I'm trying to match real wood steps with LVP flooring in my rental.
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I'm refinishing my oak floors. Would you like to help me?
Comments (3)" Red Oak is open grain and look's better if filled, White Oak is closed grain therefore doesn't require filling." -Wrong, completely 100% false. Both Red and White oak are OPEN grain woods. The grains on white oak are a bit more narrow, but still open. Maple is an example of a closed grain wood. If you take a close up pic of the floor, and post it, i can tell you if its red or white. I post over on the Floors forum all the time, post your question there and receive a lot more help. I personally dont like the varathane products, but thats for a different debate. For the Smoothest results, lightly abrade between EVERY coat. generally a 150 grit paper is fine, can even go 220. two coats in a day is fine. i would try 3 coats total (2 one day, then 1 more the next), and then see how you like the look. if it looks dry or you feel like another is necessary then go ahead. since you plan on staining the floor, do not keep adding coats after coats of stain. it can effect the adhession ability when you go to apply the coats of finish. If you want the stain to come out darker, you have two options, mix the stain with a darker stain, or you can Waterpop your floor. this will help get a more even color throughout the floor and take the stain a bit deeper. The wood filler i would do this, if you prefer to not trowel fill the entire floor during the sanding process, then after you get two coats of finish on the stain, then spot fill the areas you want and then lightly hand sand the fill off...doing this with finish applied will help prevent you from scuffing the stain off the bare wood causing a shading issue....See MoreShould I try to match new vinyl plank flooring with current hardwood?
Comments (3)Absolutely no fake wood next to real wood. You have two choices here. Either match the original flooring so it's continuous throughout, or go with a totally different floor. If you are determined to have vinyl, I'd go with a large format vinyl slate tile....See MoreBest way to match our LVP flooring to wooden stair treads?
Comments (18)@hallettco, it's been a long day.....totally forgot the OP said LVP in her first post between my first comment and second comment. I was looking at what appeared to be solid wood in the pic she posted. FWIW, my builder installed red oak treads after we had very light white oak flooring installed and he clear coated them. It's not off terribly but it's been a bone of contention between us. It's not horrible but he gave us a discount so I'm living with them for now :/...See MoreLVP....weight bearing limits? I'm confused.
Comments (32)Slab here (by choice, custom build). Engineered HW. I don't expect to refinish it because of the stain type and color. But also don't expect to need to. It is tough as nails compared to our site finished HW in the last house. When we left that, it was pretty ready to be refinished. We had done some restaining 2 times in 8 years - mostly due to a tick/heartworm medication that got shaken off the dog. We didn't realize that is what it is the first time - hence the 2 times. We also had a plank sanded and restained because of a large scratch in a prominent location - by the cleaners. Vinyl definitely has different grades. We have some really cheap stuff in a rental house. Was the right choice at the time but it has some scratches/dents at 4 years. But lots of stuff in that house has some incredible wear. That doesn't mean all vinyl is like that. I think we can all agree that everyone has different tastes and tolerances for a plastic floor. Certainly they are pretty good nowadays and they are wicked easy to take care of. They are also fairly easy to repair - compared to site finished HW. I am not sure I would do site finished again although it has advantages. For me it would be LVP or engineered having lived most of my life with site finished. Not a huge fan of patina in general. For OP, that isn't a bad cost differential but it sounds like you have made up your mind. Good engineered wood is fantastic....See MoreRelated Professionals
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