Be careful with the wood species.
Classic gray stain on red oak floors.
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.
I m dying to go lighter but i keep reading with red oak i m out of luck.
Best to stain gray on a brand new installed floor.
The alcohol washed out the lines in the wood which made it more grey and we wanted more dimensions.
Old preexisting floors are not the best canvas to sand and refinish in a gray stain.
Tips for choosing red oak floor stains.
We are considering a mix of weathered oak and mixed with gray stain which i found scouring the net.
Older floors typically have spacing nail and pin holes discoloration etc.
If you do a stain you don t need a sealer as the stain is the sealer.
Classic gray tends to be slightly blotchy so make sure to use pre conditioner with this stain color.
The dark gray will help hide and drown out the red tones.
As part of the refinishing process our client described the look they wanted and we recommended adding a grey stain to the red oak planks during our refinishing process.
Red oak has underlying red tones and often a darker gray is needed to achieve the desired look.
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.
Every single piece of wood took on a gray hue including the red oak.
Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors.
Gray stained floors tend to turn out best on white oak flooring.
Otherwise you ll have pink mixed in.
This classic gray stain creates the perfect weathered look without over saturating with too much gray.
Which also means the wood grains still show through the stain color.
We are refinishing existing 2 1 4 red oak floors that are currently a darker stain and completely replacing the floors in some rooms so we have to stick with red oak.
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Dark walnut 2716.
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.