Maple Hardwood Floors Stained Grey

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Maple hardwood floors stained grey.

I have a client that wants me to stain their maple floors medium brown. Simply put maple is not a hardwood flooring wood that should be stained you can read what the wood flooring association has to say about maple flooring here staining maple is generally not recommended by finish manufacturers since the dense grain does not allow the penetration of most. Stain can turn out blotchy on maple floors as these are close pored species this blotchiness occurs with all stain colors. After the stain is dry we seal and coat the floor like any other floor.

Maple like several others species such as walnut american cherry pine and douglas fir do not take stain as evenly as species such as red oak and white oak blotchy color can result from other factors as well such as inconsistent sanding procedures water popping or stain application. I am interested in using the water based dye the coating over it with the medium brown stain and then finishing off with bona wood line. Often this is simply a physical property of the wood species itself such as maple black cherry and pine whereby it does not evenly accept stain or colorant. Be careful with the wood species.

I am a licensed c15 hardwood floor guy who usually uses bona drifast stains. While trends like linoleum and shag carpet eek went out of style as quickly as they came into it hardwood flooring has for centuries been a failsafe choice for any and every aesthetic. Hardwood that has just been installed will not have any old finish that can have an affect on the way the gray stain is taken by the wood. It takes precise formulations and once we start we are committed to that result.

Gray stained floors tend to turn out best on white oak flooring. Freshly installed hardwood is the perfect starting point for a gray stain. Stained colored floors should be uniform in color. Red oak has underlying red tones and often a darker gray is needed to achieve the desired look.

Luckily many brands already offer pre stained maple hardwood planks so you don t really need to go down the diy staining route unless you really have a very unique or custom blend color in mind. To help us uncover the hardwood floor color trends that reigned supreme in 2019 we spoke with 14. I always water pop. It can take some experimenting with the dyes and stains to achieve the customer s desired color.

I think your floors are beautiful. Staining a floor gray is best to do so on a new floor rather than an existing floor. If you re a commitment phobic shopper choosing interior flooring can feel like a never ending process. It should be noted that dying staining a maple floor is a special process that costs more.