White Oak Color Change

There is one major drawback to dark hardwood floor colors.

White oak color change.

Our stains are suitable for use on new and newly refinished hardwood floors. The light brown to darker tones of white oak undergoes a medium degree of colour change with slight ambering over time. Create contrast in your interior by pairing white or light colored cabinets walls or furniture with a dark wood floor for a dramatic effect. Dark wood floors create an overall elegant and luxurious feel and will highlight the prominent grain that quality white oak hardwood is known for.

The heartwood of white oak will eventually change to a dark indigo to almost black. However the grain and pores become much more pronounced if a pigment stain is used. English oak s normally green leaves change to. Red oak undergoes a medium degree of color change over time with a slight ambering of the pink tan brown color you get when freshly milled.

The wood usually has straight grain. Other oaks simply turn deep browns or copper colors when they change such as the english oak quercus robur winter hardy to usda zones 5 through 8. 1 once you. The sapwood is white to light brown and the heartwood is pink to reddish brown.

Looking to use weatherwood stain products on your hardwood floors. The purple color fades after freezing temperatures occur and the leaves turn a deep brown color. The leaves cling to the tree through the winter and drop when the new leaf buds grow the following spring. But if it s white oak there will be a noticeable color change in as little as five minutes though it can take longer if the wood is dry or if the temperature is low.

It is hard and durable and it takes a wide range of colored stains quite easily. You can see from the picture below that the color of white oak looks almost identical though slightly darker with sanding sealer applied.