Unfortunately, we have put our kitchen reno on hold. skip to main content Sale ON SALE - UP TO 75% OFF Bathroom Vanities Chandeliers Bar Stools Pendant Lights Rugs Living Room Chairs Dining Room Furniture Wall Lighting Coffee Tables Side & End Tables Home Office Furniture Sofas Bedroom Furniture Lamps Mirrors FURNITURE Its really helpful to see the product on YOUR wood. That means a single guy can take his time. Find the right local pro on Houzz to kickstart your project. Yours looks so light and bright. If, youre looking for a small amount. One more thing, the rooms Ive put this flooring in are the master bedroom, guest bedroom and an office, so no heavily trafficked areas. They should be able to get the job done for you. Ryan Danielson and Angela Watkins did either of you find a solution to achieve the natural white oak finish you were looking for? There is a haze to the floors as someone posted its most likely due to the matte finish. I agree that Bona Natural or Bona Classic will likely be what we choose. Came out a little lighter, but it all depends on your preference. 3 coats of HD.I am OOT so will post photos when I get home. A red oak floor does not need sealant. The 'oil based' finishes that base costs of a finish allow 45 MINUTES of wet edge. ! Our hardwood installer and contractor use DuraSeal products often and Bona Mega. !Are you happy with the Satin? If so, they are normal surface marking, nothing to worry about. Bona Traffic finishes questions for people that have used it. All of their materials will have to be paid for (as part of your contract), but it can be done. There are MUCH better systems out there - especially in the water based finishes. It's hard to tell how deep those scratches are. The cabinets and a new layout transform a once-dark New Jersey kitchen into a light and bright space, Its typically the primary color in gardens. We did one coat of Bona natural seal and two coats of Bona HD extra matte on white oak. Try this color if you want a darker shade. But was the Bona Traffic absolutely clear? 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. Let him fix it ONCE. I would bet it would come in at the same price as a "buff and coat" (national average = $3/sf). We told the company to put 3 coats of the Bona product on the floors. It seems like we are the first to ask for the white oak with all the cabinet makers in our area. I wish I could do it myself or delete the rude and negative comments. They are 7&1/4 inch baseboards though if that helps. Thanks so much! Many, many, many more professional grade finishes. I dont want to hide the clerestory windows with coverings and dont like the strings that show with bottom-up shades (maybe OK for the bedrooms). Never to be heard from again. I would rather find a cabinet line that carries white oak in this stain than go with a cabinet maker. I looked at the bona product and it states it contains a small amount of white pigment? 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. The coating should not come up. Is This the Year Blue and Green Kitchen Cabinets Edge Out White? No scrape, no scratch, no nothing. Yeah, thats what I am realizing. @CEM TOSA It took me forever to decide on countertops. It didnt seem to show the variations in the wood, light to dark, etc, grain, etc. And it does NOT cause amberingbut the Mega does. On their reactive stains and waxes: You can buy a sampler pack of both, or individual bottles. White And DuraSeal is not necessarily considered "professional grade". And the Nordic seal was beautiful but it was a little cold and it didnt look as good next to a warmer paint color we plan to use. I used a custom color mix of about 2/3 mist and 1/3 white stain. It looks like you have SOLID 5" (that ranks as wide plank = glue assist) White Oak. They both marked, but the oil was harder to see. I guess it could help but honestly unless someone has your exact home with your ecxat light it is still just a guess . My installer did 2 coats of Nordic Seal today. Get the third coat of sealer. I was thinking Bona Natural and then Bona Extra Matte finish? 2 coats of Nordic seal & 2 coats of traffic HD ? WebOld worn white oak floors get a makover with Provincial stain to achieve a warm medium toned brown. Nice when a risk pays off . @Ashley Your floors look beautiful. A history of Savannah and South Georgia : volume II The advanced technology formula provides speed and high performance for hardwood floor finishing professionals. Houzz utilise des cookies et d'autres technologies de suivi similaires pour personnaliser mon exprience utilisateur, me proposer du contenu pertinent et amliorer ses produits et services. Training costs money. We also added the clerestory windows like you did. The Corian fabricator came back and polished them just like new. Different painters proposing different solutions to calcimine ceiling. We will have 3500 sq of wood and certainly dont want problems. Yes. Bona nordicseal is greenguard certified for indoor air quality. Applying Bona NordicSeal to Your Hardwood Floors Rift sawn white oak like we are referencing is not common at all in our location. Quartzite gets a bad name due to companies mislabeling marbles, dolomites and sandstone. white oak "1 coat seal and 2 coats finish. (The chocolate would have been fabulous next to it.) You should be able to try to scrape it (drag it hard across at any angle), dent it (press your nail in), etc, and nothing visible *at all* should happen. Please contact us if we can be of further help. This photo Nordic is on the top and Natural is on the bottom. My question to tcrp6566 is did you use a sealer first? They held up to move in with no major scratches. I think over the years, they learned how to avoid distressed clients who hate the finished floor color. I'm actually impressed he is putting up with me and my ideas - lol. Which is why I posted asking for people's experiences today, but I never received any replies. It sounds like this does a really good job at what we are both after. Most of the base cabinets are covered with cardboard to protect them. Ive read quite a few different comments on all 3 and some seem conflicting. It looks like the grain is *very* deep on the board to the left. Not a one. Give a price you can make a living off of and let someone else win the low ball estimates. How to best deal with prominent railings in split level home, Durability of white macabus quartzite vs. quartz. Nordic seal is not a easy product to put down, unless you have experience. . The least porous Quartzites are actually called crystalline Quartzites. . 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. We installed almost 3000 sq ft throughout our home and it is the most important feature of our renovation. Double cost any standard stained finish. How to protect the wood enough for kitchen cabinet use but 1. And, to be fair to the above poster. How to keep red oak floors light and natural? The cost is nothing compared to the durability it will give. I dont recall the price of the lumber / the price our builder charged us (he ordered it on his account). If you like the look of your raw white oak floors then NaturalSeal is your best bet. WebBona DriFast Stain mix of White and Grey with two coats of Bona NaturalSeal and finished off with Mega ONE on this beautiful floor by Beyond The Grain Custom Design with Territory Manager, Jeff Offredo, on site. There are FAAAAR too many 'dudes' out there that call themselves pros. For a clean-shiny person there is NOTHING that will make them happy in the matte or satin range. And dont go forward unless they are willing to give you samples with ALL the finished coats. Sie knnen nicht notwendige Cookies ber Einstellungen verwalten ablehnen. White oak stain is also famous. It looks like the grain is *very* deep on the board to the left. I still hope to get my dream kitchen. That means you relate clean with shiny. 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. For someone to get this done 'properly' takes training. Any help appreciated! I love the natural, light color of the hardwood. How should I adjust these home plans to save $ or improve the layout? 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. Argh. Get ready for a LONG story! Natural came in too natural or raw (though thats what I thought I wanted). Bona The refinisher used the 'trendy' finish that s/he THOUGHT you wanted to see. One other question. I told the contractor, if he could remove the first-coat finish, I would purchase the right finish for him to use. @Hughey do you know what process for bleaching? The main thing to worry about when it comes to Quartzite is if it is actually a true Quartzite. Bona Sealers on my White Oak I don't want shine either - so do I do the sealer of Natural and then do an extra matte finish? We want to stay away from adding a yellow, green, pink or orange tint to the floor. I disagree that it was not an attack on me as G & Ss follow up comment said, oh yeah, hidden message. Weve been in the house with our two pups a little over a year now and the floors are holding up - so far, so good. Watching them put it on, it doesnt look like the work applying it would be more than other finish products. DH wants to just go with light maple cabinets and I am tempted. It won't tell you what caused the scratching (glass particles in sand is the usual culprit. It has not been sanded or sealed yet so I hope we still like it when its finished. Will Bona Mega keep the wood color natural and avoid yellowing over time? Just seemed so right. However, I guess Ill put off retirement for a few more years to make up the cost. It is a work of art. 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Bona Traffic finishes questions for people that have used it. less. It is the single most abused/used FINISH ('finish' means 'pretty) in your home. I have some anxiety he didn't apply the poly in the correct thickness. If you wanted a specific COLOUR range (but didn't say anything about the look of raw wood) then the finisher brought what s/he sees people RIGHT NOW wanting (because it is trendy). Apply and wipe off excess. Houzz Pro: One simple solution for contractors and design pros. You only need an inch. 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). Skip the 'money saving'. They are dry and need one more day to cure. Curtains will block the bookcase. I cannot find any locally. White oak seems to be kind of tricky. If not, you can at least trivially test the floor: First. @widdy23 Seems like everything is taking longer than expected. Mega One is a clear non-yellowing finish. But maybe it is just old and scratched over the years? Wow sounds beautiful! The fabricator was really nice and pulled whole Quartz slabs from his warehouse into the parking lot for me to see. I believe they put Bona Mega One over the top just for example, but we will be using Bona Traffic HD. Any ideas on stain/stain combos and sealants to make it happen? Looking at your photos, I love the look of your kitchen. Pretty sure they bleached their cabinets but who knows at this point. 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. It is less than $0.85/sf. Ive had 5 character grade white oak installed. In real life, they dont have as much brown as in the photo. Sigh. In the finishing business, 'special' requires a bigger price tag. I personally love Quartzite. We went with natural seal and traffic HD finish. (BTW - We ran into the issue with getting character grade mixed into our select a bit too, very frustrating!). WebWe ended up using one coat of Bona natural sealer and two coats of HD matte on the floors. Color we like the Bona Nordic best and the Bona Natural second, but they both have a muddy haze when you see them in real life. Hard to believe contractors would use your countertops as work bench! That makes SOOOO much sense. Rift white oak lowers and white uppers. 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Im very happy with them and they are exactly the look I wanted. These posts priceless. Ryan - where did you purchase your Milesi? They are one of my very favorite things in my (soon to be) new house. Was afraid it would look a bit cartoonish or out of place. Are You Gutsy Enough to Paint Your Floor White? In this video, Joe demonstrates how to use Bona NordicSeal to achieve a whitewashed look in a hardwood floor. 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. Cant decide! Find the right local pro on Houzz to kickstart your project. Im happy with the color. You can use Poloplaz Pearl sealer with Endure or Pallmann's Pall-x white seal and Pall-x Pure. I am nervous about this and I'm wondering if anyone had trouble with white streaks on their floor?
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