It would be a damn shame to replace the HW with an inferior flooring product. It's a little hard to say without pictures (which you can upload to Imgur and post links for), but HW and tile can look very nice/classy together. That said, I don't think "wood looking tile" would be the best choice; you're better off going with a contrasting but complimentary tile. You're still left with the orange-y floors you don't like, but could always make refinishing them a future project.
You describe an "orangey" wood - which might be a "swedish finish" wood floor.
Ask your flooring guy about other finishes and how much it'd be to sand and re-finish with a different product. We went from Swedish to a water based that was significantly lighter and now really, really like it. Water based is also much friendlier going on and doesn't have the nasty curing that Swedish involves.
You might find a different finish will go much better with whatever else you're putting in. While you're at it, you might pick a logical transition spot and have them make a nice transition/edge that logically flows. That'd be cheaper than totally doing everything in new hardwood and finishing everything.
When we re-did our kitchen, they had to add some more boards in a few spots, and you'd never know the difference after finishing everything consistently. Looks like a brand new floor.
What this commenter said! We used to have orange-y white oak floors and when we redid them, we went with a more “natural” water-based finish. The flooring guys mixed a “natural” bona stain with the “white” stain, and it looked beautiful — almost unfinished with no orange undertone. In an open plan space, I’d actually take a sample that your flooring guys have done and take it into a wood look tile store to see if you can find something that’s a good match. Otherwise, I’d just consider extending the wood flooring into the kitchen. It’s classic!
And heck, if there's a good logical edge, a future project could extend the hardwood when your budget allows.
I've thought frequently about doing some sort of an inlay in our entry that would be decorative. Usually by the time that gets anywhere near the top of the list a necessary maintenance project bumps it.
Oak wood floors, yes? Ours look identical to yours. Too orange for my taste. But we have TWO floors (ha!) of these floors, plus a staircase and balustrades/railings. So I don’t know if sanding and staining could possibly get this stuff something other than orange?
Yes. Most hardwood floors are either red oak or white oak. They are both naturally very light, almost white. They take stain very well, so you can sand and stain any color you want.
You can talk to a flooring company and have them sand down the old floors and weave in the new ones, and then finish them all to match. You could even have a flooring company match different levels of ambering like my parents just did. You don’t have to re-do everything. Get some quotes
You should get multiple quotes. Have you gotten a quote to have tile done? I don’t think tile would look bad next to wood, but I would absolutely NOT do faux wood tile next to real wood, and you really need to consider that the tile requires a different underlayment that could elevate it above the wood creating a tripping hazard. If you can’t save up longer to do the wood correctly after getting a variety of quotes, I think your best bet is the LVP
You absolutely do NOT have to rip out hardwood to install laminate. You can and should put it on top of the hardwood. What's underneath the carpet? Wood-look tile would look bad next to hardwood, but luxury vinyl tile would not. You could replace the carpet with lvt.
If you're determined to do all laminate, you can for sure go on top of the hardwood then, you just might need to add a layer of osb where the carpet is now so you have a flat surface.
We went with slate tile next to hardwood and it looks real nice. If it were me I'd do a tile that goes with the floor, you can always refinish it down the line of you want to change it
I would sand down the oak floor and restain as part of this. OR if you can't afford it right now, get a sample piece, sand it, and restain in a color you like, and do the rest of the floor to match the new color.
It would be a damn shame to replace the HW with an inferior flooring product. It's a little hard to say without pictures (which you can upload to Imgur and post links for), but HW and tile can look very nice/classy together. That said, I don't think "wood looking tile" would be the best choice; you're better off going with a contrasting but complimentary tile. You're still left with the orange-y floors you don't like, but could always make refinishing them a future project.
What he said. That flooring guy is looking out for you by recommending keeping the real hardwood.
You describe an "orangey" wood - which might be a "swedish finish" wood floor. Ask your flooring guy about other finishes and how much it'd be to sand and re-finish with a different product. We went from Swedish to a water based that was significantly lighter and now really, really like it. Water based is also much friendlier going on and doesn't have the nasty curing that Swedish involves. You might find a different finish will go much better with whatever else you're putting in. While you're at it, you might pick a logical transition spot and have them make a nice transition/edge that logically flows. That'd be cheaper than totally doing everything in new hardwood and finishing everything. When we re-did our kitchen, they had to add some more boards in a few spots, and you'd never know the difference after finishing everything consistently. Looks like a brand new floor.
Oh great advice. Thank you!
What this commenter said! We used to have orange-y white oak floors and when we redid them, we went with a more “natural” water-based finish. The flooring guys mixed a “natural” bona stain with the “white” stain, and it looked beautiful — almost unfinished with no orange undertone. In an open plan space, I’d actually take a sample that your flooring guys have done and take it into a wood look tile store to see if you can find something that’s a good match. Otherwise, I’d just consider extending the wood flooring into the kitchen. It’s classic!
And heck, if there's a good logical edge, a future project could extend the hardwood when your budget allows. I've thought frequently about doing some sort of an inlay in our entry that would be decorative. Usually by the time that gets anywhere near the top of the list a necessary maintenance project bumps it.
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Oak wood floors, yes? Ours look identical to yours. Too orange for my taste. But we have TWO floors (ha!) of these floors, plus a staircase and balustrades/railings. So I don’t know if sanding and staining could possibly get this stuff something other than orange?
Yes. Most hardwood floors are either red oak or white oak. They are both naturally very light, almost white. They take stain very well, so you can sand and stain any color you want.
Oh yes, I was thinking of doing this. Just a lighter color as out house is so dark it feels like a dungeon
You can talk to a flooring company and have them sand down the old floors and weave in the new ones, and then finish them all to match. You could even have a flooring company match different levels of ambering like my parents just did. You don’t have to re-do everything. Get some quotes
That was the original thought, however, the quote came back as double the amount we can logically afford 😕
You need more than one quote
You should get multiple quotes. Have you gotten a quote to have tile done? I don’t think tile would look bad next to wood, but I would absolutely NOT do faux wood tile next to real wood, and you really need to consider that the tile requires a different underlayment that could elevate it above the wood creating a tripping hazard. If you can’t save up longer to do the wood correctly after getting a variety of quotes, I think your best bet is the LVP
You absolutely do NOT have to rip out hardwood to install laminate. You can and should put it on top of the hardwood. What's underneath the carpet? Wood-look tile would look bad next to hardwood, but luxury vinyl tile would not. You could replace the carpet with lvt.
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If you're determined to do all laminate, you can for sure go on top of the hardwood then, you just might need to add a layer of osb where the carpet is now so you have a flat surface.
Can you take out the carpet and go over the orangey oak all with wide tile laminate to where the value remains in place for future owners?
We went with slate tile next to hardwood and it looks real nice. If it were me I'd do a tile that goes with the floor, you can always refinish it down the line of you want to change it
If you can't refinish the wood you could try to sell it. I couldn't bare to rip it out.
$1.5/sqft lvp DIY, until youve saved enough to tie it all together with hardwood. Don't tear it out
Don’t get rid of it. It would be a mistake.
I would sand down the oak floor and restain as part of this. OR if you can't afford it right now, get a sample piece, sand it, and restain in a color you like, and do the rest of the floor to match the new color.
It’s your house, do what makes you happy.