Need to pick floor stain this weekend - Special Walnut or Provincial?
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Need to decide floor stain by Tues-help!
Comments (5)"FYI, my contractor says he will not do any custom blends, so mixing is out. Please help!" First step. Fire your contractor. Mixing stains and doing a custom blend is standard procedure for any pro. The first thing i tell customer when i show them a color chart is that they ae Not limited to just those. Ill mix up whatever you want. Those guys that say you get to choose whats on the chart or nothing are hacks and gives true professionals a bad name. (Dont really fire your guy if youre happy im just venting. But mixing stains is simple. Saying no should raise a red flag)...See MoreHave to decide floor stain by Tues- Provincial or Spec. Walnut?
Comments (9)Here's the thing, if you mix them and in the future you need to redo the floors or just retouch where an accident has occurred you will not be able to exactly match it. Scenario: It seemed like the finish you mixed up would never go bad but fast forward a few years and it's all dried up in the can and you have to remember what you mixed together and thought you would never forget!! But you did and you can't find where you put that formula you wrote down. On top of that they have changed dropped one of the colors from the line. How do I know this? Because it happened to us!!! We have mixed stain on our floors and don't have a clue what we used way back when we built the house. I like Provencial, it's an old color that base come back into favor. They are so similar I think you would like either one in the long run : ) It does show more dog hair if you have light color of pets....See MoreCan’t pick duraseal stain for floors
Comments (30)We refinished our 20 year old red oak floors this spring. The original stain was a yellow/orangish and fairly glossy. After two weeks of looking at 6 stain samples night and day we chose the Chestnut stain. NOT the English Chestnut, which, in my opinion, has a pronounced reddish cast. Fast forward 6 months and we are very happy with our choice. It's a warm, rich medium brown. I will say it does show dust a little more than our original floor, but we vacuum about every other day, so really not an issue for us. We are finding it a nice change, and a much warmer, richer look. * Edited to add: Our samples looked very different daytime vs. nighttime. We have a fairly sunny home with lots of windows....See MoreHas anyone used 50/50 minwax dark walnut + special walnut on red oak?
Comments (35)You want to avoid applying a second coat of stain. It will cause adhesion issues. What you can do is add some of the stain to a oil base poly, then apply it. Another option is to use poly shade in a similar color. You can apply 2-3 coats of the poly shade to achieve your desired color. Poly shade is oil base. Contractor should have water popped the floor prior to applying the stain. The color would come out darker....See MoreA T@Home
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