Had my Floors refinished past couple of days

[Lasareath]

Check out the before and after Pics!

http://www.4u2me.com/flortec/index.htm

Lasareath

[Face]

Big improvement!

[Lasareath]

Yeah they were shot to **** before.

[Jstas]

Nice.

Any reason you got them stained? They look like oak. If you left them, they would have darkened naturally to probably the same shade as they are now. They'll darken more as they age too.

[TECHNOKID]

Great job I was in the impression you were to do that job your self?

[AudioGenics]

windows, floors, .....

what else are you gonna do !

[nguyendot]

I like how you say "no flash on iphone4".... that's true in two ways lol.

[Lasareath]

Nice.

Any reason you got them stained? They look like oak. If you left them, they would have darkened naturally to probably the same shade as they are now. They'll darken more as they age too.

We don't like the natural color of oak with poly on it. We wanted some more color from the get go.

[cfrizz]

Nice, but you all are probably going to be slippen & slidin all over the place!

[Jstas]

We don't like the natural color of oak with poly on it. We wanted some more color from the get go.

Well, that color is going to darken. Oak changes colors noticeably over time from UV light. My floors are Red Oak but when sanded and poly'ed were quite an orange-ish yellow. But after a summer's worth of sunlight, they have darkened to a deep golden hue with a definitive reddish tinge. I'm not sure what kind of oak your floors are but with the stain, it's probably just going to get more brown and end up close to an unstained walnut or chesnut. Neither are bad looking at all. Just might not be what some people want.

Here's a walnut flooring without any stain, just a finished clear coat. It's also engineered so it's just a laminate but that's the colors you'll get:



Here's an antique chestnut. This would be American Chestnut. That would be very hard stuff to get due to blight. The Asian chestnut varieties that you can find now are a bit darker and browner but the oak will likely end up more like this picture:



And yeah, I'm working on a library now myself. I'm building bookshelves and the floors are already finished Red Oak. But I'm going for more of a mahogany color to match the desk. Bookshelves will be standalone plywood shelves in modular sections. Then they will get trimmed out with solid wood stock mitered and finished to cover gaps, clean up looks and give a finished look. Matching woods and stains gets difficult. Especially since the woods change as they age. It's usually good to go with stains that complement the wood that you're working with so that the aging doesn't change the look as much. I think you did ok though. It looks good and IMO, covering up all that beautiful material with wall to wall carpeting would be a shame.

[Lasareath]

Nice, but you all are probably going to be slippen & slidin all over the place!

We got Satin finish. ABSCOE SATIN. They're not that slippery.

[brettw22]

Las, you know I'm not a fan of yours, but do the forum a favor and quit flagging your housework as news. It's ridiculous how important you feel yourself to be......

[Lasareath]

Las, you know I'm not a fan of yours, but do the forum a favor and quit flagging your housework as news. It's ridiculous how important you feel yourself to be......

You'll just have to leave your closest and come to NJ and make me stop you big cry baby!

[brettw22]

you're still at an age where gay incinuation makes you laugh huh? sounds about right i guess.....

The intent for the 'news' flag is not so some self-serving member can pretend that he's so important that his floors, his windows, his ipad purchse, blah blah blah is news.

You're the type of member of the past few years that takes the forum down a few notches. Everything you do seems to be posted in a self promoting way. At some point, you'll understand that YOU are not what this place is about.

[Lasareath]

At some point, you'll understand that YOU are not what this place is about.

LMAO

I find it so funny that you have to post in every single one of my threads just to try put me down.

You must really have such a depressing life?

It's really sad.

[Lasareath]

John Those floors look great!

Well, that color is going to darken. Oak changes colors noticeably over time from UV light. My floors are Red Oak but when sanded and poly'ed were quite an orange-ish yellow. But after a summer's worth of sunlight, they have darkened to a deep golden hue with a definitive reddish tinge. I'm not sure what kind of oak your floors are but with the stain, it's probably just going to get more brown and end up close to an unstained walnut or chesnut. Neither are bad looking at all. Just might not be what some people want.

Here's a walnut flooring without any stain, just a finished clear coat. It's also engineered so it's just a laminate but that's the colors you'll get:



Here's an antique chestnut. This would be American Chestnut. That would be very hard stuff to get due to blight. The Asian chestnut varieties that you can find now are a bit darker and browner but the oak will likely end up more like this picture:



And yeah, I'm working on a library now myself. I'm building bookshelves and the floors are already finished Red Oak. But I'm going for more of a mahogany color to match the desk. Bookshelves will be standalone plywood shelves in modular sections. Then they will get trimmed out with solid wood stock mitered and finished to cover gaps, clean up looks and give a finished look. Matching woods and stains gets difficult. Especially since the woods change as they age. It's usually good to go with stains that complement the wood that you're working with so that the aging doesn't change the look as much. I think you did ok though. It looks good and IMO, covering up all that beautiful material with wall to wall carpeting would be a shame.

[brettw22]

I'm not putting you down. I'm simply informing you that everything you do is not NEWS so quit acting like it is. Maybe I have it wrong and you are actually a humble person......

[TroyD]

humble? No, just a ridiculous need for attention.
BDT

[messiah]

I think the floors turned out great Sal. Just gotta ask though, why does your dog have a loaf of bread lol?

John, is that attic or loft pic yours? I kinda like that rustic look.

[Jstas]

I think the floors turned out great Sal. Just gotta ask though, why does your dog have a loaf of bread lol?

John, is that attic or loft pic yours? I kinda like that rustic look.

No, that attic is not mine. Would love to have something like that but I don't.

You can see shots of the Red oak floors I have from when they were just finished being finished here:

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/show...highlight=poly

They are darker now and honestly, the pictures don't show the true colors. The color now is deep and rich and everyone who sees it always says how good it came out.

I'll have pictures of the library/office when I get it do.

[Lasareath]

I think the floors turned out great Sal. Just gotta ask though, why does your dog have a loaf of bread lol?

Thanks, I couldn't find his chew toy, that bread was hard as a rock, He chewed on it for days! LOL