The reason I am asking this is because the wooden flooring at the moment is a light pine colour and the thought of replacing the whole floor is very expensive and a messy business.-
2006-09-14 02:21:33 · 9 answers · asked by Kim O 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Decorating & Remodeling
There are two types of laminate flooring. One type is made with real wood grain and one is just printed onto plywood. If the grain is real wood, you might be able to sand off the sealer and stain them... but I would not recommend it.
- If you want to try and stain them, you might consider pulling them up and staining them one-by-one rather than in place. If you stain them in place the stain and sealer will pool in the gaps between the boards.
- You might just paint them with a glaze. The glaze will still show the grain through the color. If you did this, you still might pull them up to do it, but it likely to be less chancey than staining them. You will have to seal the glaze once you paint them.
The good news is that if you mess up, the floor is already prepped if you just go out and buy new flooring. It might be better to just look for a new boards.
2006-09-14 04:21:41 · answer #1 · answered by Wundt 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry to say but no, you can't stain it. Laminate flooring is particle board with a very thin plating of wood. It is all then covered in laminate plastic so the stain won't stick... The only options are to live with it or replace it. Have you tried putting down some nice area rugs in the darker color you wanted? That will change the look and also bring out the darkest grain in the laminate flooring you already have.
2006-09-14 03:22:07 · answer #2 · answered by The ReDesign Diva 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, unfortunately, laminate floor is like plastic; it won't take a stain cause it's not wood. You could paint it with flooring paint, but the laminate won't hold the color well and it will peel off as soon as you start walking on it...cause it's plastic not wood. Might I suggest you buy yourself some room-sized accent rugs and runners? It's a perfect way to cover not-so-loved floors. Godloveya!
2006-09-14 04:46:59 · answer #3 · answered by Sassy OLD Broad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't stain laminate flooring. You will have to replace it if you want to change the color. Good luck.
2006-09-14 04:30:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, you can't stain it. How about an area rug to darken the floor?
2006-09-14 02:28:59 · answer #5 · answered by Catspaw 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes you can add a darker stain first you must give the floor a lite sanding then stain after which you must seal
2006-09-14 03:57:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't think you can stain laminate becase it is like plastic almost
2006-09-14 02:23:27 · answer #7 · answered by johnno K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No..The wood grain you see is actually printed paper with a liquid resin over it..Nothing will penetrate it
2006-09-14 02:23:43 · answer #8 · answered by dwh12345 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO. Absolutely not.
2006-09-14 02:23:06 · answer #9 · answered by Joey 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋