Yellow pine floorboard nightmare! Please help!
Faye Clarke
5 years ago
last modified: 5 years ago
I have just had my Victorian pine floorboards sanded and am trying to choose a stain or oil to treat them with. They have come out a bright yellow colour (see pic)
I preferred them before! The yellow still shows through all the stains and oils suggested by the sanding company. I’m after something like these..lighter...
Or even darker
So long as it is natural, kind of rustic and not bright yellow! Any suggestions? It is an emergency as I need to tell them by Monday so they can finish the floors. Thanks in advance!
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5 years agoHi,
I used to work as a project manager for flooring manufacturers in London.There is large amount of product out there to finish floor in any color or stain you would like to have.
I would recommend Bona NordicSeal for white washed floor and also please contact Ciranova floor finishing company for their product range.
All the bestMichael.
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