950's house. Some of the boards had to replaced. When they got through, you couldn't tell what was old and what was new. The stain was very uniform.
Your floor, but I wouldn't accept that stain job. Red Oa should have a very uniform finish without looking muddy. It is after all a "tight grained" wood. Your finish has me questioning if it's really red oak.
Here are the our oak floor after being stained but not varnished.
The issue was the nails, which they came back, reset, and restained. The board on the right ended up being replaced.
Here is some more where there were flaws, and we made them replace the boards. Looking past the divots, you can see that the stain is much more uniform than yours is. This is 1950 vintage floor, so don't know how that enters the equation. We had to push a little, but when they go through we were very satisfied.
The issue was the nails, which they came back, reset, and restained. The board on the right ended up being replaced.
Here is some more where there were flaws, and we made them replace the boards. Looking past the divots, you can see that the stain is much more uniform than yours is. This is 1950 vintage floor, so don't know how that enters the equation. We had to push a little, but when they go through we were very satisfied.
You can't really compare a really light color like that to a really dark color like dark walnut. Those floors look natural to me (no stain). Red oak will not always look uniform after staining especially newer stuff. Really old wood looks a little bit different and it is usually more uniform compared to what we can get today. If you have a reputable floor guy I wouldn't be overly concerned if I was the OPHere are the our oak floor after being stained but not varnished.
The issue was the nails, which they came back, reset, and restained. The board on the right ended up being replaced.
Here is some more where there were flaws, and we made them replace the boards. Looking past the divots, you can see that the stain is much more uniform than yours is. This is 1950 vintage floor, so don't know how that enters the equation. We had to push a little, but when they go through we were very satisfied.
What I learned in this thread is people are using dyes on floors. I use them all the time in my shop but never thought about them for a floor. I would think it would be pretty easy to screw a floor up with dye. The stuff drys FAST.
The floor probably won't take anymore stain at this point but you could let a little sit on a light spot for a couple minutes and wipe it up to see if anything changes.
The floor probably won't take anymore stain at this point but you could let a little sit on a light spot for a couple minutes and wipe it up to see if anything changes.
That's a minwax dark walnut after 3 coats of oil based polyurethane. Minwax Dark walnut should mask most of the red and yellow of red oak. That's why it's so popular
