My only regret is we didn t put two layers of lye down.
Lye on oak floors.
Woca wood lye is compatible with all wood species particularly white oak.
I wish the color was a little stronger.
I picked up a.
Of blond oak parquet floor.
The hydrogen peroxide was easy to find.
Rilke after studying your site my husband and i did this on 800 sq.
White lye treatments create a beautiful natural look on pine oak and ash floors amongst others.
How to video wood lye is used for lye priming of unfinished or newly sanded interior woodwork i e.
The treatment of the wood flooring depends first and foremost on the kind of colour you are looking for but also the intensity of use of the entire floor.
Woca wood lye helps the wood from yellowing over time and adds pigment white or grey to the wood grain.
We got the supplies from a company outside of atlanta.
We had to use red oak due to the limited availability of white oak.
Our hardwood flooring was white oak but we had a lot of other wood elements like beams and built ins that would have to be built using red oak boards.
So i decided to make my own wood bleach.
After extensive sanding the floors are bleached with lye which takes out the natural yellow and generally creates a raw whitewashed effect.
Floor stairs furniture and panels.
Lye and hydrogen peroxide.
Mild non corrosive and easy to use for a professional woodworking enthusiast or diyer.
The unfinished woodwork must be well sanded clean and dry before application of lye.
The floors can then be finished with a white oil or natural soap.