But what if you want to add hardwood floors to a room next to a room with existing hardwood floors.
Matching patched hardwood floors to existing.
Refinishing will make your old floors cohesive again.
Also called lacing or threading the boards this is a way to blend existing and newly installed hardwood flooring in areas where you are looking for a seamless transition.
If you are planning to install wood floors in only one area of your home you may be tempted to try to match the floors that are installed in your other areas.
Although they were done approx 8 months apart my existing floors and newly installed floors were applied the same stain jaco grey custom and same finish water based satin.
If the floorboard is very long and most of the board is in good condition cut out the damaged section of the flooring with a circular saw set to a depth exactly equal to the thickness of the finished flooring.
Why trying to match existing wood floors is difficult.
T molding is used to bridge gaps in hardwood.
Matching the new floors to the old is imperative to give the house a complete look.
Last but not least check the thickness and height of your current wood floors.
In many cases if you re dealing with an older or pre existing floor there may simply be no way to recreate the perfect match.
I recently added new red oak hardwood after ripping up the tile entryway and kitchen to my existing hardwood floor.
Match your wood floors throughout the home to unify each room.
The thickness of hardwood flooring boards is known as the profile and profiles vary.
To do this you will of course need to match the species cut width and preferably length of boards as closely as possible.
Use the wood floor repair technique shown below for short sections of boards.
Matching new and old flooring.
If the subfloor is the same in both rooms connecting the two rooms with an even floor.
The standard is 3 4 inches thick but you want to make sure any new pieces are consistent with the existing floor.
They look completely different.