Matching Up A Hardwood Floor

It s much easier to match if you have solid hardwood flooring.

Matching up a hardwood floor.

While some people think that they should match the floors throughout their homes for a sense of uniformity and space it is unnecessary to do this. I recently added new red oak hardwood after ripping up the tile entryway and kitchen to my existing hardwood floor. Even though the match may not be exact once furniture area rugs and accessories are added to the space the slight difference in floors will be minimized. 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.

Solid hardwood is good for both longevity and flexibility in color matching. If you are like many people who are thinking about installing new hardwood floors you might have the idea that all of your floors should match. Staining 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. Potential buyers are always going to be attracted to well maintained 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. Although they were done approx 8 months apart my existing floors and newly installed floors were applied the same stain jaco grey custom and same finish water based satin. However many homes will have hardwood floors in a few rooms that don t quite match up.