Stand up to the effects of UV on the oak over time, 3. I waxed it out. :). Ive had 5 character grade white oak installed. But some of the most popular recent kitchens on Houzz tell a different story, Whether light and breezy or rich and moody, these wood-rich kitchens might make you rethink painted cabinets, If you favor a little color in your kitchen, look to these spaces that run the gamut from light to dark, See how the most popular kitchen cabinet color effortlessly supports a variety of inviting design features, Tired of white? Which is why I posted asking for people's experiences today, but I never received any replies. Below Jack and Jill bath with Corian countertop AND Corian integrated sinks. The matte helps scratches blend. I had no idea that white oak looks different when grown in one geographical area versus another. It won't tell you what caused the scratching (glass particles in sand is the usual culprit. @Abigail Barber Burgum you can just go to their website to find the nearest dealer to you. wipe down a 1ft x 1ft section with a lightly water damp cloth to see what I mean). The coating should not come up. @SJ McCarthy @mtpo I did hire an installer who installed my floor and was supposed to refinish it. I've tested their smoke reactive and their Baro reactive Both can be adjusted with water or their "clear" so that you can get varying tones. And this will continue to occur until the finish is "done right". Two things to do: First, drag your fingernail across it, see what happens. If you do NOT want ORANGEthen stay away from "oil" based finishes or "oil modified". Oak floors are beautiful and timeless. Just about the time I had to FINALLY make a decision (about a year later than when I started due to the architects goof ups and COVID shut downs), the Corian fabricator sent me a couple 4x4 samples of Glacier White. More great information. Use natural seal. The problem is that at this point my trust level is quite low. They should be able to get the job done for you. If so what brand and color was used? There are some lap lines on the floors from the sealer. Also, how many coats of sealer did you use? As G & S states, the sealers will not AMBER over time (as in get DARKER) but the IntenseSeal and the ClassicSeal will offer SOME tan/yellow. 1 coat of nordic seal will subtly lighten the color of white oak, while 2 coats of nordic seal will make it significantly lighter. These people end up crying themselves to sleep because they HATE their floors (and the massive price tag they just paid for). Then the next day a coat of finish. As for the cost of install$5/sf with FULL SPREAD glue + stain + sanding + finish (materials extra) is on the low side. DH wants to just go with light maple cabinets and I am tempted. I read ClassicSeal is a cheaper sealer in the Bona lineup? He said mitering the edges is a nightmare (if you dont mitre, there is a white edge because the color doesnt go all the way through - at least the marble design I chose). If you like to see a shiny floor RIGHT AFTER you clean the floor (because it makes you feel like you've accomplished something) then you are what I refer to as a 'clean-shiny' person. It looks like the grain is *very* deep on the board to the left. The cabinets were custom and all paint is SW- Pure White. They make their final grit-pass and then they will place the colour samples down with a coat of finish. Out of curiosity what width floorboards did you use (and which manufacturer did you go with)? BTW -/ we learned that the color of the wood is different and takes the sealer or stain differently depending on where it is from. Our floors were recently finished I havent seen them yet. I wish we did three coats of the Traffic HD as he have a ton of traffic (three kids and a dog!) I am posting some final outcome pictures in different rooms and lighting. Bona Naturale will also do this. I will mention some Quartzites have a higher level of porosity and should be sealed regularly. Thank you. Granite and Quartzite have completely different make-ups. However, I failed to visualize the tan natural against the grey bathroom tile. I appreciate your pros helping on all these questions. Do you know if the Milesi you ordered includes sealer to stop tannin bleed and a UV filter? I am in the same predicament and not wanting to settle for maple! Natural came in too natural or raw (though thats what I thought I wanted). My question to tcrp6566 is did you use a sealer first? D Debra Travis Red Oak Hardwood Floors Installing Hardwood Floors Natural Wood Flooring Decoration We refinishing the floor and apply natural seal from bona and top coat bona mega one satin D WebChapter IV - Four Eyes Were Reading the Passage I was running the head of my pencil-case along the line as I read it, and something caused me to raise my eyes. When I get to see them, Ill post pics. I would say he under bid the job and was pushing himself to finish (he rushed the stainwhich is why it is inconsistent) so that he could move on and make money on another job. And, to be fair to the above poster. My guess would be red oak since they have gone more orange. MEANWHILE earlier in the process I had contacted the main Corian wholesaler for the East Coast, and had gotten the name of a fabricator in my area. Our hardwood installer and contractor use DuraSeal products often and Bona Mega. Had my red oak floors done in weathered oak and they are still simply too pink. will slightly darken the floors and sort of intensify the variation (the sample boards almost looked wet to me). Thank you. Wow sounds beautiful! It will make the white oak whiter. I do have a lot of experience with these stones because I own a Granite, Quartz and Quartzite company. I could only post one photo at a time. I agree that Bona Natural or Bona Classic will likely be what we choose. The raw wood that was laid (almost the whole house) looks beautiful. You should look it up. Even Van Gogh couldn't do that! Je peux rejeter les cookies non essentiels en cliquant sur Grer mes prfrences . Did you use one or two coats of the Nordic seal? If you think of the paint color of your cabinets.pass it on please. The fabricator was really nice and pulled whole Quartz slabs from his warehouse into the parking lot for me to see. Looking at pictures of finished jobs of all three, its difficult to tell the difference. Hi! I prefer to see 3 coats of the finishbut the Bona sealants are designed to be 'film building' sealants so they will add to the performance. Directly before me was one of the mirrors I have mentioned, in which I saw reflected the tall shape of my friend, Mr. Jennings, leaning over my shoulder, and reading the page at which I was @mtpo We are also considering the Bona nordic seal on white oak. (I didnt think about this before adding the bookcases.) Met with our selected cabinet company last week and played with stain mixed with white paint on rift oak samples. They just came out with the same wood thats 1/8 inch thinner as an option. Start reaching out to those stores that have 25+ years in the hardwood flooring industry. Houzz Pro: One simple solution for contractors and design pros. Yours looks so light and bright. I am nervous about this and I'm wondering if anyone had trouble with white streaks on their floor? But maybe it is just old and scratched over the years? Paint them over a piece of white paper and the finish turns orange all by itself! The above comments are right. Thank you for asking. Here are our raw floors right now. . There are FAAAAR too many 'dudes' out there that call themselves pros. Thanks! It is less than $0.85/sf. white/grey countertops with light wood floor & stainless appliances? I've read mixed reviews of the Loba one last thing, Is your parquet the kind with slats/"fingers"? thanks, All! We have decided to go with a mix of white and light wood for the cabinets. Thanks for sharing these pictures - they look great! Rift white oak lowers and white uppers. Your floors are as important as your roof. When I see Nordic in photos it looks beautiful, but I dont think I want a white wash. My fear was that a lower quality finish would yellow or amber the wood. Skip the 'money saving'. G&S generally makes great comments and has solid analysis but in this case he assumed something not in evidence and commented based on that. We did samples on floor and two coats looks significantly different. Has anyone applied the Bona Nordic and HD to white oak stair partsnewel posts/rails ? (BTW - We ran into the issue with getting character grade mixed into our select a bit too, very frustrating!). In real life, they look lighter and more uniform in color than shows up on my iPhone. Did G & S need to tell me, Well see how long this finish lasts? No. I was asked two separate questions. what made you decide to go with natural. Same price as Barker, but more choices for color (I'm doing white uppers/rift oak lowers) and lots of help with my kitchen design. Very patient. So much to consider and my cabinet maker doesn't seem to be able to recreate what I am looking for. - I got the curved 1/4 backsplash (if you can call that a backsplash). Painting Floor Tile or replacing floor tile, Politique d'Utilisation des Cookies de Houzz. It did not affect the color. Dark floors are pretty popular with clients but as you mention usually going with white or painted cabinets. And it is taking me some time to get used to a matte floor. They bring in wood from various locations. Hi, I know this is 2+ YEARS LATER, What finish did you end up selecting for your parquet floors? It still a major upgrade from Bona MEGa. One other question. It's hard to tell how deep those scratches are. Unfortunately, we have put our kitchen reno on hold. Someone posted on here that if you like a just washed look reconsider using matte. The main thing to worry about when it comes to Quartzite is if it is actually a true Quartzite. I am hoping this Sherwin Williams product won't yellow over time. When I put the natural stain on my floor it looks gray. You will save a little compared to Traffic HD, perhaps $0.25 psf. The one that Bona advertizes as clear made our wood look a tiny bit orange. I think we can make Traffic HD work in our budget if we hold off on a few things and I can convince my husband. @Mary Elizabeth I think we have narrowed it down to Ciranova's products..after testing theirs, Rubio Monocoat and several Pallman's waxes, plus a number of normal stains. But maybe it is just old and scratched over the years? Now green is having a moment in the kitchen, These design moves will add even more to white kitchen cabinets appeal, Find out the most popular countertop, flooring, cabinet, backsplash and paint picks among homeowners who are renovating, Neutrals still dominate cabinet color. We are going with Ciranova "smoke" Unico oil--a one coat product--- which is very similar to Rubio's Smoke 5%, but it can be covered with Ciranova's Fortico (supposedly equal to Bona Traffic). For my white oak floors - thinking of using Bona Natural Sealer or Classic or Intense. I'd love to know if you end up liking your final product and would welcome any photos! We tried a few Duraseal stains on samples and none of them were right. If the floor looks as good as this little exposed area, Ill be really HAPPY. This photo Nordic is on the top and Natural is on the bottom. This is what G & S was responding to.a quick scan of your answer (I'm guilty of it myself some times) can give the impression that everything was done same day (which it wasn'tbecause I asked about the LAST coatnot the timeline to reach last coat). It can work with a range of subfloors, including concrete, Looking for something different from an all-white kitchen? It won't tell you what caused the scratching (glass particles in sand is the usual culprit. The white background wasnt a true white but it wasnt bad and the marbling was pretty. Unless you're certain the gaps developed AFTER installation, I'd suggest the possibility they may have been present all along. I had just had floors done by a floor shop, two years of hospice requires me to redo them, seems a layer can be scraped up with a spackle scraper easily and turned dark ( like cherry wood does in sunlight but this was white oak ). The cost of the floors is such a big expenditure that I didnt even ask the installer if or how much he was charging me for the samples I chalked it up to the overall cost of the floors. We are prepping for a remodel and I have been using my kids roll of art paper and taping it to the ceiling to construct mock ups of potential walls. Anyway, good luck. And rubio makes a treatment for acid stains. 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I purchased white oak high grade for our railings and black iron - our floors are Provenza At Ease and my railings match GREAT now, but need to seal them - what do you recommend? They are one of my very favorite things in my (soon to be) new house. Here's how to see if marble's right for you, A couple remodel their kitchen to better match their 19th-century Oregon homes style, The cabinets and a new layout transform a once-dark New Jersey kitchen into a light and bright space, Avoid going too traditional and too clean by introducing an off-white palette that brings a touch of warmth and elegance, Sure, white kitchens are beautiful when theyre sparkling clean. Curtains will block the bookcase. Did 4 coats of nordic and 3 traffic hd on 1 dollar a sq foot utility 4 inch white oak but some was red oak as well but still my dog likes it. are you happy with it 2+ years later (and is it holding up well with food/oil stains etc) please share any details, like if you had 2 or 3 coats. Sorry but that isn't the way things are done in the building industry. While I am not happy that we are all having this issue - I am somewhat relived to see that I am actulally not losing my mind that this look should be achievable in some fashion . Use Bona Naturaseal for the look you want. Ive read quite a few different comments on all 3 and some seem conflicting. It may not be the same price you would get if you buy it yourself from Cochrans. WebBona NaturalSeal is a waterborne sanding sealer designed to retain the appearance of unfinished wood on your floor.