I had a hickory floor installed approximately 15-18 months ago. The flooring was installed and sanded in place it was not prefinished. It was finished with three coats of oil based Minwax poly in a satin finish. The light parts of the wood were quite white, like maple. Hickory has a great deal of grain, often much darker colored.
After finishing, it had a distinct yellow color. I much preferred the whiter color but as it as all uniform, it was fine.
We stayed off the floor walking for about a week and waited over 2 weeks before moving any furniture back on to it. Several months later, we put a rug in the center of the room. I noticed a while ago that the floor was lightening from the yellow to a more whitish color - back to what it was like pre-finishing. I moved the rug to clean under the edge of it and the color difference was stark! I called the company and they hadn't heard of this. I was told that finished tend to yellow over time gradually but the reverse was not something they were familiar with.
I just rearranged the room and I have these huge yellow rectangles where the couch and love seat were and a perfect 5 x 7 foot yellow square in the middle of the room where the rug was.
Any suggestions as this looks horrible!
Would placing a full spectrum light in the room 247 help accelerate any changes in the finish to a more uniform shade?
This is a living room with a bay window, southern exposure and I live west of Washington DC. for latitude info.
After finishing, it had a distinct yellow color. I much preferred the whiter color but as it as all uniform, it was fine.
We stayed off the floor walking for about a week and waited over 2 weeks before moving any furniture back on to it. Several months later, we put a rug in the center of the room. I noticed a while ago that the floor was lightening from the yellow to a more whitish color - back to what it was like pre-finishing. I moved the rug to clean under the edge of it and the color difference was stark! I called the company and they hadn't heard of this. I was told that finished tend to yellow over time gradually but the reverse was not something they were familiar with.
I just rearranged the room and I have these huge yellow rectangles where the couch and love seat were and a perfect 5 x 7 foot yellow square in the middle of the room where the rug was.
Any suggestions as this looks horrible!
Would placing a full spectrum light in the room 247 help accelerate any changes in the finish to a more uniform shade?
This is a living room with a bay window, southern exposure and I live west of Washington DC. for latitude info.