Red Oak Floor With Gray Stain
Old red oak plank floors refinished with grey stain ortega april 16 2018 0 comments in wood floor refinishing by admin dan s floor store was contracted to refinish the 1 1 2 wide solid old red oak plank floors in this circa 1950 home in the ortega neighborhood of jacksonville florida.
Red oak floor with gray stain. You may have seen on instagram we are just wrapping up a large set of home renovation projects. Older floors typically have spacing nail and pin holes discoloration etc. All this before we realized the country was about to shut down for covid19. I m dying to go lighter but i keep reading with red oak i m out of luck.
We are considering a mix of weathered oak and mixed with gray stain which i found scouring the net. We gutted our kitchen in february and emptied the first floor to have the hardwood floors refinished. Otherwise you ll have pink mixed in. The dark gray will help hide and drown out the red tones.
22 best hardwood floor stain colors for red oak 3 4 x 3 1 4 natural red oak bellawood lumber liquidators. Be careful with the wood species. Stain can turn out blotchy on maple floors as these are close pored species this blotchiness occurs with all stain colors. See also red oak floor stain samples oakhardwoodflooring flooring.
Old preexisting floors are not the best canvas to sand and refinish in a gray stain. Tips for choosing red oak floor stains. Red oak has underlying red tones and often a darker gray is needed to achieve the desired look. If you do a stain you don t need a sealer as the stain is the sealer.
So before i get into the oak stain colors and results i thought it would be helpful to provide a few tips on choosing a hardwood floor stain. Duraseal silvered gray stain on red oak floors. Dark walnut 2716. Best to stain gray on a brand new installed floor.
Ginger if you have red oak and want to do some form of gray you will either need to bleach the floors first or choose a darker gray.