Before And After Restaining Oak Floors

Refinishing sanding staining polyurethane for hardwood oak floors.

Before and after restaining oak floors.

The minwax poly is good because it dries in 20 30 minutes. Laundry room renovation series. I have had at least 25 conversations with. What you need to know about dark floor stains.

The transformation from an old oak floor to a refinished oak floor can barely be described in words. Stain can turn out blotchy on maple floors as these are close pored species this blotchiness occurs with all stain colors. After everything is stained apply 2 3 coats of poly to seal the stairs. After that i did two coats of paint.

Painting a pattern onto floor tile with rust oleum home floor coating. How to refinish solid oak flooring. The equipment used in refinishing floors is noisy. He should marry it.

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. Thanks for sharing this. So let the actual photos illustrate what conti oak floor refinishing can do for your floors. Oak hardwood floors wear well and look their best when properly refinished.

He loves it so much. 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. I then did two coats of primer on the risers trim and spindles. Episode 1 the before and the products.

The contractor will sand the old finish off the floors repair any damaged areas and ensure all wood dust is cleared from the floors. Stain is often applied in two coats and can create a strong odor. Hover over the dividing line and move slowly left and right to view. You can save thousands of dollars by adding this.

Red oak has underlying red tones and often a darker gray is needed to achieve the desired look. That took hours in itself. Before and after gallery. 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.

The problem is while you may think darker colors would hide dirt they make dust particles more noticeable. 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. Then i taped everything in preparation for painting. Unlike some hardwoods oak continues to be relatively abundant and most oak floors are solid wood.

Before and after gallery. Gray stained floors tend to turn out best on white oak flooring.