Beautiful job on those floors! My house is a former rental property and when I pulled the carpet I found dog urine stains everywhere on the oak. My floor finisher suggested we go with Ebony stain, and while it wasn't my first choice, I've grown to love the color.
Thanx for explaining everything so well!! Beautiful work!!! So many say refinished floors are used to save money but the work involved is recognized and the beauty, to me, exceeds a “new” floor. Also, thank you for explaining the rug, because it looked up like a pile of dry pigment with dark liquid, going into it, and then the buffer dipping into it, which made no sense to me, because it would’ve left a huge stain because of saturation and then it was noted that it was actually a rug under there - genius!
TIP: Clean, neutralize and lighten stains no matter what you do, because they will continue to get darker. Oxalic acid "wood bleach" can get rid of many stains that look impossible. It's always worth trying.
@@barttrahan7037 It's my first choice because it gets many water stains out. After that is peroxide, the strong stuff from the beauty supply store. And then I say, "patina and a rustic floor".
Put lye in water and apply with paint pad as soon you finish do it again. Wait 24 hours and sand with 150. The lyr reacts with the tannins making the wood dark but also lightens the stains. Now you can apply your stain and won't have to go as dark as that.
You used a 220grit screen for intercoat abrasion. Do you ever have any high spots that the screen goes past the seal coat, removing small amounts of stain? Also, in the room with the worst stains around the return vent, have you ever seen curling at the seam/crack? If so, is this a reaction between the top coat and something in the wood? Or excess stain that fills that void and can't be removed interfering, creating this subtle curl on the edges of the crack. Hope this resonates with you, and you have some insight. Thanks
Does the Bona flexisand require an additional buff (100-120grit hardplate)? I have the American Sanders Epoch with the Hydrasand attatchment (80grit red heat), and it seems to leave 2-3"micro scratches that can be seen when close enough, i.e.. most noticeable when you're wiping up the excess stain after application..but you can also see them subtly when standing upright looking down at the floor. To remedy this I have to use the hardplate with a 100-120 grit screen (one extra step). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Hi, did you try clear Iodine tincture to remove urine? A few drops in water, let it soak over night and then remove it with water & dishwashing liquid. Against the smell Vodka works, too. 😉👍
I also do flooring and the job looks great from what I can tell in the video. I also noticed the gaps and the only thing I can think of why it was not filled is because the costumer didn't want it filled. I've done floors where they didn't want it filled because they were going for a rustic/old look or the floors had too much flex and it would just pop out.
What I didn't understand is.... If you're doing all that work to the floor, but you're just gonna splatter stain and polyurethane all over the baseboards, why not just remove them first? They obviously need to be replaced after getting stain on them so why not just take them off so that you can sand and stain all the way up to the drywall?
I'm sorry, but you did not hide those stains. You did nothing whatsoever different than in any stain and finish project as done by other professionals. You simply used a dark color.
Beautiful job on those floors! My house is a former rental property and when I pulled the carpet I found dog urine stains everywhere on the oak. My floor finisher suggested we go with Ebony stain, and while it wasn't my first choice, I've grown to love the color.
Thanx for explaining everything so well!! Beautiful work!!! So many say refinished floors are used to save money but the work involved is recognized and the beauty, to me, exceeds a “new” floor. Also, thank you for explaining the rug, because it looked up like a pile of dry pigment with dark liquid, going into it, and then the buffer dipping into it, which made no sense to me, because it would’ve left a huge stain because of saturation and then it was noted that it was actually a rug under there - genius!
Wow, fantastic floors and work!
Thank you!!
That transformation is amazing! Awesome job
Thank you, glad you like it!
That is superb well done lads, best wishes from 🇬🇧🇬🇧
Really beautiful colour on that stain
TIP: Clean, neutralize and lighten stains no matter what you do, because they will continue to get darker.
Oxalic acid "wood bleach" can get rid of many stains that look impossible. It's always worth trying.
I was wondering if they were going to try oxalic acid to lighten the stains.
Oxalic acid never worked for me
@@barttrahan7037 It's my first choice because it gets many water stains out. After that is peroxide, the strong stuff from the beauty supply store.
And then I say, "patina and a rustic floor".
Anyone try OxyClean? It is a hydrolyzed peroxide.
Put lye in water and apply with paint pad as soon you finish do it again. Wait 24 hours and sand with 150. The lyr reacts with the tannins making the wood dark but also lightens the stains. Now you can apply your stain and won't have to go as dark as that.
Lye is very dangerous to use.
Wow, I so wish I could hire you to do my floors.
Wow. Awesome Job.
When is a filler used and why would one choose to use it OR not use it?
Hey Lumberjack. Do you have any references in Louisiana? Btw, where are you guys located?
Beautiful work
Wow! What kind of wood is the floor? Also what products did you use?
You used a 220grit screen for intercoat abrasion. Do you ever have any high spots that the screen goes past the seal coat, removing small amounts of stain? Also, in the room with the worst stains around the return vent, have you ever seen curling at the seam/crack? If so, is this a reaction between the top coat and something in the wood? Or excess stain that fills that void and can't be removed interfering, creating this subtle curl on the edges of the crack. Hope this resonates with you, and you have some insight. Thanks
Does the Bona flexisand require an additional buff (100-120grit hardplate)? I have the American Sanders Epoch with the Hydrasand attatchment (80grit red heat), and it seems to leave 2-3"micro scratches that can be seen when close enough, i.e.. most noticeable when you're wiping up the excess stain after application..but you can also see them subtly when standing upright looking down at the floor. To remedy this I have to use the hardplate with a 100-120 grit screen (one extra step). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
Is that a Mirka orbital sander you're using around the base? If so, do you find that orbital sander to be better/faster than a festool orbital sander?
What kind of orbital are you using to smooth the edging? I’ve been looking for a better tool for that final pass?
Hi, did you try clear Iodine tincture to remove urine? A few drops in water, let it soak over night and then remove it with water & dishwashing liquid. Against the smell Vodka works, too. 😉👍
Do you guys operate in NY by chance?
What about oxylic acid?
If I had money, i'd hire you to do the flooring in my home. But being broke sucks.
Hey guys what's that white stuff your using on the floor ,it reminds me of something ,is it handmade or bough 😅😅😅😅😅
Do you use wood filler? It seem that it had bug gaps
I also do flooring and the job looks great from what I can tell in the video. I also noticed the gaps and the only thing I can think of why it was not filled is because the costumer didn't want it filled. I've done floors where they didn't want it filled because they were going for a rustic/old look or the floors had too much flex and it would just pop out.
Looks amazing!!
That's oil or water base
Water. Milky always water.
What I didn't understand is.... If you're doing all that work to the floor, but you're just gonna splatter stain and polyurethane all over the baseboards, why not just remove them first? They obviously need to be replaced after getting stain on them so why not just take them off so that you can sand and stain all the way up to the drywall?
They don't need to be replaced...just paint.
Coulda bleached it then stained.
I love piss stains. Did you water pop the grain?
Yeah idk . Everything but kitchen and bathroom im putting carpet on it.
That’s disgusting
I'm sorry, but you did not hide those stains.
You did nothing whatsoever different than in any stain and finish project as done by other professionals. You simply used a dark color.
😂 I CAN’T AFFORD SUCH A BEAUTIFUL JOB. WOW. (HERE AFTER A BASKETBALL COURT SHORT. SUB’D.) WOW.