He said my sister was lucky ((so far) he said its really not supposed to be used for countertops. The problem is that at this point my trust level is quite low. Find out how to keep them that way, Tired of tan? I love the natural, light color of the hardwood. Please dont post again while I figure out how to delete this post. Christina check out Rubio monocoat Gris belge Havana Slate grey These greys are very popular and with the matte sheen you will absolutely love them. so you did one coat of natural and two coats of HD? It honestly looks just like our white oak (unstained, natural) - I wish I could leave it without sealer etc. It is a way for everyone to see how easy it is to misunderstand posts. Ahhhh. The reactive simply pulls the tannins. Nordic seal has white pigments. Please leave this post up. Any specific fillers recommended for the knots & gaps ? Nice, eh?! If a few hundred dollars (or even more), meant the difference between loving my finished product and hating it, I felt having samples was well worth the cost. 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. We just installed 5 white oak throughout our home. Is the haze from the white that is in the sealer or the matte finish, or both? They do their own fuming there I found it interesting to learn about that too. Loba in any of its water based formats (low gloss keeps it from looking "finished") options will do exactly what you want. Bona I am interested to Nordic seal on my project as well. There are some finishes that are a 'high-gloss satin' but I don't know where Bona Traffic HD satin sits on the glossy or not gloss level. thanks, All! . WebWhen refinishing oak floors, achieving a natural/untreated look can be challenging, particularly when color matching red and white oak in one area of the home. Based on the research I've done, Nordic Seal has a tendency to show white streaks on the floor. Find the right local pro on Houzz to kickstart your project. Did you use one or two coats of the Nordic seal? @mtpo your floors are SO beautiful, do you know where they were ordered from and cost per sq ft? We were advised to wait until the economy rebounds. Bona Gravity works. So in my mind better to research and ask questions than not. You will save a little compared to Traffic HD, perhaps $0.25 psf. We want a more modern aesthetic. NO true Quartzite will etch. It was another rude comment from someone who was engaging in further confrontation.Ive already asked Houzz to delete the post. One coat Bona Natural Seal A very slight natural stain similar to the white oak color of our floors. I didnt know what I wanted for finish when I contracted the job and their quote was for a cheaper finish. White Oak Kitchen Cabinets - Bona NaturalSeal white/grey countertops with light wood floor & stainless appliances. I like it a lot no visible seam at the back of the countertop). @Jessica Lirag what did you end up with? Matte looks a bit dull. 1 coat in the morning and 1 coat in the afternoon. I have lived in my new house for 15 months and I love the look of my floors - they are easy to decorate with and give the home a warm but "cool" look at the same time. I knew this was IT. It could be as low as $2/sf. I recall having 3 layers - but my old post notes 4. Once you and your professional shake hands and write a contract that's when they come in and start the job. carlyhow many coats of HD did they apply? Granite is an igneous rock also formed from extreme heat and pressure. @mtpo did you ever post final pictures of your floor? You need to start watered down, for they are strongjust take good notes of your ratios, LOL. The coating should not come up. We tried a few Duraseal stains on samples and none of them were right. WebBona Traffic HD Anti Slip Satin Water-Based Wood Floor Finish - 1 Gallon BKWBTRAFFICHDANTISLIPSATING01 $153.58 Unit Size: 1 Availability: In Stock Add To List Add To Cart Bona Domo Satin-Matte Water-Based Wood Floor Finish - 1 Gallon BKWBDOMOSATIN-MATTEG01 $64.99 Unit Size: 1 Availability: In Stock Add To List Thank you so much! Thank you for your input. . I did look at photo posts to get an idea of what product/color I was looking for as I wanted something a little more custom and different. @Moran Blueshtein, We are having about 3500 sq feet of the wood installed and finished plus stairs. Just just had solid white oak #2 flooring installed in my den. We went with natural seal and traffic HD finish. Of the Bona sealers, NordicSeal looks to white to me and AmberSeal - well the name says it all, trying to stay away from the amber look. If you search my other discussions on this site, youll see how I flip-flopped so many times Corian, stainless, Neolith, D e k t o n, Quartz, wood (for the island top) and finally back to Corian. Classic seal gave a deeper color but I found it to be too yellow. Emily Henderson has a white metal railing in her split level home that is pretty gorgeous and widely photographed. @skru33 Thanks! I looked at the bona product and it states it contains a small amount of white pigment? It is 3/4 x 5 solid white oak hardwood. white oak hardwood flooring. Some 5 white oak with Bona Natural Seal and Hd traffic extra matte. Dry finish. Let him fix it ONCE. if so, the bank may be able to give you your money back if you dispute the charge for red oak and the install. If, you want a raw pale look. Thanks so very much Shannon. My fear was that a lower quality finish would yellow or amber the wood. We also added the clerestory windows like you did. Unfortunately, we have put our kitchen reno on hold. They are 7&1/4 inch baseboards though if that helps. Your floors are beautiful. I asked him to bring natural finish tomorrow, Im torn between natural and classic. I have my fingers crossed that I wont see white stripes when all the protective paper is pulled up. is the only way to go. Trying to make this choice right now(within the next two hours- yikes! WebWhite Oak Kitchen Cabinets - Bona NaturalSeal? WebInformacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa: qhhsubiquity.com, +13012001475, +13012001768, +13012001300 The Ubiquity The student news site of Quartz Hill High School Seems quite excessive but want to make sure I understand before I bring this issue up. 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. I am aware that it will require maintenance but most things do so Im fine with it. In this angle Nordic is on the right and Natural is on the left. The sand/finish guys sampled natural seal, amber seal and IntenSeal. It was one coat of seal. Dream Spaces: 12 Beautiful White Kitchens, White Cabinets Remain at the Top of Kitchen Wish Lists, Kitchen of the Week: Brick, Wood and Clean White Lines, Kitchen of the Week: A Designer's Budget Wood-and-White Makeover, New This Week: 3 Beautifully Balanced White Kitchens, Kitchen of the Week: White, Wood, Gray and a Backsplash Surprise, 5 Countertops That Look Beautiful in a White Kitchen, Kitchen of the Week: Fans of Traditional Style Go For a Mad Men Look. @Lisa Pearen it would help with identification if you post photos. (Ive read LOTS of old posts!). Cant wait to see the reveal, @mtpo - Floors are looking fabulous! If you want a bit of "yellow depth" to the floor, then work with an oil modified. I asked for, but he never did, an all country white one. Not change the raw color much, 2. Stand up to the effects of UV on the oak over time, 3. This only matters for porosity not hardness. Some Quartzites are more grainy which make them more porous. The real way this is tested is actually even meaner to the floor - normally you take a box cutter, cross-hatch the floor (IE cut it in a grid pattern), and then put the tape on it and rip it up. What I like to suggest regarding 'cure times' is to give them MORE timenot less. We even "fumed" a few boards in a fuming tent, and they just didn't look as good as the waxes/oils. It wasnt 3 coats in one day. There is a haze to the floors as someone posted its most likely due to the matte finish. Two things to do: First, drag your fingernail across it, see what happens. Think about going stylishly dark instead, The international shows designers bring the focus back to the craftsmanship and luxurious materials of the 1920s, See why an engineered wood floor could be your best choice (and no one will know but you), Gleaming wood floors are a thing of beauty. NordicSealis an easy to use water-based sealer from Bonawhich you can use it to achieve this popular whitewashed look. The webpages say that Classic "highlights the natural color of the wood" while Natural is "designed to retain the appearance of unfinished wood" but having seen the raw, sanded wood which was remarkably gray, I don't know how the latter is possible. I am on info overload. It will not etch like Marble, but has a marble like appearance. A gallon of Bona Traffic HD = $180 - $200. Is there a really hidden section (you only need about 1 inch square) that you don't mind possibly damaging? Here are pictures of Bona Natural and Traffic HD on white oak for anyone wondering, Gorgeous! If so, they are normal surface marking, nothing to worry about. Seems I also read that it may not even cover that much some places. 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. Apply the second coat. Bona Traffic HD is 10 times EASIER to find (but a snick harder to work with). Consider greige, blush, distressed blue or one of these other instant-classic cabinet colors, Try this classic kitchen combination for a design thats warm and inviting, Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers, Outdoor Lighting & Audio/Visual Specialists, Bleached White Oak Cabinets Star in This Two-Tone Kitchen, Seeing Green: Some Kitchens Ditch White for Mother Natures Neutral, Hold Everything Your White Kitchen Cabinets Just Got Better, White Cabinets Remain at the Top of Kitchen Wish Lists. Bona 2 coats at the right coverage is more than enough for low traffic areas. Houzz Pro: One simple solution for contractors and design pros. Doing the samples benefits me and the installer and builder they want me to like the finished product so they dont have an unhappy client. Not quite "honey oak" but not far from it. If the floor looks as good as this little exposed area, Ill be really HAPPY. So far, this seems to be going well. I am often surprised at how it feels to open/close off certain areas. Held off on final coat until project finished.. which will be done in a few days. Thank you for suggesting Bona Mega One. Originally, I had declared never to Quartz after reading peoples complaints about chipping and cracks. Not always as expected. I"m just assuming you don't want to cut up your floor. Houzz uses cookies and similar technologies to personalise my experience, serve me relevant content, and improve Houzz products and services. WebSome 5 white oak with Bona Natural Seal and Hd traffic extra matte. A gallon of Varathane = $80 (Home Depot). Nice when a risk pays off . That's like painting a master piece with 10 minutes on the clock. WebBona DriFast Stain is a premium quick-drying stain for interior hardwood floors. Sigh. It's hard to tell how deep those scratches are. They both marked, but the oil was harder to see. We got to see snippets of the finished floor today, and we love what we see. There are some lap lines on the floors from the sealer. Hi, I know this is 2+ YEARS LATER, What finish did you end up selecting for your parquet floors? That's how building law works. Any suggestions on deciding one over the other? If it does nothing: Take a piece of masking tape (not painters tape). If neither does anything to your floor, the floor coating is at least in reasonable shape. I completely understand the desire to keep it open between the kitchen and lower level because you want to keep the sight lines and feeling--but perhaps you should just "try" closing it off and see how it feels. Okay we have decided to go with Bona Traffic HD in extra matte! Here are some of my samples. They can use a big machine with a screening pad to get up most of that gunk. trump2 would love to see the final product and what you chose, if your floors are finished. I got attacked on this thread or another Houzz thread by a contractor for mentioning Rubio for cabinets but I did a ton of research and looked at pictures and it is what we went with. So it looks like I must know what product I am likely to use before I can even find a pro.So I am experimenting on my own, trying to narrow down the options. Some comments that NaturalSeal has a slight white cloudiness? Bona I might use the Baro for my cabinetsor the Pallman's Natural. We have only had our cabinets for about a month so I cant speak to long term durability yet but they turned out gorgeous. You can use Poloplaz Pearl sealer with Endure or Pallmann's Pall-x white seal and Pall-x Pure. In the finishing business, 'special' requires a bigger price tag. Sigh. Which means something is sitting on, grinding down, pressing into or just plain 'sitting on' your floors every second of every day. That seems light to me, but he said it was sufficient (that word doesnt make me feel convinced). Your house lay out seems very much like ours! Hi M, thank you! If you do NOT want ORANGEthen stay away from "oil" based finishes or "oil modified". Even Van Gogh couldn't do that! Wood Floor Stain Colors 2023 Ideas and Pictures They make their final grit-pass and then they will place the colour samples down with a coat of finish. It has not been sanded or sealed yet so I hope we still like it when its finished. https://sprucingupmamahood.com/provenza-vinyl-flooring-review/. Rift sawn white oak like we are referencing is not common at all in our location. If they are not able to confirm to you what material it is, then look elsewhere for your countertop fabrication. He will then send the sample to a Sherwin Williams Product Finishes Store and they will match the sample. Web108K views 6 years ago. My contractor said that I will probably need to use the renew oil every few year which I am fine with. and any photos would be most appreciated I like the bona nordic white look in the 2nd photo (thats covering about 20 wood squares) is that the semi-gloss Loba, (or perhaps raw, freshly sanded parquet - that is the look i'm going for my wood finger parquet, lightened / whitewashed with the red/yellow/ambering removed and the seal to be almost matte. When it came to a finish, I didn't want any red or yellow coloration. Make sure you use a PROFESSIONAL who is TRAINED in water based applications. I'm thinking of using HI-MACS LG Hausys solid surface countertops, which I think is similar to Corian. @SJ McCarthy @mtpo I did hire an installer who installed my floor and was supposed to refinish it. You should look it up. If so, they are normal surface marking, nothing to worry about. Can they be easily buffed out with a non-scratch sponge? The samples are done AFTER you hire the professional but BEFORE you put down the stain! Wow sounds beautiful! ISO something similar to Hallmark Alta Vista "Malibu" in urethane, Questions about chemicals in vinyl install - foul odor, health probs. I also read on a hard wood flooring contractor's forum about how in the 1980s everyone's white floors eventually looked terrible because the inevitable scratches turn dark from dirt and look awful against the white. The NordicSeal is a great product for red oak it safely bleaches the wood and removes the harsh red tones. My cabinets are custom sizes and I was going to go with Barker cabinets (had my order all ready to send), but someone here on houzz recommended I check out this local guy first, and I am so glad I did! @mtpo did you use a satin or matte finish? No scrape, no scratch, no nothing. Thank you. Can you also please send a picture of the floors with the seal and traffic HD? I adore the light color, but every little water spot shows, or a splash of spilled coffee. In Honor Of Design There is a haze to the floors as someone posted its most likely due to the matte finish. How are things holding up a ~year later? Thank you for your feedback. You have NOT hired installer yet! As for the cost of install$5/sf with FULL SPREAD glue + stain + sanding + finish (materials extra) is on the low side. And rubio makes a treatment for acid stains. I am attempting to coordinate real white oak with white oak LVPthe unfinished white oak is an amazing match to the Paradigm Conquest Windsor and Towerwanting to basically stain/seal the posts and rails in a way that changes the natural state the least, neutralizing any weed tones. We did samples on floor and two coats looks significantly different. These are the guys who put down 3 coats in one day and then p!ss off. Different painters proposing different solutions to calcimine ceiling. ! Pretty sure they bleached their cabinets but who knows at this point. It should have had one extra coat of protectant. Erfahren Sie hierzu mehr in der Houzz Cookie-Richtlinie. Amber did of course have the amber/yellow tone - though not as much as I expected. A sand/refinish of an existing floor = $4-$5/sf. I havent figured out if Im going to use any window coverings yet. Do you know if the Milesi you ordered includes sealer to stop tannin bleed and a UV filter? Bona Intense Seal Bona Classic Seal Bona Neutral Seal DuraSeal Weathered Oak Stain DuraSeal Silvered Gray Stain Bona Drifast Stain The Finish We Chose You may not be aware of the fact that white oak floors do not need to be stained. Web$55.00 Mainstays Farmhouse Oversized Floral Cream Area Rug, 7x10 for sale in Murray, UT on KSL Classifieds. The floor guys made custom floor vents. We installed almost 3000 sq ft throughout our home and it is the most important feature of our renovation. WebOld worn white oak floors get a makover with Provincial stain to achieve a warm medium toned brown. Fortunately, the installer is sending them back to the lumberyard to be replaced. 3 coats in one day. Natural Curtains will block the bookcase. and I wish we had another layer of protection. I adore the light color, but every little water spot shows, or a splash of spilled coffee. Thank you for your input. Yes. p.s. Houzz Pro: One simple solution for contractors and design pros. I had some 2 x 2 Corian samples that kept calling my name. The finish guy said he put on 1.5 gal on the first coat of TrafficHD. I was asked two separate questions. Our cabinet maker hasn't been able to match what we are hoping for. Will there be less haze if we use a satin finish? 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. @J Sk did you use natural sealer or natural stain? Mega One is a clear non-yellowing finish. No scrape, no scratch, no nothing. 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. The refinishers used "Bona Dri-Fast Natural Stain", "Bona Classic Sealer"*, and "Bona Mega Satin" (two coats). 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This is part and parcel of your payment. It is slightly better than a oil base polyurethane system. If he can't get it donethen hire someone NEW and send the bill to the original contractor. 3 coats of HD.I am OOT so will post photos when I get home. Will Bona Mega keep the wood color natural and avoid yellowing over time? Training costs money. Our floors were recently finished I havent seen them yet. I personally feel a reputable stone supplier and fabricator will educate you in mineral composition, stone formation, and inform you how and where the stones are quarried. Bona NordicSeal to Create a Whitewashed Hardwood Floor And all the answers. Also is he recommending abrading between the coats? We recently installed new white oak hardwoods and did not like the color they turned out and will be refinishing them again - would love to get it right second time around (felt the floors looked a lot different when complete than our small sample in round one). Question - is there a reason a floor may take or need less finish? Which one did you end up going with? You only need an inch. Streetshoe by basics + their stain line. This helps our clients make up their minds before doing the whole floor. If it does nothing: Take a piece of masking tape (not painters tape). I did not pick our stain only from photos, we went to other houses and had samples done. I want to make sure the floor is fully coated and not have to buff and finish again sooner than would normally be necessary. Here is a link of various lighting for At Ease (it's not shiny at all). The 'oil based' finishes that base costs of a finish allow 45 MINUTES of wet edge. They have been through such an immense amount of heat and pressure during formation that all the sand grains have become crystals of Quartz. Should a distributor be able to walk me through using this product for more details? Never make color selections off a computer screen or printed brochure. Heres how to keep them that way, Let the sunshine in. (Mirror and lighting still not in). I have some anxiety he didn't apply the poly in the correct thickness. 1,303 views Oct 22, 2020 We originally sanded this floor almost 20 years ago, this time the customer wanted a much lighter color. I'm sorry you felt diminished. !Are you happy with the Satin? Brazilian Floors did the installation and finishing. Don't disagree with you at all. Good luck! We have just received a couple samples however and they haven't had the same look as some of the inspiration picture.
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