Thursday, July 29, 2021

Should you stain your hardwood floors? Know the Pros and Cons before


To stain my hardwood floor or not to stain my hardwood floor is a big question while you’re deciding to set a new looks for your house. Staining hardwood floors is a tricky task since its overpriced and time-consuming! Surely, you wouldn’t like to be in a chaotic phase or even waste your hard-earned money…

Staining your hardwood floors is somewhat dependent on the type of wood that you have used. For example, if you have re or while wood oak then staining them can be a good choice. On the other hand, if you have floors made of maple or pinewood then staining can do worse than good…Moreover such woods usually have tight grains and micro pores. Thus, it specifies that stain pigments cannot be easily sucked up by such exotic woods. So be careful otherwise it can cost you more than you would’ve thought of! Here are some pros and cons that you can read to have a better knowledge.

Pros

Staining your wood floors can enable you to enhance the colour, elegance, cosines and shine to your hardwood floors. Nonetheless, this needs to be done properly by considering the structural specifications of the kind of wood that’s been used for your wooden flooring. 

       Boosting the sophistication of dark woods

       Highlighting the artistry of woods

       Replicating the look of some expensive woods

Cons

Of course, with any decision you take, there are some notable limitations or drawbacks … So is the case with staining hardwood floors. You really need to comprehend the fact that hardwood floor staining is not always a good choice! We give the reasons WHY...

       Spotlights sanding marks

       All woods types are not appropriate for staining

       Occurrence of “bleed back”

       Time consuming procedure

As a final thought, we can tell you that staining can make a notable difference if your flooring is made of cheaper woods… In expensive woods, it can lead to unwanted results if not done properly! So be careful before taking any decision.

 Sequoia Flooring

Address: 14701 Oxnard St, Van Nuys, CA 91411, USA

Phone: (877) 776-3440

Lead@sequoiafloors.com





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