Be careful with the wood species.
Red oak wood floors stained gray.
Dan s floor store was contracted to refinish the 1 1 2 wide solid old red oak plank floors in this circa 1950 home in the ortega neighborhood of jacksonville florida.
To minimize the orange effect that comes with aging oil based polyurethane protective coats we used a water based polyurethane to protect the floors.
Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors.
I had searched high and low for pictures of duraseal silvered gray on red oak hardwood floors without much luck so in case you ve done the same hopefully this post comes up in your google search.
We are considering a mix of weathered oak and mixed with gray stain which i found scouring the net.
Red oak has a pinkish tone to it that sometimes interferes with the gray stain results.
Gray stained floors tend to turn out best on white oak flooring.
Red oak has underlying red tones and often a darker gray is needed to achieve the desired look.
Tips for choosing red oak floor stains.
Rubio monocoat fumed reacts with the tannic acid in hardwood causing the flooring to turn gray.
Stain can turn out blotchy on maple floors as these are close pored species this blotchiness occurs with all stain colors.
As part of the refinishing process our client described the look they wanted and we recommended adding a grey stain to the red oak planks during our refinishing process.
So before i get into the oak stain colors and results i thought it would be helpful to provide a few tips on choosing a hardwood floor stain.
I m dying to go lighter but i keep reading with red oak i m out of luck.
Can i stain my red oak gray.