rickwaldron
New Member
25 year-old red oak throughout most of house.
We would like to convert two carpeted rooms (maybe even just one) to red oak to match the existing, and make it look as one, or as close as possible. We were told (of course) we would need to sand, stain/refinish the existing oak in order to match the new stuff.
Which of course triples the price, and the hassle.
But do we have to? Does this always, always have to be done - or is it somewhat of a scam perpetrated by the flooring companies? It still won't look perfectly the same anyway, will it? new wood vs. old
What if we try to match the existing wood and stain as close as possible, and forget about redoing the existing? maybe run a rug from old to new? Or is this a dumb idea, just go with tile...?
Anybody have a photo? - old finished wood next to new finished wood (without the old being re-done) -
Thanks folks
We would like to convert two carpeted rooms (maybe even just one) to red oak to match the existing, and make it look as one, or as close as possible. We were told (of course) we would need to sand, stain/refinish the existing oak in order to match the new stuff.
Which of course triples the price, and the hassle.
But do we have to? Does this always, always have to be done - or is it somewhat of a scam perpetrated by the flooring companies? It still won't look perfectly the same anyway, will it? new wood vs. old
What if we try to match the existing wood and stain as close as possible, and forget about redoing the existing? maybe run a rug from old to new? Or is this a dumb idea, just go with tile...?
Anybody have a photo? - old finished wood next to new finished wood (without the old being re-done) -
Thanks folks