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Pine floor fading color jeffc 07-26-2006
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Posted by jeffc on July 26, 2006, 3:58 pm
We have a pine floor (not recommended, too soft.) It's finished with a
typical polyurethane (I assume). The problem is the color is changing under
a rug. We had one in the kitchen, and it was lighter under the rug. I
owuld have thought it would be lighter where the sun was bleaching the
floor, but the opposite was true. It's not a case of the floor being dirty,
it's cleaned regularly. Now I have to look under the living room rug. I
haven't been able to get it all the way back but I haven' been able to tell
if it's been discolored yet too. Any ideas on what's going on and if
there's anything to do other than take away the rugs? Is the kitchen area
permanently damaged if it comes time to sell the house? It's not horrible,
but I think many people would notice if they glanced toward the floor.



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Posted by Edwin Pawlowski on July 26, 2006, 4:15 pm

> We have a pine floor (not recommended, too soft.) It's finished with a
> typical polyurethane (I assume). The problem is the color is changing
> under a rug. We had one in the kitchen, and it was lighter under the rug.
> I owuld have thought it would be lighter where the sun was bleaching the
> floor, but the opposite was true.


Some woods lighten, but most darken from the sun. The UV rays make a big
difference. Try cherry and you will see a big difference in a day or so.

Three solutions.
Sand the dark area to remove the top portion that is dark
Remove the carpet and let the rest darken
Astroturf



Posted by tbasc@bellsouth.net on July 26, 2006, 4:17 pm

jeffc wrote:
> We have a pine floor (not recommended, too soft.) It's finished with a
> typical polyurethane (I assume). The problem is the color is changing under
> a rug. We had one in the kitchen, and it was lighter under the rug. I
> owuld have thought it would be lighter where the sun was bleaching the
> floor, but the opposite was true. It's not a case of the floor being dirty,
> it's cleaned regularly. Now I have to look under the living room rug. I
> haven't been able to get it all the way back but I haven' been able to tell
> if it's been discolored yet too. Any ideas on what's going on and if
> there's anything to do other than take away the rugs? Is the kitchen area
> permanently damaged if it comes time to sell the house? It's not horrible,
> but I think many people would notice if they glanced toward the floor.

Pine darkens with exposure to sunlight.
TB


Posted by PipeDown on July 26, 2006, 4:19 pm
It may not be the wood (but it could be). It might be the polyeurethane
yellowing (very common and expected). Over a long time the rest of the
floor might catch up and even out but no guarantees.

Ultimately all you can do is refinish using a more stable coating. I like
water based Varathane because it goes on easy, dries fast, is very hard and
dosen't yellow, its just a but thinner than poly and a lot more expensive
(3x to 4x more).


> We have a pine floor (not recommended, too soft.) It's finished with a
> typical polyurethane (I assume). The problem is the color is changing
> under a rug. We had one in the kitchen, and it was lighter under the rug.
> I owuld have thought it would be lighter where the sun was bleaching the
> floor, but the opposite was true. It's not a case of the floor being
> dirty, it's cleaned regularly. Now I have to look under the living room
> rug. I haven't been able to get it all the way back but I haven' been
> able to tell if it's been discolored yet too. Any ideas on what's going
> on and if there's anything to do other than take away the rugs? Is the
> kitchen area permanently damaged if it comes time to sell the house? It's
> not horrible, but I think many people would notice if they glanced toward
> the floor.
>



Posted by m Ransley on July 26, 2006, 5:48 pm
Pine darkens. oil polyurethane darkens more than water base. Direct sun
from windows with a poor UV rating make it happen quicker. So close your
windows and carpet the floor-just kidding.


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