WebWhite Oak Kitchen Cabinets - Bona NaturalSeal? 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. So it looks like I must know what product I am likely to use before I can even find a pro.So I am experimenting on my own, trying to narrow down the options. Plato has the white oak shade we like - nude cream - but the estimate came in really high. trump2 would love to see the final product and what you chose, if your floors are finished. The floors are being installed and finished by Brazilian Floors (they have several locations in the D.C. metro area). Hi, I know this is 2+ YEARS LATER, What finish did you end up selecting for your parquet floors? Although, it can be used as a stand alone sealer. Again, just make sure that you are getting professional grade rather than DIY grade product. Thank you! And DuraSeal is not necessarily considered "professional grade". He is also meeting with Sherwin Williams this weekend at a trade show in Vegas and will see if there are any better options to achieve the Studio McGee look on rift white oak we are all looking for. They are dry and need one more day to cure. If they are not able to confirm to you what material it is, then look elsewhere for your countertop fabrication. . And I do find myself wishing I had done 3 coats of Bona Traffic HD - just to give them more protection. It honestly looks just like our white oak (unstained, natural) - I wish I could leave it without sealer etc. Introduce wood beams, countertops, furniture and more, Sleek and glossy or softened by wear, white floors charm, Snowy cabinets and walls speak to a certain elegance, while marble counters whisper of luxury, See why four paint brands have chosen a shade of white as their hot hue for the new year, These homeowners blend 2 Scandinavian styles Swedish and Danish in their light-filled 1902 apartment, Find out the most popular countertop, flooring, cabinet, backsplash and paint picks among homeowners who are renovating, Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers, Outdoor Lighting & Audio/Visual Specialists, Natures Color Wisdom: Lessons on White From the Great Outdoors, Must-Try Color Combo: White With Warm Off-White, Isnt It Good, Nordic Wood: The Appeal of Pale Floors, My Houzz: From Biker Hideout to Naturally Beautiful Home, 4 Dreamy White-and-Wood Kitchens to Learn From. Thank you. I also read you dont want to go too thin. Ive had 5 character grade white oak installed. Here are our raw floors right now. The correct answer should be "nothing at all". @kasmit00 Did you ever find the recipe for your post from last year with the beautiful soft "brown" floors? Use natural seal. Find out how to keep them that way, Tired of tan? 2 coats of Nordic seal & 2 coats of traffic HD ? This is not designed to be the tough outer layer It sounds like this does a really good job at what we are both after. I have some anxiety he didn't apply the poly in the correct thickness. He said my sister was lucky ((so far) he said its really not supposed to be used for countertops. That makes SOOOO much sense. When was the last coat applied? It is a work of art. Eager to see what you chose and how it turned out. Sample made on raw white oak during the decision process: two coats of Bona NordicSeal, top-coated with Bona Traffic Naturale. Three teenagers, a dog. Would love to see pics of the InteseSeal, as we are considering the same. 3 coats in one day. WebBona NaturalSeal is designed to be the foundation or first coat of a three-coat water-based system, so dont just use it for all your layers, thinking you are being clever and saving money. First - The second pic you gave looks really weird. And like all things "time is money". NordicSeal is going to give you a white frosting. I"m just assuming you don't want to cut up your floor. @Lisa Pearen it would help with identification if you post photos. Consider greige, blush, distressed blue or one of these other instant-classic cabinet colors, Try this classic kitchen combination for a design thats warm and inviting, Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers, Outdoor Lighting & Audio/Visual Specialists, Bleached White Oak Cabinets Star in This Two-Tone Kitchen, Seeing Green: Some Kitchens Ditch White for Mother Natures Neutral, Hold Everything Your White Kitchen Cabinets Just Got Better, White Cabinets Remain at the Top of Kitchen Wish Lists. Is that really that difficult? I'll be sure to question about their history with using bona in the past. Another thread I found talks about Rubio mono coat. The matte helps scratches blend. Is this permissible to use on cabinets. Hi M, thank you! (The chocolate would have been fabulous next to it.) I love your base molding, where do you buy that from? * I didn't know that Classic Sealer added yellow that Natural Sealer did not but I didn't have anything to compare it to. I could also put hot pots on the stainless. One other question. Doing the samples benefits me and the installer and builder they want me to like the finished product so they dont have an unhappy client. ISO something similar to Hallmark Alta Vista "Malibu" in urethane, Questions about chemicals in vinyl install - foul odor, health probs. The floor guys made custom floor vents. The tub area is ok -but Im glad I didnt get it in the kitchen. True Quartzite is very dense and many are not prone to staining. https://sprucingupmamahood.com/provenza-vinyl-flooring-review/. Okay we have decided to go with Bona Traffic HD in extra matte! I dont recall the price of the lumber / the price our builder charged us (he ordered it on his account). No scrape, no scratch, no nothing. 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.
Achieving a Natural, Untreated Look on Red Oak Each to their own. They achieve 95% FULL CURE after 5 days. So I suppose its even better than 3 coats in 3 days as I originally thought given your advice. It looks like the grain is *very* deep on the board to the left. How to best deal with prominent railings in split level home, Durability of white macabus quartzite vs. quartz. Oak floors are beautiful and timeless. If you you know you are doing something we offer on floor samples (3x3) in many combinations and finishes. I have about 735 sf. Do not use the following Bona naturale, Loba invisible, pearl or pure For the top coat. They don't turn orangebut they do throw a strong YELLOW hue onto the floors. Thanks. I havent figured out if Im going to use any window coverings yet. I did a lot of research and planned to try Bona NaturalSeal, Bona ClassicSeal and Bona NordicSeal on this round of samples. Classic seall will add more tan/yellow. Buyer beware, you should be nervous. Is there a really hidden section (you only need about 1 inch square) that you don't mind possibly damaging? ), Make sure your installer has experience using the Bona products and especially the Nordic. My question to tcrp6566 is did you use a sealer first? These posts priceless. They either look to white/milkey or they are orangish yellow. Yeah, thats what I am realizing. I lost confidence in my floor guy - I think he wasn't wiping the stain off but letting it dry on resulting in washed paint look. I forgot to take a photo of the hand made air vent the installers made for the floor vent. Is there another more affordable option I can try? WebBona sealer to avoid uneven tannin pull due to using a water based poly, (especially on white oak), no stain, then Bona Traffic HD. But was the Bona Traffic absolutely clear? I wish people would just post the actual products they use as there are a lot of great examples but no "recipes". @Jonathan Margareten Hi. Would love to hear from anyone who has sampled these Sealers and what they thought. If that does something, it's busted, you don't need to test further. Sigh. These were my red oak in a medium stain and you can definitely see the red undertone: My SIL did a darker stain on her floors and she says the cleaning is brutal. I recall having 3 layers - but my old post notes 4. How to protect the wood enough for kitchen cabinet use but 1. G & S gave helpful advice prior to these last two posts that are nasty. its been so long since I posted - Id have to read through my old posts to recall the sealer we used. I will post pictures. I am aware that it will require maintenance but most things do so Im fine with it. They look closer to the raw wood tone. I do have a lot of experience with these stones because I own a Granite, Quartz and Quartzite company. Intense seal will cast yellowing. I want a natural look as well and I think I'll end up meeting with our floor guy sometime next week to go over samples. Our floors were recently finished I havent seen them yet. 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. I just had four rooms of 30-year-old white oak floors sanded down to the raw wood and refinished with Bona products. We wanted to end up with a floor that looked as close to our raw wood as possible but had lots of protection. 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. They can use a big machine with a screening pad to get up most of that gunk. Maybe a snick less because they won't be using any product. Hi! He said mitering the edges is a nightmare (if you dont mitre, there is a white edge because the color doesnt go all the way through - at least the marble design I chose). Cochrans offers this wood in different thicknesses and grades which also impacts the price. if anyone else has found a reasonable solution, could you pls share what you did and a few pix? . We are deciding between Classic and Intense seal on our white oak floors as well! There are MUCH better systems out there - especially in the water based finishes. @Ashley Your floors look beautiful. He will then send the sample to a Sherwin Williams Product Finishes Store and they will match the sample. Can you also please send a picture of the floors with the seal and traffic HD? A hint of tan. Show me your white oak floors w duraseal country white or Bona white! Seems quite excessive but want to make sure I understand before I bring this issue up. If you are in the area, you may want to visit Cochrans showroom. First - The second pic you gave looks really weird. The water-based products are also much easier to work with. Think about going stylishly dark instead, The international shows designers bring the focus back to the craftsmanship and luxurious materials of the 1920s, See why an engineered wood floor could be your best choice (and no one will know but you), Gleaming wood floors are a thing of beauty. Many, many, many more professional grade finishes. WebWhite oak refinish- Bona NaturalSeal. Thank you for posting a picture! I think of a coat of sealant as 1/2 a coat of finish. I appreciate your pros helping on all these questions. Its no different than my quartz countertop and backsplash that also should not have acidic or harsh chemicals, and Im sure most professional contractors wouldnt recommended against quartz behind a stove. @CEM TOSA It took me forever to decide on countertops. William Smith, D.D., was
You should look it up. But maybe it is just old and scratched over the years?
Bona Start reaching out to those stores that have 25+ years in the hardwood flooring industry. And it does NOT cause amberingbut the Mega does. Also, Durasupreme got less than good reviews online. Any suggestions would be great. Now green is having a moment in the kitchen, Understand how sunlight affects your rooms and get tips on choosing paint colors for each type of exposure, Do you love perfection or patina? We have just received a couple samples however and they haven't had the same look as some of the inspiration picture.
Bona NordicSeal to Create a Whitewashed Hardwood Floor I am attempting to coordinate real white oak with white oak LVPthe unfinished white oak is an amazing match to the Paradigm Conquest Windsor and Towerwanting to basically stain/seal the posts and rails in a way that changes the natural state the least, neutralizing any weed tones. Im trying to stay with the natural look. That doesn't sound like what you are after. Over the years, theres been a lot of things Ive cut costs on, but I feel it doesnt pay to skimp on a major feature of my new house that should last for a very long time. I'd love to know what finishes you ended up selecting as well. Directly before me was one of the mirrors I have mentioned, in which I saw reflected the tall shape of my friend, Mr. Jennings, leaning over my shoulder, and reading the page at which I was Thank you to all of the experts for weighing in. Is there a really hidden section (you only need about 1 inch square) that you don't mind possibly damaging? Fortunately, the installer is sending them back to the lumberyard to be replaced. Thanks so very much Shannon. I'm thinking of using HI-MACS LG Hausys solid surface countertops, which I think is similar to Corian. It still should not come off. @Lisa Pearen it would help with identification if you post photos. We were advised to wait until the economy rebounds. :), @bowmeister67 and @widdy23 I used exactly what bowmeister said , 1 coat of Bona Nordic seal and 3 coats of Bona Traffic HD satin. Are You Gutsy Enough to Paint Your Floor White? I settled on something I didnt love and it turned out it was one of the most expensive ones. professional finishes are sold in gallons only. @HU-6868130 your herringbone looks amazing! ! Floors look VERY good! I think over the years, they learned how to avoid distressed clients who hate the finished floor color. We peeked through the windows and the floors are covered with brown paper. 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). Do you think there is any major issue with this? what made you decide to go with natural. Any suggestions on deciding one over the other? Your floor looks amazing. When I see Nordic in photos it looks beautiful, but I dont think I want a white wash. They don't like doing it - because they go through SOOO many screening discs (I've heard of more than 12 discs being used in one home). I think we found a good match. That's when we discovered he had never used water basedand that was the light-bulb moment for everyone. Do you have high ceilings ? 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. I love the natural, light color of the hardwood. WebOur new build has white oak hardwoods & Id LOVE to have them look like these. Many customers like a dark stain because it looks modern and the floor is easy to decorate.
Beyond The Grain Custom Design, Toms River, NJ (2023) The "real" professional-grade products view DuraSeal/Minwax (owned by the same company) to be 'DIY' level products. For my white oak floors - thinking of using Bona Natural Sealer or Classic or Intense. Back to square one. They are *very* hard, and you will be hard pressed to find a coating that stands up to them), but it would tell you that the floor coating appears to at least be behaving. Ryan - where did you purchase your Milesi? It would have been better to ASK if they put on all 3 coats in one day. Our cabinet maker hasn't been able to match what we are hoping for. WebWe ended up using one coat of Bona natural sealer and two coats of HD matte on the floors. Its really helpful to see the product on YOUR wood. I personally feel a reputable stone supplier and fabricator will educate you in mineral composition, stone formation, and inform you how and where the stones are quarried. 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. So it comes in at 1025 or 1.25 X 820 sf (amount of flooring ordered with sufficient for waste/scrap. Heres a close up. W Spray Mop Kit EJD1462712 Brazilian Floors did the installation and finishing. My builder said hed work with them even though he never had before and I had several conversations with them. Share pics of white oak hardwood floors stained with Bona (1st home!). Taj Mahal is an example of a crystalline Quartzite. Press it very hard into the coating, and rip it up. WebInformacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa: qhhsubiquity.com, +13012001475, +13012001768, +13012001300 The Ubiquity The student news site of Quartz Hill High School p.s. He is a small shop and me and one other of his clients are the first to ask him for a "raw look" rift sawn white oak door. Is the Nordic still a problem? Obviously flooring isnt my specialty, but it is yours. 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. I just got samples and have found mixing the white with mist gives almost an exact color for unfinished white oak. @widdy23 Seems like everything is taking longer than expected. We will have 3500 sq of wood and certainly dont want problems. @Hughey do you know what process for bleaching? I would rather find a cabinet line that carries white oak in this stain than go with a cabinet maker.
I got a quartz remnant for the tub area (a kinda white) in my hideaway bathroom and Ocean Jasper Quartz for the master ADA bathroom. Just just had solid white oak #2 flooring installed in my den. 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. White streaks in floor. Bona Traffic finishes questions for people that have used it. Quartzite gets a bad name due to companies mislabeling marbles, dolomites and sandstone. Looking for something similar to yours, thank you! Some Quartzites are more grainy which make them more porous. You can get a natural matte finish in medium- light tones with the colors mist, natural, white 5%, white, and cotton white. Watching them put it on, it doesnt look like the work applying it would be more than other finish products. Please leave this post up. The builder had choices for us, this or that type of choice. It seems like we are the first to ask for the white oak with all the cabinet makers in our area. Just my 2 cents worth but typically, OAK flooring will shrink/expand ACROSS the grain it's usually pretty stable end to end, as with most hardwood species. If neither does anything to your floor, the floor coating is at least in reasonable shape. If you look at my photos above, the wood sample with one coat of Bona Natural sealer and one coat of Matte Traffic HD looked nice too but looked horrible with one coat of Natural and 3 coats of satin Traffic HD. I had just had floors done by a floor shop, two years of hospice requires me to redo them, seems a layer can be scraped up with a spackle scraper easily and turned dark ( like cherry wood does in sunlight but this was white oak ). I asked him to bring natural finish tomorrow, Im torn between natural and classic. View a wide selection of Rugs and other great items on KSL Classifieds. We ended up using one coat of Bona natural sealer and two coats of HD matte on the floors. And it is taking me some time to get used to a matte floor. Bona Traffic finishes questions for people that have used it. Thank you for your feedback. Thank you for your input. @tkgriff which did you go with and do you like? Also what do you mean by toned oak? NO true Quartzite will etch. We got to see snippets of the finished floor today, and we love what we see. I hope I get into the house before any subcontractors mess them up again!
qhhsubiquity.com Informacin detallada del sitio web y la The NordicSeal is a great product for red oak it safely bleaches the wood and removes the harsh red tones. If so, they are normal surface marking, nothing to worry about. I realize your flooring was "select" not #2 and that makes a difference. How 'cheap' do you want to go with something that important? Their attention to detail. Also hope this helps .. colors hard to see on monitor, I tested classic seal, white stain and Nordic seal as well. Can they be easily buffed out with a non-scratch sponge? Yes they can be 'walked on' after 3 daysbut moving furniture in is not ideal until 5 days have passed. The light white washing will give you the raw look. I had some 2 x 2 Corian samples that kept calling my name. Haven't made decisions on flooring yet, but I love white oak. Have experienced installers figured out how to use the Nordic in open floor plan homes? It is 3/4 x 5 solid white oak hardwood. If so what brand and color was used? Then go with water based and be done with it. She lucked out and her floors look pretty good. Attached is a photo of the hardwood unfinished without stain. I already lost quite a bit of money in the process so I wanted to know what I get before committing. My contractor recommended leaving it natural and using a Bona Mega finish which was supposed to dry clear. All of their materials will have to be paid for (as part of your contract), but it can be done. I have found some great inspirational pictures. AhemRight??? Your comment was devised to make me feel small and make worry about my floors when they are already finished. Bona is designed to be 'hot coated' that is to say it does BEST when coat 1 and coat 2 (like sealant and then 1st coat of finish) come in quick succession (less than 24 hours but nothing less than the 'minimum time between coats'). I would bet it would come in at the same price as a "buff and coat" (national average = $3/sf). Let him fix it ONCE. Looks like it was a screen shot with the flooring compan of Seattle Hardwood out of Mukilteo. Heres a photo of our 7 Norwegian white oak before sanding or any sealer. After reading on the website about this particular water-based finish, I learned that while it might dry clear, it leaves an amber color tone--just what I did not want. Unless you're certain the gaps developed AFTER installation, I'd suggest the possibility they may have been present all along. However, as you can see from the photo, after the first coat, yellow dominated the room. I'm actually impressed he is putting up with me and my ideas - lol. 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). I know I've gone on for a while. The finish will look different if you start with different white oak. Once you and your professional shake hands and write a contract that's when they come in and start the job. Please hire someone first before asking them to put down 'colour patches'. Use Bona Naturaseal for the look you want. Let's see how long this finish last. Absolutely love the matte finish. And this will continue to occur until the finish is "done right". Houzz Pro: One simple solution for contractors and design pros. 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. There are some lap lines on the floors from the sealer. Hard to believe contractors would use your countertops as work bench! Rift sawn white oak like we are referencing is not common at all in our location. Originally, I had declared never to Quartz after reading peoples complaints about chipping and cracks.
Wood Floor Stain Colors 2023 Ideas and Pictures It won't tell you what caused the scratching (glass particles in sand is the usual culprit. See the before and afters and why we chose this color. Don't test just with sealer. !Are you happy with the Satin? There is a haze to the floors as someone posted its most likely due to the matte finish. Dream Spaces: 12 Beautiful White Kitchens, White Cabinets Remain at the Top of Kitchen Wish Lists, Kitchen of the Week: Brick, Wood and Clean White Lines, Kitchen of the Week: A Designer's Budget Wood-and-White Makeover, New This Week: 3 Beautifully Balanced White Kitchens, Kitchen of the Week: White, Wood, Gray and a Backsplash Surprise, 5 Countertops That Look Beautiful in a White Kitchen, Kitchen of the Week: Fans of Traditional Style Go For a Mad Men Look. We went with natural seal and traffic HD finish. WebWhen refinishing oak floors, achieving a natural/untreated look can be challenging, particularly when color matching red and white oak in one area of the home. Can they be easily buffed out with a non-scratch sponge? I have been on these boards so many times looking for advice and photos from what others have done. WebAn icon used to represent a menu that can be toggled by interacting with this icon. It could be as low as $2/sf.
In a Glass Darkly - Project Gutenberg Australia Hi thanks in advance for your help We are having white oak installed and finished on site. @Elaine Gauthier Art Did you find any solution or larger cabinet maker that has the white oak? After seeing this post and refinishing parents floor, I want your oak in my house you did fantastic job. I thought I was going with Pallman's white, because it was gorgeous on the 15"X8" sample but on the larger sample with a new bundle of wood it pulled way too pink, even on white oak. If he can't get it donethen hire someone NEW and send the bill to the original contractor. Press it very hard into the coating, and rip it up. We have only had our cabinets for about a month so I cant speak to long term durability yet but they turned out gorgeous. I also have some design software that may help with your need. My cabinets are custom sizes and I was going to go with Barker cabinets (had my order all ready to send), but someone here on houzz recommended I check out this local guy first, and I am so glad I did! Thanks. @Ryan Danielson what did you end up going with? Yes, Trump2 I agree. Nice, eh?! I am hoping this Sherwin Williams product won't yellow over time. Skip the 'money saving'. Did you put your deposit down on a charge card? Absolutely love the matte finish. It is less than $0.85/sf. If neither does anything to your floor, the floor coating is at least in reasonable shape. Ours is from Norway. So hand rail and newl postadvice would be appreciated! I wish we did three coats of the Traffic HD as he have a ton of traffic (three kids and a dog!) Please contact us if we can be of further help. Heres a photo of our family room. Which possibly suggests installation issue. We want to stay away from adding a yellow, green, pink or orange tint to the floor. Titan and Fortico can go on top of the waxes and reactives. The cost of the floors and Bona sealer plus 3 protective coats was almost twice the price that my parents paid for the house I grew up in so be prepared to gasp and clutch your wallet. It offers a bigger margin of profit. If you have 3000sf then the $2500 upgrade is nothing. Shaina.. White Macaubas is a true Quartzite not a granite. WebBona Natural Seal stain on white oak hardwood floor and 3 coats Bona Traffic HD Matte on top. I like natural white oak with your concept. I could only post one photo at a time. We elected to go with rift sawn white oak cabinets. I bought the cleaning spay and renew oil for the cabinets. And rubio makes a treatment for acid stains. A gallon of Bona Traffic HD = $180 - $200. I absolutely love the floors.
Full text of "Report of the Commissioner of Education" Its for a new build. Hd and Supra extra matte does not. Anything over 700 square feet for me is done in multiple days. Which means something is sitting on, grinding down, pressing into or just plain 'sitting on' your floors every second of every day. That 'fit' can include their ability to communicate. You want someone fully trained in the art of the 2-component (2K) water based system. ), Share pics of white oak hardwood floors stained with Bona (1st home!). I had no idea that white oak looks different when grown in one geographical area versus another. 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.