Aging Oak Floors

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Aging oak floors.

Hardwood floors that look 100 years old have become popular and you may achieve this look yourself by distressing wood floors. Results for this how to weather wood project can look very different than what is shown on the label so be doubly sure to test it first. Hardwood floors add a beautiful touch to just about any room but there s some debate about the best way to clean them. Minwax weathered oak darkens the patina on pine slightly but on cedar it gives a soft gray overall tone with gold in the grain you might have to apply it more than once to achieve the look you want.

Now that you have a home full of beautiful floors keep them looking new by sweeping and mopping regularly using furniture pads and exercising caution with hard soled shoes. Mixture of red and white oak. The wood gains a special lustre over the years and undergoes a medium to high degree of colour change with the dark brown heartwood lightening over time to a more golden brown. The sapwood is creamy white but the heartwood is a light brown to dark chocolate brown sometimes with a tendency to purple.

Aging patina stress cracks and some original saw marks combined with nail holes and solid knots give this grade of antique oak flooring a very unique character that is impossible to match with new flooring. Experts say you can refinish traditional hardwood floors up to 10 times so with a bit of care your floors should last and remain beautiful for a lifetime.