(I didnt think about this before adding the bookcases.) They are still drying and look darker in the photos than they do in person FYI. Great photos and beautiful floors! First - The second pic you gave looks really weird. what made you decide to go with natural. WebBona ClassicSeal Floor sealer highlighting the wood's natural color Size: 1 gal Find a distributor Information Documents Key benefits Minimizes tannin bleed, especially on white oak Exceptionally clear, highlighting true color of wood VOC Compliant Seals the wood, preventing the finish from penetrating Information There is no haze and the floors look very pretty, natural in color with a light sheen. I believe there is a local one and I plan to at least explore that. The picture I attached is with one coat of Bona Mega using no stain. We didnt get the fumed product because we couldnt know for sure what color the finished product would be. So much to consider and my cabinet maker doesn't seem to be able to recreate what I am looking for. That means a single guy can take his time. Any ideas on stain/stain combos and sealants to make it happen? I love the natural, light color of the hardwood. I fear, though, that the amber color has penetrated the wood since a sealer was not used and I am stuck with a yellow floor. Ha. Otherwise time will turn the white oak yellow regardless of how it looks when freshly finished. I'll be sure to question about their history with using bona in the past. Of course the MORE coats you put on today.the FEWER coats you have to ADD in 15 years time (called a buff and coat and costs $3/sf on average). View a wide selection of Rugs and other great items on KSL Classifieds. WebBona sealer to avoid uneven tannin pull due to using a water based poly, (especially on white oak), no stain, then Bona Traffic HD. One coat Bona Natural Seal A very slight natural stain similar to the white oak color of our floors. The bleaching added to the cost and another opportunity for something to go wrong. Question - is there a reason a floor may take or need less finish? I would use Bona natural seal or classic with traffic hd extra matte. Which one did you end up going with? Will do.My two cents now that we are almost 6 month in. Dear Doane, A well established hardwood flooring company (a "ma and pa" type store) will have the big machines to get the product off of your floor. Natural came in too natural or raw (though thats what I thought I wanted). They can use a big machine with a screening pad to get up most of that gunk. Photos would be helpful. They apply the product too thin and it sets up quicker than recommended. What is your installer recommending? The supplier may help you out. Gravity works. That's not what was happening. WebUsing Bona NordicSeal to Create a Whitewashed Hardwood Floor Ever since greige became a big trend, people have been trying to lighten up their homes. It still a major upgrade from Bona MEGa. It must be sanded down and done again. I have found some great inspirational pictures. I asked for, but he never did, an all country white one. You should look it up. Thank you to all of the experts for weighing in. My stomach-- which had been in a knot for a year due to indecision relaxed. The correct answer should be "nothing at all". Which is why I posted asking for people's experiences today, but I never received any replies. Its a shame since it could be helpful for others. That's like painting a master piece with 10 minutes on the clock. Thank you for suggesting Bona Mega One. Our hardwood installer and contractor use DuraSeal products often and Bona Mega. Thank you. We just installed 5 white oak throughout our home. 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. And DuraSeal is not necessarily considered "professional grade". I told the contractor, if he could remove the first-coat finish, I would purchase the right finish for him to use. And dont go forward unless they are willing to give you samples with ALL the finished coats. I read on the Bona website (and others) that TrafficHD coverage was 350-400sf/gal. I looked at the bona product and it states it contains a small amount of white pigment? Hi everyone! Not sure if this is helpful but attached are picks of recently completed white oak with Bona natural seal followed by Bona traffic HD extra matte finish. WebIt was natural that he should seek an education in that city and from that institution, for both were allied to him by ties of no ordinary significance. That's what I ended up doing. Indem Sie auf Annehmen klicken, stimmen Sie dem zu. I plan to call the Bona company tomorrow to get their assistance. My guess would be red oak since they have gone more orange. Not quite "honey oak" but not far from it. If the floor looks as good as this little exposed area, Ill be really HAPPY. We went with natural seal and traffic HD finish. If you are someone who loves the look of the 'raw floor' but you HATE the hazy look of NaturalSeal, then I HIGHLY recommend going with the satin. 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. Heres how to keep them that way, Let the sunshine in. If so, they are normal surface marking, nothing to worry about. Also hope this helps .. colors hard to see on monitor, I tested classic seal, white stain and Nordic seal as well. This looks to be pretty natural with a very matte finish. So I suppose its even better than 3 coats in 3 days as I originally thought given your advice. We sell stone, fabricate and install countertops so we're there every step of the way which keeps me up to date on pretty much every stone that is used today. We were advised to wait until the economy rebounds. Thank you. And using Bona Traffic HD is a MASSIVE upgrade over Mega. The only design mistake in the house (IMHO) is this floor - the sample and photos looked so different!). I have some anxiety he didn't apply the poly in the correct thickness. My flooring guy said (and backed it up with a sample) that a water-based sealant with *no tint* (I think Bona ClassicSeal?) It will make you happy. Hi M, thank you! This is part and parcel of your payment. 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. Several dollars per square foot would be expectedthen you add the $4-$5/sf for the finish. Thats a problem Im left with and he wrote that message to me, not the hardwood installer. Use Bona Naturaseal for the look you want. 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. The sand/finish guys sampled natural seal, amber seal and IntenSeal. Thank you. Im struggling with the same issue thanks! Doing a light stain like this is not easyand it takes time. It was one coat of seal. I'm actually impressed he is putting up with me and my ideas - lol. Yours looks so light and bright. You only need an inch. Light, white sealed floors or dark dramatic floors? WebWe ended up using one coat of Bona natural sealer and two coats of HD matte on the floors. In fact, Im pretty sure the samples were just wound into the builders quote to us for the floors. thanks, All! Absolutely, I can see that. WebWe just installed 5 white oak throughout our home. I had no idea that white oak looks different when grown in one geographical area versus another. Just seemed so right. think it turned out well. Any specific fillers recommended for the knots & gaps ? WebAn icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. I am sorry , Thank you!! My installer did 2 coats of Nordic Seal today. I am very picky with the stones I purchase. 1 coat seal and 2 coats finish. I appreciate your pros helping on all these questions. I hope they hold up to daily use. If you like to see a shiny floor RIGHT AFTER you clean the floor (because it makes you feel like you've accomplished something) then you are what I refer to as a 'clean-shiny' person. It won't be cheap but it will be fast. Carly, please provide source for your floors, exactly what Im looking for. ! @mpto Thanks so much, can't wait to see your final product!! The 'big boys' of the finishing industry are 2-3 times more expensive than DuraSeal (and for good reason) which means the professionals will make less money. Your floors are beautiful. If it does nothing: Take a piece of masking tape (not painters tape). I asked for, but he never did, an all country white one. Haven't made decisions on flooring yet, but I love white oak. The edge is not as nicely finished as the Corian. White oak seems to be kind of tricky. We want a more modern aesthetic. @mtpo did you use a satin or matte finish? The white background wasnt a true white but it wasnt bad and the marbling was pretty. We love our floors! NordicSeal is going to give you a white frosting. I waxed it out. It would have been better to ASK if they put on all 3 coats in one day. His maternal grandfather, Justice Thomas Smith, had been for many years a prominent lawyer and a distinguished judge in Philadelphia, and his maternal great-uncle, the Rev. @Moran Blueshtein. Absolutely love the matte finish. (Thank you @Joseph Corlett for giving me the confidence to use Corian and to Heartwood Solid Surfaces for doing the work.) 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NaturalSeal adds the LEAST amount of 'colour' (either white or yellowdoesn't matter) of all the sealants in the Bona line up. They achieve 95% FULL CURE after 5 days. WebBona Natural Seal stain on white oak hardwood floor and 3 coats Bona Traffic HD Matte on top. We learned a lot from seeing the color and pattern differences between the American white oak and Norwegian white oak (and white oak from other areas). Here are our raw floors right now. I would appreciate your advice on how to avoid the haze and advice on the Nordic product. Cochrans offers this wood in different thicknesses and grades which also impacts the price. The lowest level of gloss I suggest to 'clean-shiny' person is semi-gloss. Here are some of my samples. Different painters proposing different solutions to calcimine ceiling. I have a small house and should have maximized flow but didn't realize just how much planning that would take at once. Make sure your floor guys are real professionals and have experience using Bona. Thanks so much! Also, will the Bona Nordic take the white oak lighter at all or darker? The tile on the back wall of the shower and the backsplash is a soft baby blue glass. It may come in other thicknesses too. Show me your white oak floors w duraseal country white or Bona white! It will not etch like Marble, but has a marble like appearance. 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 can see the installer has the ABILITY to do make this finish workhe just ran out of time and money because of his bid (which was too low for full glue). Use natural seal. Not always as expected. ISO something similar to Hallmark Alta Vista "Malibu" in urethane, Questions about chemicals in vinyl install - foul odor, health probs. Dream Spaces: 12 Beautiful White Kitchens, Color of the Year: Off-White Is On Trend for 2016, Houzz Tour: A Beautiful Nordic Dream in Sweden, White Cabinets Remain at the Top of Kitchen Wish Lists. We installed almost 3000 sq ft throughout our home and it is the most important feature of our renovation. @tkgriff I love your floors and am thinking about going for much the same look! That's when we discovered he had never used water basedand that was the light-bulb moment for everyone. If ending up with the typical honey oak is my only choice, then I'd rather just get painted maple/mdfwhich isn't what I want! Pretty sure they bleached their cabinets but who knows at this point. A gallon of Varathane = $80 (Home Depot). Dry finish. Flooring guys are the best since they are redoing to make me happy. Did you put your deposit down on a charge card? Milesi Natural 2k? We have only had our cabinets for about a month so I cant speak to long term durability yet but they turned out gorgeous. Curtains will block the bookcase. white/grey countertops with light wood floor & stainless appliances? How 'cheap' do you want to go with something that important? @J Sk did you use natural sealer or natural stain? Dark floors are pretty popular with clients but as you mention usually going with white or painted cabinets. (We dont know for sure what our on site finish will be either but felt we had a little more control this way.). Sie knnen nicht notwendige Cookies ber Einstellungen verwalten ablehnen. My contractor recommended leaving it natural and using a Bona Mega finish which was supposed to dry clear. I"m just assuming you don't want to cut up your floor. And this will continue to occur until the finish is "done right". I just had four rooms of 30-year-old white oak floors sanded down to the raw wood and refinished with Bona products. And all the answers. The finish guy said he put on 1.5 gal on the first coat of TrafficHD. Bona Traffic HD is 10 times EASIER to find (but a snick harder to work with). Someone else on here suggested Durasupreme. Then the next day a coat of finish. Ours is from Norway. Also hope this helps .. colors hard to see on monitor, I tested classic seal, white stain and Nordic seal as well. MaryJane, My white oak floors have 1 coat of Bona Natural Seal and 2 coats of Bona. The fabricator was really nice and pulled whole Quartz slabs from his warehouse into the parking lot for me to see. Can two finish coats be done in a day or should there be a day between all 3 coats? One other question. When I put the natural stain on my floor it looks gray. Ask for Bona Mega One. We will have 3500 sq of wood and certainly dont want problems. Another thread I found talks about Rubio mono coat. If it does nothing: Take a piece of masking tape (not painters tape). Its small enough, you should be able to manage it. And you want to have 3 coats total. white oak hardwood flooring. Had my red oak floors done in weathered oak and they are still simply too pink. Carlyweiss, your post and pictures are so helpful for those of us in the choosing process. Bona sealer to avoid uneven tannin pull due to using a water based poly, (especially on white oak), no stain, then Bona Traffic HD. I've tested their smoke reactive and their Baro reactive Both can be adjusted with water or their "clear" so that you can get varying tones. The matte helps scratches blend. By the way, did you use any fillers to fill the knots and gaps between the planks? Can you share the color? Their availability (not alwaysbut sometimes) or their LACK of availability (the best people are ALWAYS BOOKED months in advance). Was a bit of a risky choice, went with a pretty unusual/bold extra wide 5" wide pattern and I think it turned out well. We are prepping for a remodel and I have been using my kids roll of art paper and taping it to the ceiling to construct mock ups of potential walls. Sorry but that isn't the way things are done in the building industry. It is my understanding that these Bona products are tricky to apply. He did know his stains and how it would finishI will give him that. 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 For someone to get this done 'properly' takes training. Red oak stairs - Do I install white oak floors or red? My builder said hed work with them even though he never had before and I had several conversations with them. My installer has Amber i think yhat will be too dark. The tub area is ok -but Im glad I didnt get it in the kitchen. @widdy23 Seems like everything is taking longer than expected. A new color true black is introduced by Duraseal. HELP!!! (The chocolate would have been fabulous next to it.) less. If it does nothing: Take a piece of masking tape (not painters tape). Press it very hard into the coating, and rip it up. Blue tape is where some contractors messed things up. Can they be easily buffed out with a non-scratch sponge? The Corian fabricator came back and polished them just like new. Some 5 white oak with Bona Natural Seal and Hd traffic extra matte. I still love the white oak but maybe with less wood cabinets maple will be ok. Start reaching out to those stores that have 25+ years in the hardwood flooring industry. and 3 coats of Satin (which satin did you choose since there are 5 satins from Bona). The trick is to A) find the professional trained in water based finishes and B) keep the sheen to satin or matte. G & S isn't bashing you, they are bashing the 'dudes' in the industry. . I do have a lot of experience with these stones because I own a Granite, Quartz and Quartzite company. I worry that two coats might look too light, but with one coat, I still see some yellow coming through (my sample has the Traffic HD matte though, not satin). There are a couple places where either a dogs nail or something created a tiny gouge all the way through to the wood - so the Bona is not impermeable.
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