Bleached Oak Wood Floors

When i saw this i knew there was hope.

Bleached oak wood floors.

If you have red oak floors already you have the option of bleaching your floors to cancel out the red undertones in the floor. Bleached red oak stair rails baseboards and treads complement the light shades of this staircase and room. Apply a b bleach safely. These test boards were bleached twice.

White gray and clear. The richness of. There are three common methods for wood beaching. Lye and hydrogen peroxide.

If the wood floor is painted sealed waxed or coated with any type of protective layer this layer must first be removed. I had heard of people bleaching wood but i was skeptical about how well it would work. This will smell and it will take extra time and cost extra money. But wood bleach lets you remove color from wood.

I also noticed that they all seemed to have the same two main ingredients. Occasionally homeowners choose to lighten their floors in preparation for special finishes such as antiquing or pickling. Choose a method based on the stain composition. The smooth look of maple.

You can still see a hint of. The best woods for bleaching include oak beach ash and gum. The top coat is water based polyurethane. A two part wood bleach of sodium hydroxide caustic soda and hydrogen peroxide.

Sometimes your hardwood floors become discolored with age or accidental stains. Customized hardwood finishes offer new decorative dimension architects builders and interior designers feature north american hardwoods because of their natural characteristics and beauty. After sanding thoroughly clean all dust from the. You ll find three kinds of products marketed as wood bleaches.

The floors after two rounds of wood bleach. Two part wood bleach turns red oak bone white without obscuring the grain the way a pickling stain would. Other wood bleaches are chlorine bleach and oxalic acid. Bleaching hardwood floors is a chemical process to lighten the color of the wood.

The textured lines of oak. Wear long neoprene gloves with ends cuffed to catch drips a waterproof apron and goggles. Varieties like poplar and pine are already so light that removing further natural wood color might render them bland and lifeless. Beach the red oak.

Household bleach oxalic acid or a two part kit containing hydrogen peroxide and sodium hydroxide. Bleaching your hardwood floor is an option when you have stubborn stains that will not disappear. To fully bleach the wood the bleaching solution must be able to reach the wood s cells. The dark hue of walnut.

But i want you to remember that you also have the option of not whitewashing your floors. A b bleach is extremely caustic and will quickly burn your. The floor contractor patiently bleached a series of sample red oak floor boards to see what the floor would look like with three different stains.