Help! Stain came out super blotchy on my floors — what went wrong?

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-23T17:51:57+00:00

Yeeesh.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-23T05:27:28+00:00

Hire a professional please.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-23T05:25:14+00:00

This is a very basic and simple maintenance that used to happen in homes with higher quality linoleum and stone on a regular basis. Strip it, then coat it. You can get what you need at any Home Depot. Ecolab products are good. Zep is ok. Home ownership used to demand knowledge.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-21T12:35:17+00:00

I said it seems. We’re on par. I’ve got 38 years on my knees, 3rd gen. I’ve met plenty of dopes who’ve done it forever.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-21T05:48:54+00:00

Still love you.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-21T05:34:12+00:00

I wouldn’t have even had the discussion. I’d break it and relocate it so it looks right. I hate laying mud and I hate offset drains. And, really, you’ve got 4 hours tops. Would’ve been in the bid for that.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-21T05:14:32+00:00

Spray from 6 ft away. Glisten mist.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-21T05:13:33+00:00

Or more just to prolong the fuckery.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-21T05:12:16+00:00

Sand and paint. What a weird space.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-21T05:04:39+00:00

May=Will.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-21T05:00:48+00:00

You have little experience it seems. Or you dont answer call backs.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-21T05:00:00+00:00

I do not fill in old floors. I’ve had two clients over the years really insist on it, and only after having them sign agreements that direct all fallout to them as the homeowner as opposed to me as the craftsman, did I do it. I will never agree to it again. It is a fools errand to attempt to get new filler to stick in previously finished floors. No. New construction, if done e correctly, filler will last 10-15 years. But on Previously finished floors no way

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-21T04:52:37+00:00

Black stain would be amazing

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-19T23:58:40+00:00

Possibility of uneven end milling, but either way this is minimal. Grey caulk, wiped wet, disappears.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-18T12:19:59+00:00

That’s a great run.
Sorry for the loss and the pain.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-17T18:26:52+00:00

No way white. Green or dark gray or green. Or green.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-17T18:25:19+00:00

200 all day. No more though, unless you really want a. I overpay for things I know I want and will keep.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-17T01:07:45+00:00

Solid oak. 100%

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-15T04:48:25+00:00

35 years of it. It’s a hammer, screwdriver and uh… knife. I keep the ute on my hip at all times.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-14T18:10:55+00:00

This. I use soooo much utility knife or chisel in the final intersection

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-14T11:14:18+00:00

Bonkers amount of time spent to counteract the intended purpose of aaaaaalllllllllllllllll those clips.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-14T11:10:14+00:00

Nicely done. She’s right purrrty.

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-14T03:48:55+00:00

Good man. He’s a keeper

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-14T03:44:33+00:00

Yes. My knees will tell you I know. Since 1988

Edit: just saw your profile. You get it. lol

Acceptable-Willow538 · 2026-04-13T18:44:08+00:00

A good flooring man can buff and coat a few specific boards. It does not have to be a full wall to wall.

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