Restaining Hardwood Floors Colors
Hgtv shares tips tricks and instructions on how to get the job done.
Restaining hardwood floors colors. Using excess amounts or applying multiple coats of stain can cause the stain to bleed back where it wicks back up to the surface of the board as solvent begins to evaporate. To help us uncover the hardwood floor color trends that reigned supreme in 2019 we spoke with 14. The floor will not get darker if you flood it with an excess of stain or apply a second coat. As the coating fades the coloring.
Afterward mop using a micro cloth and concentrated cleaner specially made for hardwood floors. Flooring experts estimate that hardwood floors can be sanded for refinishing up to 10 times depending on the thoroughness of the sanding and the level of wear and tear on the floor. If you re a commitment phobic shopper choosing interior flooring can feel like a never ending process. This how to refinish wood floors article will show you how to do just that.
But as long as the damage is shallow in the coating and not in the wood itself you can renew the hardwood floor by adding a new coat of polyurethane right over the old finish. Store and dispose of oil soaked rags properly. It takes some elbow grease to refinish hardwood floors but it s worth it. Hardwood floor refinishing can help you get rid of those unsightly scratches and marks.
Tinted topcoats varnishes and various types of polyurethane can give you a darker color. Most are pleasantly surprised it doesn t matter if you are going light to dark or vice versa. While trends like linoleum and shag carpet eek went out of style as quickly as they came into it hardwood flooring has for centuries been a failsafe choice for any and every aesthetic. My floor guy uses masterline oil based poly in a satin finish but i can t find much information on this product.
Hardwood floors add value to your home and provide a classic look that goes with any style. The answer is usually yes. Yes it s true you can go light or dark or red tones or anywhere in between. If your existing finish is a lighter wood tone similar to or such as minwax wood finish colors natural golden oak ipswich pine puritan pine golden pecan fruitwood driftwood early american cherry or pickled oak changing color with polyshades is quite easy.
The main issue with adding a coating comes from coating s tendency to wear and fade quickly. They are a really nice dark rich color. I just had my red white oak hardwood floors stained with 2 coats of ebony dark walnut. Several products exist that will let you change or restore the color of your hardwood floors.
Caveats to glazing or coating. Many homeowners don t realize that you can change the color of hardwood flooring when you refinish your floors. Method squirt and mop and bona hardwood floor cleaner are two good ones. Keep in mind steam water vinegar and cleaners like murphy s oil soap that produces suds should never be used to clean wood floors.