Having Orange hardwoods sanded and sealed before we put our house on the market. Question

[Anonymous]

We have red oak. What should they seal them with to take out that horrible orangey color? Please tell me what you used to get rid of this. We just want them natural color.

[Anonymous]

I would not bother re-doing floors before selling. Orange floors won't turn off serious buyers, and if you think it's a detractor then I'd offer a credit so they can stain to their preference

[Anonymous]

Why? They’re fine. Don’t risk ending up with something worst.

[Anonymous]

Isn’t that the natural color?

[Anonymous]

You can do a greyish stain, as the blue in it helps neutralize the orange/red. BUT I'd say that you may not even want to bother, as someone might end up ripping htem out anyways or loving them as is.

[Anonymous]

I wouldn’t bother

[Anonymous]

Don’t stain. Just a regular varnish.

[Anonymous]

We just did this and it’s absolutely beautiful. We had the floors sanded which lightened them quite a bit just by removing the orangey oil based stain, then used water based Bona Natural on top and sealed with Bona HD Matte. They look like white oak now.

If you want them to be really light, you can use Bona Nordic instead of natural. It really updated our house.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just did this and it’s absolutely beautiful. We had the floors sanded which lightened them quite a bit just by removing the orangey oil based stain, then used water based Bona Natural on top and sealed with Bona HD Matte. They look like white oak now.

If you want them to be really light, you can use Bona Nordic instead of natural. It really updated our house.

That’s great. Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Right on, I would not buy a house that had old floors. What a job to do right off the bat. It will update the house. Do it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I would not bother re-doing floors before selling. Orange floors won't turn off serious buyers, and if you think it's a detractor then I'd offer a credit so they can stain to their preference

+1

Some like dark, some like light - no way would I touch them for selling. The buyer can do whatever they want.

[Anonymous]

I’m confused. You’re just going to seal on top of them? Don’t you have to sand and refinish them, which is a huge job.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Right on, I would not buy a house that had old floors. What a job to do right off the bat. It will update the house. Do it.

Ok. Good for you. Next buyer please (counting the multiple offers I have in hand).

It's easy to get the floors refinished before you move in. Not spending money on an unnecessary refinishing when it won't add value to an already hot property.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Right on, I would not buy a house that had old floors. What a job to do right off the bat. It will update the house. Do it.

Ok. Good for you. Next buyer please (counting the multiple offers I have in hand).

It's easy to get the floors refinished before you move in. Not spending money on an unnecessary refinishing when it won't add value to an already hot property.

I would also much rather have bought a house with finished floors than have to arrange to have them done before moving in. A friend did it and it took weeks of work plus their house smelled for a good week.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Right on, I would not buy a house that had old floors. What a job to do right off the bat. It will update the house. Do it.

Ok. Good for you. Next buyer please (counting the multiple offers I have in hand).

It's easy to get the floors refinished before you move in. Not spending money on an unnecessary refinishing when it won't add value to an already hot property.

I would also much rather have bought a house with finished floors than have to arrange to have them done before moving in. A friend did it and it took weeks of work plus their house smelled for a good week.

Huh? We just bought a 1950s house with original hardwood under carpet. The workers are pulling up the carpet and patching the nail holes this week. The floors will be sanded and refinished next week and we move in the week after. It’s not a big deal.