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January 24, 2008
stain maple floor
We have very light maple flooring. Does anybody know a good company to stain them dark ebony? I'm aware that staining maple is very difficult...Greatly appreciated.
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Why on earth would you want to stain a beautiful maple floor?
Posted by: guest at January 24, 2008 11:57 AM
I'm sorry, did I ask for an opinion?
Posted by: kschneidermesser at January 24, 2008 12:32 PM
You go.
GRD Flooring did a great (and reasonable) job staining dark and refinishing my floor.
Looks beautiful. Only thing is you have to paint the walls very light.
Posted by: Johnny at January 24, 2008 1:32 PM
Thanks, I'll call them. The walls are going to be white and we have huge ceilings...
Posted by: kschneidermesser at January 24, 2008 1:44 PM
You don't happen to have their contact info, I can't find them online?!
Posted by: kschneidermesser at January 24, 2008 1:46 PM
Don't do it! We tried this on our maple floors and it doesn't take staining very well at all!!!
Posted by: guest at January 24, 2008 2:02 PM
...I guess reading comprehension didn't take well either...
Posted by: moreteasir at January 24, 2008 3:28 PM
Maple doesn't stain well. Period.
Posted by: guest at January 24, 2008 4:26 PM
Maple has to be the most boring of all the common hardwoods (no grain figure.) I don;t like maple at all, and I can definitely understand the desire to stain it. One problem to consider is that most likely the floor is already finished with some kind of sealer, stain, wax, or whatever. It will have to be removed first before staining else the stain won't penetrate.
I'd do a test on a small section. Minwax makes a bunch of penetrating stains, available in your local HW store.
Posted by: denton at January 24, 2008 5:47 PM
Some maple stains fine - it just doesn't stain as dark as another, softer wood would using the same stain. Because the stain doesn't penetrate as much, the stain will show what grain there is in maple for a nice effect.
Posted by: guest at January 25, 2008 1:45 PM
Thanks so much guys, I really appreciated... But does anybody know a reputable company to do the sanding, staining and finishing for us? Has anybody stained a maple floor?
Posted by: kschneidermesser at January 25, 2008 2:53 PM
The graining of maple is very different. You need to not only stain it, but you should probably add dye to the stain mixture. Sorry I do not know anyone here that could do it for you. But I would pick someone who will do many samples for you or it will turn out like $h!t.
Posted by: guest at January 25, 2008 9:15 PM
I have maple inlays w/ my red oak parquet floors and recently stained it golden oak and it looks good. Maybe not the same as having full maple floors. In any event, I used Desmond Harmon Floors (917) 642 2752. They were great to work with in every way. Tell him Rachel provided the reference. Good luck.
Posted by: guest at January 26, 2008 9:45 AM
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