Warm Wood Tone on Red Oak Floors without orange, RED, or too much grey
Red Oak Floors have been installed however having an issue with getting the right balance for a warm wood tone without RED boards coming through in such an obvious way. We had to scratch the stain originally thought would work (photo here) and start from scratch. This time we will be using Duraseal per my contractor request. I have read many of the discussions here (THANK YOU!) on the subject as now I understand it is quite the challenge if not going super dark. I am hoping someone here has a success story. In the threads, some people end with mentioning trying the stain combinations but not posting the outcome. Wondering if anyone has some success stories. We won't be bleaching or using a different coating before the stain. After reading a ton, I see the stain has to have a bunch of green it to help dull the red tone. These are the combination in Duraseal I have seen people mention... Looking for advice or photos of people's floors with these combinations or similar desired outcome. I will be doing our own tests but trying to narrow down the combinations to try. I would love to be able to get a similar result as my photo WITHOUT the RED tone coming through and hopefully a more overall consistent shade across the boards. Thank you!
Combination that has been mentioned:
75% weathered oak and 25% classic gray.
1 part Jacobean (or dark walnut) 1 part weathered oak
Three parts weathered oak and 1 part dark walnut
50/50 Special Walnut/Weathered Oak
Also saw someone mentioned use Jacobean and mix it with Neutral to lighten.
Hoping to find a combination that is easy-ish to replicate to ensure success across different areas.
Photo of the current stain for reference. Thank you!
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racheleck
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Timothy Winzell
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PROBeth H. :
last monthlast modified: last monthwhat you don't want is any stain w/red in it. you'll want to use brown stains that are ashy or greenish tone.
coffee brown and provincial are examples, as well as jacobean.
racheleck
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Beth H. :
last monthit's best if you do a sample board, let dry. then you can see how it will look
(spec wal/weathered oak might be a nice combo)
u can use the Neutral to lighten things up a bit. I like the far left mix (this is red oak, so it's going to look more red than yours)
spc wal, jacobean, prov, reg wal, all are ashier brwns w/o much red.
millworkman