Basement Stairs Wood Stain match upstairs flooring or basement?
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What Wood flooring to Use on Stairs between main flr and upstairs
Comments (3)For classic style and elegance, nothing beats hardwood. This type of flooring adapts to all shapes of stair treads and is available in a range of different wood species, finishes and colours. Oak is renowned for its hardness and durability and is therefore a popular choice in high-traffic areas; however, most other species of hardwood (yellow birch, maple, etc.) can be used on stairs. Wood can vary in price significantly, depending on the species and finish chosen. Wooden stair treads come either untreated or pre-varnished or stained. If you buy them untreated you will need to coat them with polyurethane varnish, recommended for its high resistance. Varnish does tend to change colour slightly or yellow with age, so re-sanding and re-varnishing is often necessary after a few years. To keep the wood looking good, the stairs should be washed either with a product specially designed for hardwood floors or simply with water (without vinegar or detergent). Installing hardwood on stairs can be done by any experienced do-it-yourselfer equipped with the right tools. Many people choose carpeting for the stairs. Carpet comes in a wide variety of colours, patterns, textures and prices, to suit all tastes and needs. Carpet is an excellent sound-absorbing material, which is a definite advantage in busy areas such as the stairs. ciciliotandson...See MorePlease help with basement floor & stairs
Comments (3)OK...start with the stairs. The stairs - if visible from the upstairs living space - belongs to the upstairs living space. If there is a door at the top that prevents anyone from seeing them then they can either an "upstairs" floor or a "down stairs floor". I'll assume they are visible from the main living space. The stair treads will be finished in oak (match the species to what you have now) and then finished to match (as best as possible) to what you have NOW. Very simple. As for the downstairs flooring, the pool table is going to be your biggest issue. And here's why. They can be SOOOOO heavy that they ANCHOR a floating floor in place = problems down the road. That means glue down/permanent flooring (like carpet or tiles/stone/concrete) is the way to go. Except you are looking at vinyl....sigh. Now...vinyl in a floating presentation is easy to get right. All you need to do is use a vapour barrier that comes in sheets (Home Depot), tape the seams and you are ready to go. Except the pool table could be too much for it. Oops. Now we have to move to a glue down vinyl - uh oh. Now we have to deal with moisture testing (yep....the INSTALLER has to KNOW how to test, with which instrument and know what s/he is looking at/for). Once the testing has been done - with proper tools (which are quite expensive BTW) - the proper ADHESIVE is chosen. Hold on. We're only half way there. Now that the moisture levels have been tested and the proper adhesive has been chosen (this stuff is EXPENSIVE...can be as much as $3/sf), the proper TOOLS have to be used. The right trowel with the right notch. Excellent. Now the tool has to be used properly to achieve the correct spread rate for the moisture levels found. Now you are ready to install a permanent floor down stairs. Whew! That's a lot of knowledge. The pool table is your biggest issue. Without it, the whole thing would be a breeze because you can float any floor you want with only minimal knowledge/tools. As soon as you get into "adhesives" and their use, you are getting into some very serious technical territory in a basement. And vinyl has another drawback - it rarely allows underlay/underpadding. That means the vinyl will probably sit directly on concrete = almost as cold/hard as concrete. This can be pretty harsh depending on what climate you live in....See Morematching stairs to hardwood both upstairs and downstairs
Comments (15)First of all, using the same flooring upstairs and in the basement greatly simplifies and unifies the interior of your house. And it allows you to select one of the colors in this flooring to use on your stairs. This, of course, raises the question of your choice of flooring for the first floor, which you have not discussed. As for using your preconception of a dark flooring for your office only in the basement, of course you could do this. Keep in mind, however, that in the photos you posted above the hue bias for the Syndey Silver Maple is yellow, while the hue bias for the dark flooring sample is either orange or red. That's just a way of saying that the two samples in the photo aren't really harmonious together. If you want a dark valued floor in your office you really need to pick a flooring much closer to the hue bias of Syndey Silver Maple. That shouldn't be hard to do. Good luck on your project....See MoreHow to select basement flooring to complement existing h/w stairs
Comments (5)I might be unusual but I probably wouldn’t try to match them. Id do a contrast instead. Maybe go super light or a very different tone on the basement floor. something that harmonizes but is definitely different. Good luck whatever you decide!...See MoreRelated Professionals
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