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Comments (1)Discuss it with them. Since we cannot see your floor, we cannot say whether or not the "slight imperfections" are those that are common and to be expected with an on-site finish. However, as someone who finishes wood flooring, I can tell you that it is almost nigh impossible to achieve a "flawless" result, especially when staining a floor a dark color. There is always going to be something that isn't perfect. Even factory finished flooring isn't always flaw-free. Any minor imperfection should be just that...minor. It should not be obvious when looking at it from eye level and it should not stand out as a mistake when viewing the entire floor. If you have to get down on your hands and knees to see it or position yourself so you can see it, that would not be reasonable....See MoreWood floors help - Bona Traffic over UV oil prefinished floors?
Comments (4)UV Oil could be several things. UV means "UV cured". That must is certain. The "oil" could mean "oil based polyurethane" (doubt it but it is possible) or it could mean an oil finish (hardwax oil finish or penetrating oil). Before you do anything you need to KNOW...I mean KNOW what that "UV oil" stands for. You can only apply "like to like". Bona Traffic is a polyurethane finish. It can only go over urethane or polyurethane finishes!!! It cannot go over OIL finishes or hardwax oil finishes. Ah...now you see the problem. "Oil" finish could mean something like Olie Oil finish or it could mean "oil based" or solvent based URETHANE. If you mix them up, you need a whole new floor. Whomsoever told you to use Bona Traffic just about ruined your floors. http://admflooringdesign.com/shop/catalog/laguna-natural/ Here is what ADM Floors says: All of our oil based floors require to be cleaned immediately after installation with a natural wood flooring soap and then treated with wood flooring maintenance oil at least once. You can find Woca Natural Soap and Woca Maintenance Oil available for sale on our Accessories page. Contact our staff if you have questions or need more information....See MoreTaupe kitchen cabinets and red oak floor. Help choose floor stain!
Comments (19)tried to grab some in different lighting and with fiff wall paint. i swear its even less orange in real life- or even in my camera reel before it posts here...See MoreFlooring help - Need help deciding what type of floor for 1st floor.
Comments (6)You have: WARM travertine tile on the first floor. You have DARK warm wood cabinets. You have WARM countertops. The LAST thing you want sitting next to that BEAUTIFUL WARM coloured stone is gray. No gray. Nothing in your home says "I need gray to make it perfect". Nothing. Your furniture will change. Your area rugs will change. Your wall colours will change. They will all change inside of 15 years. But your PERMANENT stone or tile floors will STAY. If you must use a tile next to stone, I suggest working in the same tones. You can go darker or you can go lighter but stay inside the SAME TONES as the travertine. If you REALLY MUST HAVE GRAY - then rip out the travertine and start again. Gray and peach stone/tile do not like to play nicely together. It screams out, "I didn't want to pay to do it properly." I would recommend finding MORE travertine in a different sized tile and add it in at an angle (diagonal install). You can find a stone that is either a little darker or a little lighter. You can then add a decorative boarder to the rooms where you are installing it so that it looks like you did it on purpose. This is a great way to add more of the high-end stone to a space that already has high-end stone. But please do not add gray in with peach. They just don't like each other. Flooring snobs, like myself can see it right away. We KNOW when something has been done piece meal. We also know when someone did the piece meal NICELY vs. someone who did it without a thought to the overall look of the floor. Compliment the stone you are keeping. Let your area rugs turn the space gray. That trend is quickly dying. It makes sense to throw out a rug in 3 years. It doesn't make sense to rip out a tile floor in 3 years....See MoreRelated Professionals
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