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How many coats?

14 years ago

Hi

Your floors are gorgeous. How many coats of stain did you use and did you use the same stain on the front door and stair rail?

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elllsworth11
14 years ago
last modified: 14 years ago
Yes- all the same stain- think 3 coats. Stain on railings would be finished with a different sealant- it would be the minwax oil based polyurethane in semi gloss. Floors are finished with Absco in satin. All information about color and wood type is given in the answers to the other questions in the Clawon Architects set of pictures of this room and others in the house: white quartersawn oak, stained 50 percent Jocobean and 50 percent Ebony mix. Same on railings- if too light make them a little more ebony mixed in.
Tina Barr
13 years ago
I really like the color of this floor, but I'm about to refinish the floors in a house that's a little smaller (small brick colonial) and am concerned that floors this dark could make the house seem smaller. Thoughts?
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Clawson Architects, LLC
8 years ago
hope everyones looks as good.

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