Wood Floor Stain
Penetrating stain for all types of new, and reclaimed, timber flooring.
- Highly concentrated wood floor stain
- Fast drying and low odour
- Enhances the natural grain of flooring
- Suitable for all types of wooden floors
- Easy to use and easy clean up
- VOC Free
About Wood Floor Stain
Our Wood Floor Stain is a concentrated stain designed specifically for wooden flooring. We’ve made it so it stains wood in just one coat, but additional coats of Stain can be applied to darken the effect.
The Floor Stain dries in only ten minutes and is extremely low odour, so you’ll have very little disruption when using the Stain. It's water-based too, so clean up is quick and easy using just warm water.
Our Wood Floor Stain is available in 12 popular colours to suit the needs of the most popular types of wooden flooring on the market. If you can’t see the colour you want, you can also mix the different colours of Floor Stain together to make any colour you want.
The Stain can be used on both brand new, and reclaimed, timber flooring.
Wood Floor Stain Features
Drying Time: 10 minutes
Coverage: 13m² per litre
Coats: 1, or as desired
Recoat time: 10 minutes
Maintenance: Dependant on finish used
Application: Apply with a cloth, brush, or mop pad
Wood Floor Stain is Suitable For
The Wood Floor Stain can be used on all types of new and reclaimed timber flooring. It can be used to restore wooden flooring, and it can be used on all types of wood. The Stain works great on:
- Softwood and hardwood flooring
- Engineered boards
- Solid wood flooring
- All types of pine flooring
- All types of wood such as oak, maple, and so on
Wood Floor Stain Coverage and Shelf Life
Size: 2.5 Litres.
1 Litre of Wood Floor Stain will cover approximately 13m2
Store in a cool dry place, away from direct sunlight.
Storage temperature should be between 8°C and 30°C.
Once opened, use within one year.
Wood Floor Stain Instructions
Ensure the floorboards have been thoroughly sanded and prepped before staining. For pine flooring, or any softwood floors, use a pre-stain conditioner first. See below, under the heading ‘Staining Pine Flooring’ for more information.
Clean the wood to remove any sawdust and dirt. Test on an unseen area first to check colour. Shake bottle thoroughly. Apply the Stain liberally with a cloth, brush or Flooring Applicator Pad, going in the direction of the grain. Leave the Stain to soak in for a minute then wipe any excess off using a clean cloth.
Wait ten minutes for the stain to dry. Once dry, a second coat can be applied if desired; apply in the same way as the first. After staining the floor, it should be finished with a lacquer, oil, or wax.
Staining Pine Flooring
Pine flooring is a popular type of wooden flooring and is common in Victorian properties. Pine, and all softwoods, will react to stains differently than hardwoods, and so require a more thorough level of preparation to achieve an even stain.
However, if you are looking for a rustic, worn, used, or antique type effect, you can stain the flooring without the additional prep. If you’re unsure, try some stain on a hidden area to see the results.
Pine, and softwood flooring, will absorb the stain at different rates all over the floor. When dry, you can be left with a floor that has darker and lighter patches throughout. The idea of the additional preparation is to even out the absorption of the stain into the floor, so you are left with a more uniform coverage.
There are two ways you can prepare softwood flooring for staining. The simplest is to use a Pre-Stain Conditioner. Wipe this over the floor and leave it to dry. The more absorbent areas of the floor will be equalised by the Pre-Stain Conditioner, so when you apply the stain, they won’t soak up as much and the floor will dry to a more even colour.
Another option, which isn’t as good, but is an improvement over doing nothing, is to wipe the floor with a damp cloth (or mop) all over. This will cause the wood to swell slightly, then sanding it afterwards, helps to equalise the absorption of the stain too. This option is a good idea if you’re looking for a used look to your floor, but you don’t want it to be completely raw by doing nothing.
Wood Stain
Wood Floor Stain Colours
IMPORTANT: The colours shown here are dependent upon screen settings or monitor calibration, they are a guide only. The actual colour may vary.
Wood Floor Stain FAQ
Q. How should floorboards be prepared before staining?
A. Flooring can be finished with a wax, oil or lacquer, and each of these will prevent a wood floor stain from taking properly. The best way to remove these, and to also remove any scratches and marks in the floor, is to sand the floor thoroughly. This can be done with an electric sander, or you can hire larger sanders designed specifically for flooring.
The floor should then be cleaned to remove any sawdust residues.
Q. How can I make the floor stain darker?
A. Our instructions say to apply the stain, then wipe it off after a minute or two. If you leave the stain to soak in for longer (between five to ten minutes), it will give the floor a darker look. You can also apply additional coats of Wood Floor Stain to further darken the colour.
Q. Does the Wood Floor Stain need to be sealed afterwards?
A. For best results, and to have an easy to maintain floor, yes. You can seal the stain by using a wax, oil, or lacquer. Without sealing the stain, it is still colourfast and water resistant but the seal improves this further, and also protects the wood from scuffs, scratches, and knocks.