Rough Finish Red Oak Flooring

Thick x 5 in.

Rough finish red oak flooring. A proper finish keeps rough wood supple prevents it from fading cracking and enhances its natural beauty. Case 3 69. It imparts a rustic ambiance that you just can t get using milled lumber. Seal with shellac and scuff sand when dry.

Finishing oak you need a high quality planer and lots of. This is a classic oak finish familiar to any antique lover. Rough cut lumber is just what the name implies. Wide x random length solid hardwood flooring 19 5 sq.

The reason why you didn t get the result you were expecting. How to choose a finish for red oak flooring. Thick x 2 1 4 in. Blue ridge hardwood flooring oak shale 3 4 in.

Also you want to make your decision based on the wet look on red oak or with finish on it not stand alone stain. The flooring guy s staining process is probably the issue. Red oak flooring is a durable hardwood option that has a traditional straight grain and a hint of red or pink in the unfinished boards. The glaze layer darkens the open pored earlywood and contrasts beautifully with the brownish gold latewood.

While there are many species of hardwood fit for flooring. You finally decided on the perfect hardwood for your floors whether that s a deep rich walnut a warm cherry wood or a rustic oak. Trans tint honey amber dye to the bare wood and let it dry. Once completed the varied surface created by the saw marks hides the abuse from high traffic pets etc.

This vendor charges 2 95 per bf and adds 45 cents per board foot for dried oak for a total of 3 40 per bf. Case 4 19 sq. I just had solid oak hardwood floors installed in a rental unit. Stocked in random width our rough sawn flooring requires only light sanding which can easily be done by hand allowing the do it yourself person to complete this floor start to finish.

Select red oak 3 4 in. Did he pretreat the red oak by water popping before applying the stain. Wide x varying length smooth finish solid hardwood flooring 21 sq. I am disappointed by the rough finish.

After it dries it has a gray haze to it. Rough lumber may contain saw marks insect holes and bark. Making this the perfect low maintenance floor. This finish looks best on red oak.

It appears that there was debris and in some places brush hairs under the oil based poly throughout.