How To Stain Pine Wood Floors

For best results use a lighter colored stain that better conceals dents and dings from wear and tear.

How to stain pine wood floors.

Our yellow pine floors from lumber liquidators are officially finished and cured and i am fairly certain i m in love with them. Nov 23 2017 explore julie north s board stain pine on pinterest. Unfortunately when woodworkers try to duplicate that color on new pine by using stain the results are usually disappointing. You ll need to finish your own pine flooring using stain varnish or oil.

To stain pine wood you ll need to seal it before brushing on the stain to prevent the wood from soaking up more pigment in some areas than others. Floors made of maple birch and coniferous woods especially pine or fir are all very difficult to stain evenly. See more ideas about staining wood stain on pine wood stain colors. Pine can serve as a beautiful softwood flooring in any home whether you ve just installed it yourself or had it professionally done.

Staining a hardwood floor is almost always done as an application to bare wood one of the finishing steps when installing new unfinished hardwood flooring although it is also possible to change the stain color of an existing floor by staining over the old finish. Seal pine before wood staining. But i think they were worth the time and effort. In order to prep your wood sand it with a low grit sandpaper to remove any inconsistencies.

In addition to blotchiness the softer areas between the grain lines soak up stain like a sponge creating an unnatural look. Installing and finishing hardwood floors ourselves is definitely not the easiest or quickest option when it comes to flooring. Staining pine make this inexpensive wood look like a million bucks. Antique pine often has a dark mellow color.

In this video i show you how to stain pine wood. Before applying stain to your wood floor you need to know what species it is. It is a simple diy tutorial and i use a scrap piece of pine wood to test the stain color that i will be us. Maple and birch are tight grained woods with very small pores and the density of the pore wall fibers varies drastically.

The photo below shows the dramatic difference between the raw and sealed areas of pine using the same stain color.