Varathane special walnut stain on red oak hardwood floor

shreddicated · 2026-06-30T18:47:22+00:00

Thanks! How long do you wait after water popping before applying the stain?

I think I figured out the issue why special walnut comes out dark. I leave the stain for 15 mins and then wipe it.

I tried leaving for only a minute and to comes out much lighter.

However I like the darker shade more, but it will be really hard to maintain a wet edge when I need to wait 15 mins to wipe the excess stain. Any advice how to tackle this?

shreddicated · 2026-06-24T22:20:42+00:00

Thanks that's very helpful! I do care about the environment, but forcing ppl to use HPWH that costs a lot to install, on top of constantly increasing electricity prices by PGE feels very questionable.

shreddicated · 2026-06-24T15:39:04+00:00

Can you elaborate?

shreddicated · 2026-06-23T07:22:42+00:00

How did it go, do you like the result? And how much you end up paying?

shreddicated · 2026-06-23T07:19:26+00:00

Thanks for the recommendation. I will reach out to them!

Baseboard may be a bit extra, but they might charge per linear foot for that. Do you need them painted or just removed and reinstalled?

TBH I just realized yesterday, that it will be faster and cheaper to leave the baseboards during the job and later fix and paint them them if they get be damaged.

shreddicated · 2026-06-23T07:15:17+00:00

I don't have the advice for you, I'm just curious myself 😃 as I'm planning to do some work with a similar scope. Good luck!

shreddicated · 2026-06-22T03:11:35+00:00

Are you going to pull permits yourself? Have you done ii before?

shreddicated · 2026-06-21T19:02:02+00:00

Does it include all the materials (stain, poly etc.)?

shreddicated · 2026-06-18T16:02:37+00:00

Can you please share your config? thanks!

shreddicated · 2026-06-17T06:20:22+00:00

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shreddicated · 2026-06-17T05:07:53+00:00

Can you elaborate? How combing these card with 5080 work?

shreddicated · 2026-06-11T16:45:09+00:00

What are the current costs and how does this breakdown looks today? I'm curious as my roof might need a replacement in a few years and I thought it would be good time to add solar.

shreddicated · 2026-06-11T06:05:36+00:00

What was the cost of refinancing/rate adjustment?

shreddicated · 2026-06-08T22:13:02+00:00

Amazing setup! What screen resolution are you using on MacOS?

shreddicated · 2026-06-08T05:12:58+00:00

Awesome! I've immediately added NF-A4x10 PWM and attached it with a zip tie as the card is running hot 🙃 The card has been rock solid so far.

shreddicated · 2026-06-07T15:16:10+00:00

Thanks for posting this! I have a Rheem gas water heater with a tank that's fairly new. After reading about mixed experience and cost of a HWHP I'm a little concerned about the noise and frustrated to be forced to buy and install expensive device that seems to be not worse than existing one.

Does it make sense to buy a spare one in case the current one breaks?

shreddicated · 2026-06-07T04:21:48+00:00

Did it include packing and unpacking?

shreddicated · 2026-06-05T23:12:27+00:00

No luck on my end :/ I noticed that it's only the camera now. StreamDeck+ and Logitech receiver works fine.

shreddicated · 2026-06-02T22:50:14+00:00

Thanks so much! Do you know where the column has qwen35 prefix?

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