There are new finish systems available now, like Pallmann Pall-X Gold or Loba Invisible (used on the floor above), that don’t turn oak flooring that old orangy-yellow color that people associate with their grandparent’s floors. Oak floors can look great left their natural color as you can see in this photo… On the other hand, maybe you have a more common type of wood like red or white oak. If you already have this type of naturally beautiful hardwood floor in your home then you’re way ahead of the game. Most people stain their floors in an attempt to get them to look like one of these awesome floors. They already look great in their natural colors. If you are lucky enough to have an exotic, rare or special wood floor such as mahogany, cherry, rosewood, walnut, aged pine and even maple then we strongly recommend they don’t be stained.
So the first decision to make is whether you should even consider adding color to your floor, or if it should be kept in its natural state. The photo below shows the huge difference applying a stain can make… If you want to go with a hardwax oil, then you have the option to use a stain under the oil (for OSMO Polyx-Oil and Pallmann Magic Oil), or go with a pre-tinted colored finish. It’s perfectly OK to just apply finish to them without this step.īut if you’d like to change the color of your hardwood floors and have a surface finish applied, then they will need to be stained or have a pre-treatment done to them. The other ways you can change up the color of your floor is to use a colored hardwax oil like Rubio Monocoat or Pallmann Magic Oil, or use a dye. The multiple coats of clear finish gets applied on top of the stain. But in the flooring industry, those are referred to as ‘finishes’. Many people think ‘staining’ means applying the top coats of oil or polyurethane. This step is done in-between them being sanded and the clear coats of finish being applied. Just to be clear – when we talk about “staining” we are talking about a separate step done to color your wood floors. Let’s go through a few steps to see what your decision should be. There are a number of factors that will affect whether you should stain your floors and what stain color best suits your home, all of which need to be taken into consideration before making a decision. The answer isn’t as hard as you might think. It’s easy to see why this can be such a dilemma for some people, your floors will have a huge impact on the look of your home and if you get them wrong, you’ll be stuck with them for a long, long time. when it comes to staining floors is: Should I get my floors stained and if so, what color should I go with? One of the biggest questions we get here at Tadas Wood Flooring Inc.
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