The main reason for this is that red oak has red undertones in the wood so when you add whitewash your get a bit of a pink look which is very unappealing for most.
Whitewash red oak hardwood floors.
None of the above reflected my vision.
Ebony walnut and chestnut which are commonly used on red oak flooring.
So if you want a whitewashed look or even a light to mid gray you ll want to take an extra step and bleach the floors first to camouflage the pink.
I only used the white tinted polyurethane for the first two coats and i brushed on these two coats using a 5 inch stain and waterproofing brush.
To resolve the red problem he suggested a range of dark stains.
My whitewashed red oak floor isn t finished yet but we did get the most important and definitely the most difficult step finished yesterday the actual whitewashing of the wood floor.
So i wanted to show you how it turned out and also share the whitewash stain formula that i ended up using.
I ordered the.
Testing whitewash finishes on red oak hardwood flooring on may 17 2019 by kristi 48 well y all have spoken and the overwhelming majority of you believe that i should whitewash my red oak hardwood flooring in the studio and adjoining areas half bath back entry and storage closet.
I was adamant that i wanted an all white house with white floors and i was prepared to go to battle for them.