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On 3/4/18 8:26 PM, Doug Miller wrote:
Clare Snyder wrote in : On Sun, 4 Mar 2018 17:52:15 -0500, Meanie wrote: I plan to finish my stairs this summer (remove carpet and add treads & risers) and want to match my hardwood floor at bottom of stairs (main floor). I'm far from an expert at identifying wood species but think my hardwood floors are red oak. I do know when I had the floors redone years ago they use a honey maple stain. The home was built in 1949, what type of wood do you think they would have used? Here is a picture I took of an item on the floor which may help identify. Disregard the item. https://www.flickr.com/photos/182239...posted-public/ Thank you From the colour and grain I'd say, better than 90% it is maple. Nonsense. This doesn't even remotely resembly maple. It's red oak. Agreed, the slat furthest to the right shows the QS flecks. -BR |
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On 3/6/18 7:09 AM, Leon wrote:
On 3/6/2018 5:42 AM, Meanie wrote: Now that you know what kind of wood to use, what color are you going to paint it? Paint? Is this a trick question? No decent person would paint over beautiful hardwood. ;~) Certainly not latex. It telegraphs the nail heads when applied over cherry. -BR |
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On 3/10/2018 10:10 AM, Brewster wrote:
On 3/6/18 7:09 AM, Leon wrote: On 3/6/2018 5:42 AM, Meanie wrote: Now that you know what kind of wood to use, what color are you going to paint it? Paint? Is this a trick question? No decent person would paint over beautiful hardwood. ;~) Certainly not latex. It telegraphs the nail heads when applied over cherry. -BR Yeah, but if you go with the egg shell finish it is softer on the feet if you go barefoot. It like walking on . . . oh, you know. |
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On Sat, 10 Mar 2018 11:24:08 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
On 3/10/2018 10:10 AM, Brewster wrote: On 3/6/18 7:09 AM, Leon wrote: On 3/6/2018 5:42 AM, Meanie wrote: Now that you know what kind of wood to use, what color are you going to paint it? Paint? Is this a trick question? No decent person would paint over beautiful hardwood. ;~) Certainly not latex. It telegraphs the nail heads when applied over cherry. -BR Yeah, but if you go with the egg shell finish it is softer on the feet if you go barefoot. It like walking on . . . oh, you know. Disagree. Floors that aren't flat are tripping hazards. |
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On 3/10/2018 9:05 AM, Brewster wrote:
On 3/4/18 8:26 PM, Doug Miller wrote: Clare Snyder wrote in .... *From the colour and grain I'd say, better than 90% it is maple. Nonsense. This doesn't even remotely resembly maple. It's red oak. Agreed, the slat furthest to the right shows the QS flecks. Excepting it's white instead of read... -- |
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On 3/10/2018 11:49 AM, dpb wrote:
.... Excepting it's white instead of read... Dang predictive typing... Read red vs read... -- |
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On 3/11/2018 10:12 AM, dpb wrote:
On 3/10/2018 11:49 AM, dpb wrote: ... Excepting it's white instead of read... Dang predictive typing... Read red vs read... -- I blame it on the spell checker too. ;~) |
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