Anonymous
07/01/2014 12:14
Subject: Our first home has atrociously stained floors
We had the same problem. The previous owner did a DIY and used the wrong equipment. We redid it and it looks great now.
Anonymous
07/01/2014 11:04
Subject: Our first home has atrociously stained floors
Anonymous wrote:In your pic they didn't go with the grain (It's perpendicular to the grain!!). Is that what you hate the most? Or the color?
OP here
I actually love the color, it's just that the streaks are perpendicular to the grain that bothers me. It looks like they applied the stain on with a spatula.
In any case, you're right, it's an old house and there will undoubtedly be worse things that will need fixing. I'll just hide a lot of the bad areas with beautiful area rugs instead.
Thanks!
Anonymous
07/01/2014 10:15
Subject: Our first home has atrociously stained floors
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In your pic they didn't go with the grain (It's perpendicular to the grain!!). Is that what you hate the most? Or the color?
That is strange!
How did they get that look? Did they mop the stain on from a bucket? It's interesting.
Anonymous
07/01/2014 10:10
Subject: Our first home has atrociously stained floors
Unless this is your 5000 SF new build forever home I would just leave it as is. There will probably be a bunch of other more important stuff come up that you will need to pay for especially on a used home. This is a mistake first home buyers make.
Anonymous
07/01/2014 10:05
Subject: Our first home has atrociously stained floors
Anonymous wrote:In your pic they didn't go with the grain (It's perpendicular to the grain!!). Is that what you hate the most? Or the color?
That is strange!
Anonymous
07/01/2014 08:46
Subject: Our first home has atrociously stained floors
It looks like maybe they had some dark/discolored stains on the hardwood and just covered them up/evened them out with a dark stain. I agree that the end result (at least in that pic) isn't too appealing. It looks like it was done last minute and in a hurry - at least from that pic. That's the way it looks but who knows maybe whoever did it worked hard to get that look.
Anonymous
07/01/2014 08:39
Subject: Our first home has atrociously stained floors
In your pic they didn't go with the grain (It's perpendicular to the grain!!). Is that what you hate the most? Or the color?
Anonymous
07/01/2014 08:38
Subject: Our first home has atrociously stained floors
Have you already moved in? If not, have the floors redone - sand and finish - before you do, i.e. while the house is still empty. Takes 2-3 days. Afterwards it's much harder.
Btw, of course this can be done much nicer than it looks in your photograph.
Btw, of course this can be done much nicer than it looks in your photograph.
Anonymous
07/01/2014 08:13
Subject: Our first home has atrociously stained floors
They may not be DIY - just a wood that doesn't stain well. We DIY and our floors look nothing like that.
Anonymous
07/01/2014 07:41
Subject: Our first home has atrociously stained floors
Those are probably pretty floors. Maybe you could refinish them?
Anonymous
07/01/2014 07:33
Subject: Our first home has atrociously stained floors
I would just leave it unless it's your forever home
Anonymous
07/01/2014 00:11
Subject: Our first home has atrociously stained floors
Anonymous wrote:Try sanding and refinishing or replace. That looks like a bad stain job.
Does anyone have experience in doing this? I'd like to do something similar but have little home improvement skills.
Anonymous
06/30/2014 23:18
Subject: Our first home has atrociously stained floors
Anonymous wrote:Try sanding and refinishing or replace. That looks like a bad stain job.
It looks terrible, doesn't it? I'm guessing it was a quick DIY by the seller before listing.
Anonymous
06/30/2014 23:12
Subject: Our first home has atrociously stained floors
Try sanding and refinishing or replace. That looks like a bad stain job.
Anonymous
06/30/2014 22:45
Subject: Our first home has atrociously stained floors
The streaks in the stain are so jarring. How does one remedy this?
