Help! Dilemma With Red Oak Hardwood Flooring
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Oil-based poly for red oak hardwood floor?
Comments (0)I deceided to go with oil-based polyurethane for red oak hardwood floor finish. One issue IâÂÂm uncertain of is ambering (yellow/orange shade) of oil bases poly. I want to minimize it . Can anyone recommend some brand verses others that would help in keeping this amber in check. If thatâÂÂs impossible, maybe some light stain with water finish is better solution? Thanks...See MoreRed Oak hardwood floors
Comments (13)I honestly believe light or dark is the same maintenance. I have had natural light oak and now have dark stained oak and the care is exactly the same to me. One does not wear worse than the other. Wood in general is going to be higher care than a ceramic tile. For me I would chose beauty over function when it comes to my floors. I have 2 boxers, 3 kids and a messy family. I LOVE my dark stained red oak floors. My mother in law, neighbors, a few friends told me I was crazy to go dark with two dogs. I would do it all over again. Dh says: "why did we wait so long." Do they show dirt? No. They are vacuumed weekly. And swept or mini vac'd if something terrible happens. Does the dog hair show? No. I have boxers who have that horrific short hair that gets into everything and is like porcupine needles to get out. And have no issues. One dog is Brindle and the other a flashy gold fawn. The dog hair does not show more or less on a dark floor. Some folks on GW joke that get a dog to match your floors is the key to clean. Do the floors get scratched? My dogs also have long nails. One is stubborn about trims. Yes, they get scratched but it is minimal. I had travertine floor tiles crack more than the scratches. The stain is so deep into the wood that if they have a tiny mark or scratch you can not see it. My floor guys used bonakemi traffic. I've heard it's awesome and for my floors I say yes. No scratches looks like soft matte wood. I love my dark stained wood. What look do you love? Do you love light? Light can be really pretty too. I will post some images below. Or do you love the dark? I find if I like something ( counter, tile, floors, lighting...) it is not a horrible chore to clean it. ~boxerpups...See MoreRed Oak hardwoods-help
Comments (17)I recommended the Rubio as opposed to the linseed oil, for a safer alternative to an oil rubbed look. You do need a contractor with experience with this product. Rubio conducts training sessions and offers support to flooring contractors. Rubio Monocoat Training As for the Bona Traffic, that is a great finish, different appearance. You are headed in the right direction looking for a water based (or waterbourne) product. If you are going with a dark stain, I am going to steer you away from Bona. The Bona looks like skim milk when you pour it out. It actually lightens the color of the floor. We love it on natural oak for a European finish. For darker colors, we recommend Pall-x 98, two component finish. This finish has an amber finish and resembles an oil modified finish. These options are more expensive than the traditional oil modified finish, but the durability can't be beat. Duraseal also makes a good 2 component finish....See MoreAbout to Refinish Red Oak 2 inch hardwood floors. Help
Comments (6)You might want to read this valuable advice from SJ McCarthy written earlier today. https://www.houzz.com/discussions/5806177/difference-between-white-oak-and-red-oak-flooring SJ McCarthy The ORANGE you are seeing is the finish. The oil based polyurethanes are products that turn WHITE PAPER orange. It is called ambering. The red oak floors in the photo have been finished with an oil based finish. This is common practice but not currently attractive in today's 'white is best' flooring fashion. The issue I have with redoing the floors is this: The floors will loose 20 years of life if you sand/refinish them today. How do I know this? Because a site finished floor is supposed to offer 25 years of 'life'. A solid 3/4" hardwood (which I'm guessing this is) will offer 60 - 80 years of service (that's 3 sand/refinishes during it's lifetime). Each time you 'change' the colour (on a whim or due to current fashion) you cut down the life of your 'lifetime' floor. If you do this 3 times in 20 years (today, 10 years from now and then 20 years from now) you will have cut the life of your floor down to 40 years. That's half of it's natural life span. Balance deleted...See MoreG & S Floor Service
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