Floors made of maple birch and coniferous woods especially pine or fir are all very difficult to stain evenly.
Grey stained floors before and after.
After he sanded and stained and did one top coat the color is all over the place with grays yellows and browns based on the variations in the wood.
Maple and birch are tight grained woods with very small pores and the density of the pore wall fibers varies drastically.
Sanded stained it a nice light gray and finished only wood floors 260 n.
Applying stain and clear coat although many wood stains are suitable for application with a brush or roller flooring professionals often apply special wiping stains by hand.
Jun 26 2017 explore melissa merola s board jacobean stain on pinterest.
My first post about the hardwood floor refinishing process focused on meeting with a bona certified craftsman to sample and choose a few stain colors and finishes then i posted about the sanding and staining process.
I wanted to stain them gray and after the flooring guy did a few samples on my floor i chose bona dri fast stain in grey.
My contractor said no one has ever requested this.
This gallery previews the before and after of staining and sanded flooring examples.
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Below is a pic of my stained white oak floors not sealed yet we stained today.
The information on this thread was very helpful to me thank you to those who contributed.
Today i am sharing the reveal showing you how the bona refinish.
In my area the majority of floors are dark stain.
We used 1 3 antique white 1 3 classic gray 1 3 weathered oak.
At colour my floors we have performed the art of hand staining on existing timber floors as well as new installations over many types of timbers.
Before applying stain to your wood floor you need to know what species it is.
After filling voids with wood filler and trowel floor installers use a floor buffer to smooth the floor surface and blend the filler with parquets.
Not all hardwood species can be stained gray should be stained gray.
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Before and after old brown parquet floor.
If you missed my previous posts i had the hardwood floor in my living room and kitchen refinished by bona.
Before staining your floors gray there are a few key points to consider.