Make sure your floor guys are real professionals and have experience using Bona. Most pros can mix any option for sample purposes. We told the company to put 3 coats of the Bona product on the floors. Is the Nordic still a problem? The raw wood that was laid (almost the whole house) looks beautiful. 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. The most coats of White stain we have ever done on a floor was 3, though this is not for an amateur to attempt because the stain can start to look cloudy! Ours is from Norway. Bona. I did a lot of research before deciding on what product to use and how many top coats to use. @Bongo. We did Bona Natural seal one coat with two coats of Matte HD traffic on the white oak. :), @bowmeister67 and @widdy23 I used exactly what bowmeister said , 1 coat of Bona Nordic seal and 3 coats of Bona Traffic HD satin. 2 coats White stain on unbleached Red Oak makes for a more intense white color. How to get whitewashed floorsthe RIGHT way. When Red Oak is bleached, the nearly-White canvas that is the result is much lighter than the natural brown color of White Oak. Why did you decide to go with Corian? Heres a close up. Ill post more pictures when I get back to the house. 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. Cochrans offers this wood in different thicknesses and grades which also impacts the price. Lastly, over any White stain or light sealer, it is important to use a crystal-clear, non-yellowing finish. Nordic seal is used on maple. All photos feature our own work and are property of Valenti Flooring, Inc. WHITE OAK flooring -- RED OAK stairs HELP!!! But test everything. Check out these projects below, all bleached Pine (varying species) with 1 coat Bona White stain! Winning the Renovation Game in Westhampton 2 1/4" Rustic Grade Red Oak flooring installed in 1st floor Den and bedroom, weaved into existing flooring. They were great to work with. I dont want to hide the clerestory windows with coverings and dont like the strings that show with bottom-up shades (maybe OK for the bedrooms). So glad the info is helpful. Want to see the floor cleaning products I recommend? More great information. Ill try to get a better photo next time I go to the house (were still not in). So for the second sample, I added just a bit of green tint to the stain to try to cut the red undertones of both the stain and the floor. Andrej Bona, Roman Pevzner and Konstantin Tertyshnikov. Informacin detallada del sitio web y la empresa: raoul-chnock.com Raoul Chnock - vente Tatouage phmre, Stickers & T-shirt In real life, they look lighter and more uniform in color than shows up on my iPhone. If you said you wanted the look of 'raw wood' then matte is what they would have brought. The solid white D e k t o n didnt clean up as well as Neolithic or Corian. @clairepope It's only been a year - so far they are perfect! 61541400, 6 sterile q-tips, 100 packs of 2, 6 sterile, 2 pack dispenser box q-tips cotton-tipped applicator. Just stick with Bona Traffic HD in a satin and you will be fine. Its not a guarantee that the floors wont get damaged, but perhaps the extra coat will buy me a little more time to clean up a wet spot. If youre installing new flooring and want a white washed or grayish look, Id always recommend white oak over red oak. no stain), an oil based polyurethane will turn your floors yellow, and over time as they are exposed to more UV light and artificial light, they will continue to amberize and turn more yellow. You have a different cut of planks than in your example photo (those look like quarter sawn in the example photo). They are one of my very favorite things in my (soon to be) new house. Our clients love the light tan, creamy beige tones of White Oak, and so they choose this species over and over again. The one that Bona advertizes as clear made our wood look a tiny bit orange. I have a loft area with newish southern yellow pine. A unique way of customizing your floor from a light whitewash to successive coats, providing a truly Scandinavian look. What was really helpful to us is that the installer did lots of different samples for us and every new layer of the top coat changed how the wood looked. You can get more info on the best brands of water based polyurethane here. Let me talk you out of staining your floor, About Zero VOC Volatile Organic Compounds finishes, DuraSeal Our Favorite Oil-Modified Finish, Pallmann Waterborne Polyurethane for first-time coaters, How to apply Pallmann Waterborne Polyurethane, How to apply Pallmann Hardened Oil Finishes, Rent the right machine to save time and money, Contact Petes Hardwood Floors Help Hotline, What to expect when were working in your home. Bona NordicSeal is a great looking and environmentally friendly product. I'll be sure to question about their history with using bona in the past. Is there something that can be done to replace some planks that are not good quality? Bona. Here are our raw floors right now. They apply the product too thin and it sets up quicker than recommended. Bottom row displays an in progress renovation at a mid-century home in Dix Hills, NY. Curtin University. Yellow Pine, Eastern White Pine, & Heart Pine all look fantastic finished Nordic-style frosty White. I recently moved into a 1950s bi-level with builder-grade red oak flooring with 65 years of finish on it (did not appear to have ever been sanded). How are you liking it so far? My stomach-- which had been in a knot for a year due to indecision relaxed. Compare Looking for expert judgment. Fourth: As you may have read in my other post here, you're on your own-- don't count on Bona tech support. I will explain what a sealer is and why and when you want to use one, as well as the best polyurethane to use with it. 100 pieces/box, 10 boxes/case I would appreciate your advice on how to avoid the haze and advice on the Nordic product. When he did the sample with a white stain (Duraseal) and my red oak floor turned pink, I stopped the work and started searching for a new guy. A sealer can be used to seal and penetrate the wood before polyurethane is applied. Check these 2 projects below, both in Amagansett, NY. Please note that some of this sites links are affiliate links, and TheFlooringGirl.com is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Copyright 2011-2022 | All Rights Reserved. 16 ratings. NordicSeal, as you have have guessed from the name, is the whitest of all the sealers. Waited 1.5 hrs before putting on the first coat of traffic hd, but one of them walked on it after only 45 minutes to use the bathroom. Apply Bona finishing system. I wish we had white oak though. It is a work of art. Yeah, thats what I am realizing. I also love the fact that you can customize it by adding additional layers. What is the best finish to use on hardwood floors? Source: elsesun.com. Those are STUNNING! It will make the white oak whiter. Brazilian Floors did the installation and finishing. Sie knnen nicht notwendige Cookies ber Einstellungen verwalten ablehnen. It's important that you use plastic and not metal. Give it a light sanding after it dries with 220 or 240 grit sandpaper. I forgot to take a photo of the hand made air vent the installers made for the floor vent. Did you use one or two coats of the Nordic seal? No. Good luck! Your email address will not be published. I had a question as to why you decided only to do one coat of Nordic as opposed to the recommended two? Bona NordicSeal is a waterborne sanding sealer that is formulated to provide a green alternative to a whitewashed floor without the use of caustic materials such as bleach. 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. Best results for both would be 2 coats of sealer and 2 coats of urethane. Yes. They do their own fuming there I found it interesting to learn about that too. Take the time to try all of the sample combinations. We did samples on floor and two coats looks significantly different. How about a good before and after to see transition from Dark to Light? I happen to like the warm tones of a Red Oak floor in a country home or summer cottage. That's when we discovered he had never used water basedand that was the light-bulb moment for everyone. The company that supplied the raw wood and the installer both recommend Bona products. Arent they exquisite? Id like a light white wash floor ie the look of natural just sanded white oak floors. The above picture is a beautiful whitewashed floor done by Gands Hardwood Floors (Thank you Sye) in East Boston , Mass. Please note that these are products I know/use and recommend to my customers. its been so long since I posted - Id have to read through my old posts to recall the sealer we used. I recommend them as they are good products. Thanks for taking the time to write all that! I wasnt wild about any of the patterns. If, youre looking for a small amount. 555 East Church Road King of Prussia, PA 19406, 107 Sandy Drive, Unit 108 Newark, DE 19713. They are too transparent. Before: (don't judge the living room-- the couch is on backorder! BTW, we used Corian old fashioned solid surface Corian in our kitchen and in 2 bathrooms. I absolutely love the floors. We recently installed new white oak hardwoods and did not like the color they turned out and will be refinishing them again - would love to get it right second time around (felt the floors looked a lot different when complete than our small sample in round one). More information Scandinavian whitewashed hardwood floors using Bona Nordic Seal Mein Benutzererlebnis mit Cookies anpassen, Landscape Architects & Landscape Designers, Outdoor Lighting & Audio/Visual Specialists, Bona Traffic finishes questions for people that have used it, Flooring - Need help with refinishing oak flooring, HELP! It may seem draconian but hear us out. Maybe I will just buy new bathrobes for me and DH instead. Also, your lighting js much different. Please note that if you are going for much whiter look, you may want to experiment with other methods (e.g. They applied one coat of Nordic seal with a roller. I knew this was IT. If you are coating red oak, it reduces the pink tones. Bona ClassicSeal Floor sealer highlighting the wood's natural color Size: 1 gal Find a distributor Information Documents Key benefits Minimizes tannin bleed, especially on white oak Exceptionally clear, highlighting true color of wood VOC Compliant Seals the wood, preventing the finish from penetrating Information Thank you Manifico. Powerful protection against hazardous carbon monoxide. To learn from my mistakes, read on. Qs on Nordic and Bona "haze" ON SALE - UP TO 75% OFF Bathroom Vanities Chandeliers Bar Stools Pendant Lights Rugs Living Room Chairs Dining Room Furniture Wall Lighting Coffee Tables Side & End Tables Home Office Furniture Sofas Bedroom Furniture Lamps Mirrors PRESIDENTS DAY SALE Up to 80% Off Compare $ 8 97 (572) Model# WM700051171. Just like those skinny jeans that seem to be always trendy, White floors have been super in for several years running, and they dont seem to be going out of style any time soon! @mtpo your floors are SO beautiful, do you know where they were ordered from and cost per sq ft? It depends on the age of the wood and the area of the country it came from. @mtpo - When will your floors be finished? White floors are chic, clean, and bright. I didnt want to replace the stairs with white oak. Or you can buy at many local flooring stores. @Moran Blueshtein. @Renee Czeryba - Thank you! Please remember that all wood is unique & different, even among the same species of wood. It's a green solution that simultaneously protects your floors and makes them a bit lighter and more natural looking vs an oil based polyurethane or waterborne poly alone. Find out how to keep them that way, Learn costs and other important details about renewing a hardwood floor and the one mistake you should avoid, Which kitchen flooring is right for you? This product also reduces side bonding (i.e. You can see how the quartz is not as white as the countertop. Please hire someone first before asking them to put down 'colour patches'. Its great! Visit bona.com for additional product information. If youre really interested, Ill call the installer Brazilian Floors and see if he still has the info. We originally had 1500 sqft of 2.25 inch grade 1 white oak and I thought that was the best quality of white oak out there. Introduce wood beams, countertops, furniture and more, Find out the most popular countertop, flooring, cabinet, backsplash and paint picks among homeowners who are renovating, Light wood and white paint transform this narrow, almost-windowless New York home into a bright and open family dwelling, Looking for something different from an all-white kitchen? WAIT! It is my impression that this as raw wood had less variation in color from one board to another and less pronounced grain and was a bit lighter than the American white oak or the other European white oak I saw. Nordic Seal will help to tone down Reds (2 coats, even better), but Red Oak will NEVER look like White Oak. Unless, of course, you like pink wood floors. It also looked like the actual stain in the can had just a tiny bit of a red undertone to it, so red undertone stain on top of red oak isn't really a good combo. @renee, can you post photos of the completed project? EJD5133426 For color, I would look at the Bona Craft Oil 2K in perhaps sand color. ), Blotches & T-bar marks: (more obvious in person). My installer is saying its too late in the process, Yes, we got group 1 white oak and the example looks like quarter sawn. @mpto Thanks so much, can't wait to see your final product!! ROCKVILLE CENTRE 6" WHITE OAK INSTALLED + FINISHED BONA NORDIC SEAL + TRAFFIC HD - Transitional - Living Room - New York - by Valenti Flooring, Inc. | Houzz Andrew Thanks so much. 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. They are available to answer questions and address any job-site issues related to hardwood floors. 2 coats White stain on unbleached Red Oak makes for a more intense white color. They did a great job. Reddit and its partners use cookies and similar technologies to provide you with a better experience. and 3 coats of Satin (which satin did you choose since there are 5 satins from Bona). We want to stay away from adding a yellow, green, pink or orange tint to the floor. And dont go forward unless they are willing to give you samples with ALL the finished coats. These are 4 white oak rift and quartersawn planks with 2 coats of Bona NordicSeal and 2 coats Bona Traffic HD. If you miss some and recoat with poly, it WILL become apparent. It WILL leave a mark, even if you don't see one, and even if you go over it again while it's still wet, and you probably won't notice until after the expensive Traffic HD goes down. Will there be less haze if we use a satin finish? You can use Bona Nordic Seal for a white finish or Bona NaturalSeal for the raw wood look. The seal is what protects your floors from traffic and spills. These are all products we use. Unbleached Rustic Grade Red Oak + 1 coat Bona White stain & Bona Traffic HD Extra Matte. Apply the second coat. A talented wood flooring craftsperson can make unbleached Red Oak look beautiful with a White stain, and it will look much different than the heavy application of white stain and yellow finish of olden days! See pictures below from our projects in Bellport & Shelter Island! Most of the articles I read suggested that 3 protective coats is the way to go. In white oak, it softens the green/grey. Be warned the wood and multiple coats of Bona products really add up $$$$. . We have 4 inch white oak installed, but I was reading through your post and have no clue where they are from. Bona NordicSeal 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. What color are your cabinets and what color Corian did you go with? The durability is the same, it just has a slightly different look and usually costs a tad more (but not a significant price difference). (Thank you @Joseph Corlett for giving me the confidence to use Corian and to Heartwood Solid Surfaces for doing the work.) Bona Nordic Seal is a waterbased sealer for use with all Bona waterborne finishes. Its basically the first coat, and allows for a smooth surface for the poly. Please note that wood is a natural product and this sealer, as well as other sealers, stains and polyurethane will come out different pending on the species of wood you have (esp red oak vs white oak), grade and cut of wood, as well as age of wood. 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. We will use 3 coats of Bona Traffic HD on top of the sealer. Heres a photo of our 7 Norwegian white oak before sanding or any sealer. Pine is much more challenging to work with, especially with whites and bleaches. The bleaching added to the cost and another opportunity for something to go wrong. Get ready for a LONG story! I settled on something I didnt love and it turned out it was one of the most expensive ones. So what if I have Red Oak floors? @Moran Blueshtein, We are having about 3500 sq feet of the wood installed and finished plus stairs. Top row of photos above taken in a lovely summer home in Water Mill, NY. Based on the manual, that is not protocol what could happen? 1 gallon of Varathane classic water-based white tint base wood stain 6 teaspoons of green craft paint 1 cup of Behr white flat ceiling paint (no colorant added just use it right out of the can) 1 cup of Floetrol 1 cup of water This was plenty of stain for my 550-square feet, and I even had quite a bit left over. (Ive read LOTS of old posts!). @Ashley I just want to lay down on my floors and HUG them!! and our Installed premium select white oak flooring throughout and the stairs were red oak. I filled a plastic container with 1 qt of water. Our contractor unfortunately was in a hurry so we didnt test many potential finishes. I think I would have done semi-gloss as a base and the matte as a final top coat or maybe satin as a top coat. What would you recommend for a deeper white washed look? EACH: BON1557: Bona Floor Coater, 18in Swivel Head: EACH: BONMEGAONESAT: Bona Mega One, Satin, 1 Gal: EACH: BONCLASSIC: Bona NordicSeal is GreenGuard certified for indoor air quality. The contractor has also suggested one coat of Loba 2K Supra on top. Im confused as to what to use as a top coat- I need something durable as I have 3 boys and a dog. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic our ability to answer phone calls has been greatly limited. Indem Sie auf Annehmen klicken, stimmen Sie dem zu. It is a cool product to pay someone to apply for you, but the difference in appearance between NaturalSeal and ClassicSeal (which doesn't contain pigment) isn't significant enough to me to justify the complications involved in working with NaturalSeal. At NO ADDITIONAL COST TO YOU, I will earn a small commission, if you purchase them. They have added just enough white pigment to to obscure the background color of the wood you are coating, but not the grain. We looked at the floors after applying the 2 coats and I am not very impressed (pic 1). Think clean lines, metal railings, open stairs, black & white accents. However, I guess Ill put off retirement for a few more years to make up the cost. Heres a photo of our family room. As the name implies, the sealer seals the floors. City Floor supply also offers a variety of weekly and monthly on-line deals for hardwood floor contractors. It is my understanding that these Bona products are tricky to apply. Weve been in the house with our two pups a little over a year now and the floors are holding up - so far, so good. This product is not freeze-thaw stable, so dont let it freeze. Carmen No you cant. Frequently, we use Bona Nordic Seal to bring out that lovely light brown/beige, neutral tone of White Oak that everyone loves. Cant decide! , So your final finish was 1 coat of Nordic Seal with 3 coats of Bona Traffic HD satin? They bring in wood from various locations. How do I remove all this icky adhesive from my floor. Putting a White stain on un-bleached Red Oak can also be very nice, though the floors will be certainly a bit warmer in tone than a Red Oak floor that has been bleached. VALENTI FLOORING: 344 PORTION ROAD SUITE 202 RONKONKOMA, NY 11779julia@valentiflooring.com. We had this situation at our house. We peeked through the windows and the floors are covered with brown paper. Something more artificial looking? Pine has a very yellow base tone that improves greatly with bleaching, so if the plan is to go White with Pine, you should plan to bleach it first before applying the white stain. 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. Taking wood floor dark to light - dark stain remains in grain/joints. Any time you are going for a white washed look, or a gray tinted floor, it looks much better on white oak rather than red oak. 2) Bona White (is this different then nordic seal) or Bona DriFast White stain? 1 coat of nordic seal will subtly lighten the color of white oak, while 2 coats of nordic seal will make it significantly lighter. Oh, and you should try to avoid 2 coats of stain, regardless of color as that can peel and poly wont adhere to as well. Very patient. 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). So, yes, we are firm on 30-day returns on all finish. To seal our floors we had 3 coats of Bona Waterborne in satin applied. Above Photos All Display Red Oak flooring with bleach & 1 coat of Bona White stain. Bona NordicSeal is a nonflammable, virtually odorless sealer, and is GREENGUARD certified for indoor air quality. Now one of the great things about Bona NordicSeal is that it is tinted and you can vary the intensity of the whitewashed look by adding on more layers. Oil vs water based polyurethane which is better, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) Policy, AmberSeal (for amber look to simulate look of oil based poly). It may come in other thicknesses too. When it comes to hardwood flooring, our wood floor consultants have seen it all. I'm thinking of using HI-MACS LG Hausys solid surface countertops, which I think is similar to Corian. But, Bona NordicSeal is a nice clean and upscale lookwithout all the dangerous chemicals and fumes. These floors are light and refreshing, and very easy to maintain. Most of the base cabinets are covered with cardboard to protect them. A stronger, more intense white color lends itself to a more modern, streamlined interior dcor. This is not designed to be the tough outer layer it is designed to be the best bonding layer. Hard to believe contractors would use your countertops as work bench! We DIY-ers. Advances in distributed acoustic sensing have allowed us to use a . Anyways, the floors are beautiful after the bona Traffic and we are very happy . Your house lay out seems very much like ours! T-bar Natural Seal or Nordic Seal is a minimum two person job. In fact, Im pretty sure the samples were just wound into the builders quote to us for the floors. We ordered select boards but there were a lot of character boards in the delivery. The floors are being installed and finished by Brazilian Floors (they have several locations in the D.C. metro area). Samples are always necessary. They can be used for Scandinavian decor, farmhouse decor, coastal or beach decoror just for a light and modern look. Wide plank White Oak is timeless, warm without looking warm in color, and has a neutral, beautiful natural tone that so complements a high end interior design aesthetic. We only did two and are already seeing wear and tear on the first floor in our main living space. Bona nordicseal is greenguard certified for indoor air quality. Pine. Add to Cart. Where dark floors make a space look darker and smaller, white floors make a space look bigger and more open. Those high-solid topcoats just dont go into the wood as well as a sealer does. We also added the clerestory windows like you did. 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