Things That Are Bothering You, Got You All Hibbeldy-Jibbeldy, or just downright pissed, RIGHT NOW!

[Thomas]



She said "it's reddish, i think it was called 'mahogany' or something."
This is a historic house with gorgeous, original heart pine floors in most of the rooms, and f*ck you quartersawn oak in eleven different widths in a few of the public areas. This doesn't need some fancy stain, it needs to just be allowed to be what it is in all its un-f*cked-with glory.
She decided though that leaving them more natural didn't "contrast" enough with the wooden kitchen cabinets, and also that we needed to have "consistency" through the whole house. So in spite of the fact that the house is too dark and we are trying to brighten it up, she goes with a stain that is darker than the cabinets ("because your floor has to be darker than the cabinets") based on about 10 linear feet in the kitchen where the wood floor meets the back of the kitchen peninsula cabinets and another maybe 14 linear feet in a bathroom with a wood floor where we have a wooden vanity and some wainscoting around the tub.
I guess this can't really be all that bad, but I can't help being worried sick about it. It's a ******* crime to screw up floors like this. The heart pine would cost a fortune today, and as for the wider widths of the quartered oak, well, you can't get them at any price.

aw ****, Douglas. I'm sorry mang, but you've got to use your pimp hand and keep those floors un-stained AT ANY COST. Particularly the quartersawn oak.

Seriously, sand or scrape the old finish off, lay down some oil-based varnish (which darkens the floor on its own anyway), and let that be it. If you stain the floor, you lose the flecked quality of QS White Oak. (at least, I presume it's White Oak, though Red oak isn't hideous either). Besides, and this may help you: the floor will darken up on its own, based on the exposure to sunlight and ammonia (Oak in particular)

 

[Douglas]

It's too late.

 

[MrG]



If I do my girlfriend will acuse me of going to another strip club.

Just tell her you comparing hers to the one across the street. As long as you tell her the other one was inferior, I'm sure she'll be cool with it.

 

[Rambo]



If I do my girlfriend will acuse me of going to another strip club.

Another you say?

 

[patrickBOOTH]



Another you say?

In reality I have never been to one.

 

[in stitches]



In reality I have never been to one.

nor i

 

[lasbar]



nor i

Me too..

Never been and do not want to.

 

[Harold falcon]

I go to them all the time. As long as you know what they are going into them they won't destroy your life.

 

[patrickBOOTH]

Just seems like a huge dick tease. Literally.

 

[Harold falcon]



Just seems like a huge dick tease. Literally.

Mostly.

 

[lasbar]



Mostly.

In the States , you can get a ** or a shag at the back...

 

[patrickBOOTH]



In the States , you can get a ** or a shag at the back...

You can do that anywhere. It is called prostitution. Don't think that is happening unless you shell out some good dough.

 

[lasbar]



You can do that anywhere. It is called prostitution. Don't think that is happening unless you shell out some good dough.

I don't do hookers either...

 

[Thomas]



It's too late.

What do you mean? It sounds like the floor's not down yet.

[COLOR=330099]#OCCUPY DOUGLAS' MANSION![/COLOR]

 

[JayJay]



aw ****, Douglas. I'm sorry mang, but you've got to use your pimp hand and keep those floors un-stained AT ANY COST. Particularly the quartersawn oak.
Seriously, sand or scrape the old finish off, lay down some oil-based varnish (which darkens the floor on its own anyway), and let that be it. If you stain the floor, you lose the flecked quality of QS White Oak. (at least, I presume it's White Oak, though Red oak isn't hideous either). Besides, and this may help you: the floor will darken up on its own, based on the exposure to sunlight and ammonia (Oak in particular)

I agree with this, no stain. I had my oak floors done a few years back, and though there were some marks that could not be sanded away, I'm so glad I did not stain them. They have a wonderful character to them now that I really enjoy.