Help! Dilemma With Red Oak Hardwood Flooring
Linda Freeman
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Oil-based poly for red oak hardwood floor?
Comments (0)I deceided to go with oil-based polyurethane for red oak hardwood floor finish. One issue IâÂÂm uncertain of is ambering (yellow/orange shade) of oil bases poly. I want to minimize it . Can anyone recommend some brand verses others that would help in keeping this amber in check. If thatâÂÂs impossible, maybe some light stain with water finish is better solution? Thanks...See MoreRed Oak hardwood floors
Comments (13)I honestly believe light or dark is the same maintenance. I have had natural light oak and now have dark stained oak and the care is exactly the same to me. One does not wear worse than the other. Wood in general is going to be higher care than a ceramic tile. For me I would chose beauty over function when it comes to my floors. I have 2 boxers, 3 kids and a messy family. I LOVE my dark stained red oak floors. My mother in law, neighbors, a few friends told me I was crazy to go dark with two dogs. I would do it all over again. Dh says: "why did we wait so long." Do they show dirt? No. They are vacuumed weekly. And swept or mini vac'd if something terrible happens. Does the dog hair show? No. I have boxers who have that horrific short hair that gets into everything and is like porcupine needles to get out. And have no issues. One dog is Brindle and the other a flashy gold fawn. The dog hair does not show more or less on a dark floor. Some folks on GW joke that get a dog to match your floors is the key to clean. Do the floors get scratched? My dogs also have long nails. One is stubborn about trims. Yes, they get scratched but it is minimal. I had travertine floor tiles crack more than the scratches. The stain is so deep into the wood that if they have a tiny mark or scratch you can not see it. My floor guys used bonakemi traffic. I've heard it's awesome and for my floors I say yes. No scratches looks like soft matte wood. I love my dark stained wood. What look do you love? Do you love light? Light can be really pretty too. I will post some images below. Or do you love the dark? I find if I like something ( counter, tile, floors, lighting...) it is not a horrible chore to clean it. ~boxerpups...See MoreRed Oak Hardwood floors- Want natural white oak look
Comments (3)@millworkman Thank you for your feedback. I know they will not look the same as they are different woods, but I am hoping to find something that will get me that lighter color with the least undertones if that makes sense....See MorePossible to get a blonde look with red oak hardwood flooring?
Comments (22)Thank you for all the suggestions. We are in the final stage of making our decision for our flooring finish and leaning heavily toward Rubio Monocoat "Pure." Pure would be less honey/blonde/champagne than our original inspiration and more on the amber/red side (We tried a sample of the Pure with Pink Blocker pre-treatment but the swatch unfortunately has a visible green tint.). One thing that we appreciate about the Pure finish is that, barring any "design related preferences," the red oak wood really looks beautiful with this finish on it. It brings out a depth and spark of light to the wood. There are some photos of Pure on red oak online that we like, and others we don't like so much. It is difficult to predict whether our finished floor will look more like one vs. the other. For example, we like this example of Pure on red oak from the Rubio Monocoat website: And we like this example of Pure on red oak from this website https://theflooringartists.com/projects/rubio-monocoat-pure-red-oak/ We don't like these examples of Pure on red oak as much (see below). Maybe it is the characteristics of the specific grade of wood itself, or some aspect of the application:...See MoreG & S Floor Service
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