Matching New Oak Floor To Old
Michelle Davidson
5 years ago
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matching new to old wood floor
Comments (10)Wood needs room to expand and contract due to seasonal changes in humidity and temperatures. While it is certainly possible to do what you are proposing, filling the gap between the tile and wood with caulk is not a good idea. There should be at least a 1/4" to 3/8" gap between the two. That means a transition strip will be needed to cover the gap, one that is connected to the sub floor or the tile thus allowing the wood floor to move. If that transition strip were made of metal---aluminum or steel, it could be made thin enough to not cause a tripping hazard. If it were made of wood, the thichness will need to be at least a total of 3/4" above the floor surface---tapering it will limit the actual trip hazard, but it will still stick up that 3/4". That 3/4" is basically the same as a threshhold at the bottom of an entry/exit door or often the difference between a carpet and tile floor between a hallway and bedroom---with the transition strip in a doorway. Those locations do not cause the same propensity for a trip since there is a definate change of location---going from one space through a door to another. People have learned to expect a change in the floor height in those conditions. If the change in the spaces is enough, a 3/4" transition strip between the tile and wood could work fine---it just depends on the situation....See MoreExisting oak wood floors are too low to match with new wood in kitchen
Comments (5)You can put in a new floor in the kitchen and have it matched to the old one. It won’t have a patina but if done correctly blends very well! You can barely tell the difference between my 70 year old and 6 month old floors....See Morehelp with new hardwood floor installation for matching some old floors
Comments (11)Those "gaps" are mild. They are normal. They are expected. They tell the story that they are original. They are meant to be there. The new floors will eventually do that too...which means they will match (eventually). It might take a decade...but it will happen. And don't forget that once everything is sanded down, you will be VERY surprised at how those "gaps" seem to go away (visually). Why, you ask? Because some of that is dirt. Once the floor has been sanded down (1-2mm of wood is taken off with the sanding), the dark material between the planks gets shaved off as well. And voila...they look cleaner (because they are). Relax about the absolutely normal spacing between planks. Unless you have museum quality climate control, this LITTLE bit of shrinkage is normal and to be expected with every floor (especially if it is 30 years old)....See MoreSeeking Solution for working with Old Red Oak vs New Red Oak please!
Comments (7)@Sales Team I REALLY wished I had done this - I wish I had known to do this...between the insurance adjuster who promised to make us 'whole' by covering the cost of the old wood also being sanded, scraped and stained again AND the flooring company that was recommended to me as being skilled at matching AND an interior designer, no one mentioned this as even potentially being an issue. We have the same wood, same grade and size but I just didn't realize that the old wood would have changed so much from the chemicals soaking in. I could either go back to the insurance company to try to push them to cover new wood in the adjoining room (the den) but then now this will push the flooring company out when they are booked and pushes us out an additional 2-3 weeks since the new wood would have to acclimate and this new area would have to be worked into their schedule. An inconvenience for all and typically I wouldn't bat an eye to push for this but we have an 18 and 21 year old and both kids will be leaving home around the same time (college for one and moving out for another) and I REALLY wanted to make this holiday season really memorable and go all out decorating. I know it's trivial to many and definitely a first world problem but it's something that's disappointing to me nontheless... If you have experience with this, do you (or does anyone else) think that the NEW red oak will 'catch up' to looking bleached out like the OLD wood since we'll be using the same custom color on it (has one part ebony since it has a green undertone to counteract the pink)? Or will they always look different??? Thanks so much for responding!!...See More- PRO
Michelle Davidson
5 years ago - PRO
Michelle Davidson
5 years ago
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