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Before the floor guy puts the varnish down, is there anything he can do to “yellow up” the non yellow part of the floor so they are a closer match?

Should we go for 2 coats of stain instead of 1 to get the deeper stain colour that is closer to the colour of the stairs?

Q: My husband and I bought an old home (over 100 years old) and it has all original hardwood floors (this is the subfloor). There were a lot of gaps and nail holes where the boards were facenailed. We decided to fill in the gaps and holes with woodfiller. We sanded the woodfiller down and [...]

Q: I have a professional refinishing my solid oak wood floors. They have been sanded once and then stained. It’s been over a week and the floors are still tacky. Also there are still stains, and I noticed some bad scratches. I know he’s not finished, but I would have thought that after the initial [...]

Q: I just finished sanding my floors, and a little water got on my foot and I walked on the bare floor. The water dried, and I stained over it. Now you can see about 3 footprints. How do I fix this, before I put poly on the floors? A: The water opened the grain [...]

Q: I just had my old wood floors sanded and sealed with a water based sealer. The floor company used a water based product (Bona Kemi). They did not stain my floor and unfortunately the color came out very cold looking. The floor had been a warm reddish brown color before it was sanded. I’m [...]

Q: My family room contains lots of oak (woodwork, windows, bookshelves, TV cabinet built in). It’s a beautiful medium color oak. I would like to replace the carpet with hardwood floors. I feel oak flooring might be too much for the room. Is there a rule about whether the floors should be a darker or [...]

Q: How do we blend stains? We are planning on staining 1 room at a time do to our work schedules. If we do so will we have lines in our hallway where the recent stain and previous stain meet? If so how do we blend these? A: It is possible to stop along the [...]

Q: I have bleached oak floors. Will I be able to have them sanded and stained a cherry color? A: You can change the stain colour but you need to be aware that it is usually impossible to remove every single trace of stain from some parts of heavy grain. So while the vast majority [...]

Q: Can I poly my new oak hardwood 3/4 inch floors that I just put in, without staining first? We like the light color, and the natural stain is too dark for us. Is it wise to poly without staining? what will happen if we do not stain? Thank you. A: Staining is a personal [...]

Q: I’m getting ready to install some white pine flooring. I’m going to use Waterlox to finish it. I was wondering what stain combinations you have used. I’d like to get a light amber-brown color. I’m thinking of using Early American or English Chestnut. Any thoughts? A: I’ve only used the Waterlox/Min Wax stain mixture [...]

Q: We are staining old hardwood floors. We have never stained before and we wanted them dark. My husband thought we should just stain and not wipe up the excess. Now we have uneven stain that is tacky and not drying. What can we do to fix this mess? A: I would try wiping it [...]

Q: We are about to replace our carpeted area with hardwood. I fell in love with the 3/4 solid Santos Mahogany, but I am concerned that the color may clash with our existing nature wood trim throughout the house. The trim is between a wheat and pecan color. Would this be too much variation in [...]

Q: I had new red oak floor professionally installed on third floor, in a room with many windows, with a M** *** blend color and polyed. I have a 3×2 patch where the stain did not take. The installer says that wood is a natural product and the stain did not take. I told him, [...]

Q: I was wondering if you could suggest what laminate wood/colour would go best with oak wood cabinets and shelves that have been stained with “Special Walnut” (by Minwax). Does it need to be a walnut coloured floor or is there a contrast colour to create a lighter look? (Btw, my wall paint is light, [...]

Q: I am installing 6′ hickory floors with a dark stain. One installer is suggesting water popping the floors to achieve a more even colour. Another installer we interview said it was not necessary. What do you think? Do I need to water pop the floors prior to applying the stain? The installer is charging [...]

Q: We just finished sanding and staining our maple floor for the second time. Both times the stain looks terrible. It’s blotchy, thick and dark in some areas and lighter in other areas. For the 2nd sanding, the floor guys said they sanded the edges differently, which sounds like what your website advises. But the [...]

I would like to stain my pre-stained oak floors a darker medium brown. Or should I just replace the floor?

About 9 to 10 hours later I started staining again when I noticed that where I stopped earlier there was a line. What can I do to fix that line?

Explaining the water popping technique sometimes used when staining.