And your flooring guys are wrong.
Duraseal dark gray stain on red oak.
It has a slightly blue tint to it but the color is fairly consistent from one wood species to the next.
The picture shows duraseal stains from l r weathered oak provincial nutmeg and early american.
But on the red oak floors it may have a subtle green undertone due to the red oak red and green are opposites.
They were similar but i still liked the custom fruitwood country white stain mix better.
Which also means the wood grains still show through the stain color.
Every single piece of wood took on a gray hue including the red oak.
We wanted a light neutral brown while trying to avoid any pink red yellow and orange undertones as best as possible.
We don t sell duraseal stains.
Tips for choosing red oak floor stains.
The oil will yellow so the gray that s mixed in won t look right and it will yellow more over time.
Looking for suggestions for wood floor stain for red oak.
I wasn t sure how this custom stain would look over the dark inlays we have in parts of our first floor so i had them sample duraseal silvered gray on the red oak floors next to the stain mix i d used upstairs.
General finishes gray gel stain.
The grain of the wood is still visible on all the samples with one coat.
See also red oak floor stain samples oakhardwoodflooring flooring.
Well i mean test every dark stain if you want dark floors and every light stain if you want light floors.
We have new red oak and will have the existing red oak sanded.
Lisa in general no as it s so dark.
Classic gray tends to be slightly blotchy so make sure to use pre conditioner with this stain color.
Natural wood tones vary so expect your final stain color to vary slightly from board to board.
Colors are shown on white oak.
So before i get into the oak stain colors and results i thought it would be helpful to provide a few tips on choosing a hardwood floor stain.
This classic gray stain creates the perfect weathered look without over saturating with too much gray.
22 best hardwood floor stain colors for red oak 3 4 x 3 1 4 natural red oak bellawood lumber liquidators.
This chart is for reference only.