Matching an existing color is a lot harder than sanding all of it and then staining it all the same color.
Matching original hardwood floors.
After the new floor is installed the profile is reduced by sanding.
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Matching the new floors to the old is imperative to give the house a complete look.
When matching new hardwood floors to existing hardwood flooring in your home it is important that you purchase planks that are of a corresponding thickness to the wood floors that are already installed.
Matching the new materials to the profile of the old flooring boards isn t necessary.
An original farmhouse sink under a layer of dust in the basement perhaps or a good as new cast iron tub in the master bath.
And if you re lucky original hardwood floors underneath the bad.
You could consider first sanding back and refinishing the existing timber floors with an acrylic based finish that will be more neutral in tone and likely much easier to match in with tonally.
Sometimes if there is not a lot of existing hardwood flooring it is just best to take up the old flooring and start from scratch.
The new boards should be slightly thicker.
Install the other areas raw unfinished and then have it all sanded at the same time and stained to match.
In such instances matching new hardwood perhaps to an addition to the home a room previously floored with carpet or tile or to a heavily damaged area is a bit more complicated but definitely worth it in most cases.
If matching in the middle of a big room you must finger joint with a unfinished hardwood and pretest stains prior to installation.
Thickness height of flooring and sub floor most houses in westchester have solid hardwood flooring which is 3 4 thick.
Here are the factors to consider when matching existing and new hardwood floors.
This thickness known as a wood s profile should match that of the flooring in other rooms to ensure a seamless look for the viewer.
When hardwood flooring coverage is expanded it s not always necessary to sand and stain both the preexisting and newly covered areas at the same time.