Old floating staircase: can the wood be stained?
Sharon Yedidia
5 years ago
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Beth H. :
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New wood/old wood... will the new wood blend with old in 6-8 mont
Comments (3)It is pretty easy to get a decent match on older wood - if you are willing to pay! There are numerous companies that specialize in reclaimed lumber. They would be able to match you up with some planks from the same time period and mill them to match yours. We just did that with heart pine in a 1912 house. It is not cheap though. Lumber, milling, installation/weaving, sanding and finishing came in over $25/sq ft. Fortunately it was just a few small patches. If you are just trying to make a new board look "old" - good luck. Modern lumber just isn't going to have the same look as the old growth trees they were logging 100 years ago. If you can swap out some boards from a closet for "free" that is a better option. As for the costs, ripping up 2 sections and repairing them obviously will cost more than just 1 section. For the urine damaged areas - whose idea was it to just sand? If you asked him to do it to save some money on repairs and now don't like the look, expect to pay to have it fixed. If you left it up to the contractor as to which boards to replace and which to salvage and he just did a poor job, then he should stand by his work and fix it....See MoreStaircase...flooring match stain on staircase or what other options?
Comments (18)Real wood or engineered. Pre-finished is a good way to go. Clear is a higher grade of hardwood that has less variation in color and more uniform with less knotholes, so not as rustic and busy looking and less of a statement. Character grade has lots of variation and knotholes. It depends on your taste. I tried to find pics of what I suggested and couldn't find the right combo, but this pic shows the lighter flooring used on the risers to tie it in. This shows an interesting riser treatment. The tile could include both wood colors. This shows darker stairs with a contrasting floor that contains the stair color and other lighter colors....See MoreSaying goodbye to 'old yeller' (wood floor stain questions)
Comments (24)@chicagoans You are quite fortunate to have @SJ McCarthy commenting on your thread here. This is a well-known expert on flooring finishes here in the Houzz forums. If your floor is already done, then it's too late, but if you still have time, please push for the Bona finish. As mentioned above, many of these finishes turn yellow over time. Bona's waterborne finishes are some of the best on market to avoid this. As your title mentions, you are "saying good bye to old yeller . . . " but could actually be replacing your finish with one that will once again yellow for you over time. It really sounds like you don't want the hassle of dealing with the contractor, but we're just trying to spare you heartache on down the road. I had a similar instance in a recent flooring job where I wanted a product I had researched would be best, the floor guys said I didn't need it, and now I have a huge problem on my hands because their promises were useless, and I have a lot of staining going on. You're the one who has to live with this floor, not them, so they just want the easiest way out and possibly the most economical products so their job margains may be higher....See MorePainting over old wood stain on furniture
Comments (2)You can't just spray stuff over the top of this and expect that to work, you have got to sand down the old finish somewhat to give the new finish a 'bite" to adhere to. This doesn't mean all-day sanding, but probably 30 minutes worth. Everything needs to be scuffed. The problem is now you have to sand through the primer coats you already applied. Start with 150 grit and finish with 220. Before you put any new topcoat on, you have to clean what the sanding misses, use a tack rag with mineral spirits to do so and scrub a bit with that. The hardest or most time-consuming part of any kind of this project is the Prep, and you skipped over it. For bleed through, a light coat of shellac will take care of that before you apply your chalk paint....See MoreSharon Yedidia
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