Staining Hardwood Floors
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Red Oak-White Oak are stainable hardwood floors
National Floors can stain your hardwood floors for an economical price that will make your hardwood floors beautiful for years to come.· Red oak and white oak are most common when hardwood floors are stained.· Below are the basic hardwood floor staining colors offered by Dura seal.· The examples are all represented on Oak, so if you have another species of hardwood floor, you can expect a difference in color.· When staining hardwood floors, all of our stains are quick drying and have a built in sealer engineered into them for the best results when sanding and staining hardwood floors.· It is a true two in one product.· Once dried, these hardwood floor stains can be top coated with either a water based or oil based polyurethane of your liking.·
Floor stain samples
·The Examples shown below are a single shade of what the stain could look like on your hardwood floors.· For example, if you have a Red Oak floor, look closely at how many different variations/shades of colour there are in your floor.· On average, you can expect to find between 6-8 different variations of colors and grain patterns.· What does this mean to you, it means you should expect the same variance when you choose your stain color.· The fact is, which ever color you choose, the stain will appear lighter on a light piece of oak then a darker piece of oak and vice versa.· In "No Way" should you expect a pastel or even shade of stain when having your floors stained.· Wood is an imperfect material and these differences can and will be amplified when staining your hardwood floors.·
Picking a stain color-
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Comparing stain on different species
When comparing Red Oak versus White Oak stained floors, you can expect the White oak floors to be slightly darker in appearance because White Oak when bare is darker than Red Oak.· White oak is actually grey in color when sanded vs. red oak which is a light pink color when sanded. Some species like Maple hardwood have very tight grain which will not allow for staining to occur.
Why sanding properly is important when staining
Another contributing factor to the stains appearance on· your floor is the sanding process that precedes the application of the stain.· The flooring contractor will choose a method that best suites his skill sets to match your expectations.· The rougher the final sanding process, the more the grain is open and there fore the wood will accept more of the pigmentation.· In short, the floor can be manipulated to accept more stain to get a darker appearance when staining hardwood floors if you hire the right contractor for the job.
Staining question recently posted:
Should I seal my floor before we stain?
The answer is no. Once you seal a floor, you close off the grain so the hardwood will no longer accept the stain. Also, most professional types of stain used in the industry are a 2:1 product with a sealer built into it so sealing before is not necessary.
I have a question about staining hardwood floors.· My floors are Maple, what color can I stain them?
Another great question.· The answer is, we don’t offer that option for Maple floors.· Maple, unlike Oak, is very tight as far as grain goes.· What this means is that when attempting to stain Maple, you will undoubtedly get a blotchy uneven appearance in the end. Since this look won’t generate a 5 star rating from our customers, we kindly refuse and highly suggest going Natural in color for a predictable and sure thing.