English Chestnut Stain On Red Oak Floors

Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors.

English chestnut stain on red oak floors.

Email save comment 6. Aug 30 2013 check out stylish floors n mores custom flooring work and give us a call for a free estimate at 631 642 0906. They are 100 year old white oak and had previously been finished with no stain. I disliked the orangy yellow look and i want to go darker but not too dark.

Tips for choosing red oak floor stains. The wood types we chose also are vastly different ranging from extremely soft birch to hard red oak with undertones all over the map. Minwax wood finish is a penetrating oil based stain that enhances wood grain with rich color in just one coat. We ve been wanting to do a wood stain study for years now and in my head i wanted to do every type of wood with about 20 different stains each but with limited resources not to mention space we settled on 5 popular species of wood commonly used by diyers with 6 different stains.

It is a durable and self crosslinking urethane acrylic the only high wear single. 2 light 2 medium and 2 dark. This post is sponsored by minwax. Not only does the hardness effect how a wood will accept stain harder woods tend to accept stains better and more evenly but also the natural color of the wood.

English chestnut stain red oak jade floors. My floor guy didnt do any samples for me. I recently refinished my 50 yr old red oak floors with minwax english chestnut in a satin finish. Very disappointed in that.

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. The refinishing guys put down samples of. Pro image is a one part water based flooring topcoat. I wanted a medium brown stain without red or orange.

English chestnut stain on red oak floors pictures attached. Ideal for unfinished wood furniture cabinets. I want to know what my options are. Way too much red tone for me.