FLOATING TIMBER FLOORS - hate colour

[SOLOCHICK]

Hi,
any tips on floating floor boards, I have had them just installed a few weeks ago and went with tasmanian oak as I didn't think my place got enough light to go any darker.

Now they're in, I'm absolutely devastated, it's too light and I have just spent over $5000 and hate the result (not the quality, just the colour).

Has anyone ever heard of lightly sanding floating timber and using tongue oil with a tint to make darker or any other advice.

:confused:

[AlexS]

Oh Solo...woe is me!

Guess what I'm doing at the weekend....

Laying Tassie Oak floating floor!


Sorry I can't advise re sanding, but I think you'd have to be sure to remove the existing finish completely, otherwise it would be patchy.

Sorry I wasn't more help.

[s_m]

Ooops!

I agree about removing the rinish entirely or you'll get a patchy stain (if that is the best option).

Just wanted to find out if your floating floor is solid timber not one of the veneers - if the latter you won't have much thickness to work with?

Steph

[Dusty]

It's a shame your in Sydney and I'm in Melbourne.

I could of fixed it for you.

Changed the colour to maybe a Walnut or a Walnut-Jarrah type mix. Ahh well never mind.

Try Sydney Flooring. They seem to be a gun flooring company. If they can't do it I'm sure they can point you towards someone who can.

Good luck.

[Sir Stinkalot]

Why not grab an off cut and do a little experimentation before hitting the floor. Try sanding down different levels to see what the results are.

[soundman]

cheap solution.




glases with tinted lenses????

[q9]

soundman is nearly right.

How about painting the walls a darker colour? That would make an incredible difference, as it has done in my brothers kitchen area. He went for a blue and it makes everything, including the very light coloured tiles look darker.

[SOLOCHICK]

Thanks for some constructive advice and not so (soundman!!) although I do appreciate your sense of humour.

And may just take your advice in part.
A dark feature wall may be the solution.

Thanks again everyone.