English Chestnut Stain On Red Oak Floors

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English chestnut stain on red oak floors.

Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors. I want to know what my options are. Very disappointed in that. I need some handholding i just selected english chestnut stain for my living room dining room floors.

Pro image is a one part water based flooring topcoat. Minwax wood finish is a penetrating oil based stain that enhances wood grain with rich color in just one coat. It is a durable and self crosslinking urethane acrylic the only high wear single. 2 light 2 medium and 2 dark.

They are 100 year old white oak and had previously been finished with no stain. English chestnut stain red oak jade floors. The wood types we chose also are vastly different ranging from extremely soft birch to hard red oak with undertones all over the map. My floor guy didnt do any samples for me.

Ideal for unfinished wood furniture cabinets. English chestnut stain on red oak floors pictures attached. Way too much red tone for me. Here are some photos of our red oak floors that were just stained english chestnut for those of you looking for real life examples now and in the future.

I recently refinished my 50 yr old red oak floors with minwax english chestnut in a satin finish. Tips for choosing red oak floor stains. Aug 30 2013 check out stylish floors n mores custom flooring work and give us a call for a free estimate at 631 642 0906. I disliked the orangy yellow look and i want to go darker but not too dark.

Email save comment 6. We ve been wanting to do a wood stain study for years now and in my head i wanted to do every type of wood with about 20 different stains each but with limited resources not to mention space we settled on 5 popular species of wood commonly used by diyers with 6 different stains. Not only does the hardness effect how a wood will accept stain harder woods tend to accept stains better and more evenly but also the natural color of the wood. I wanted a medium brown stain without red or orange.