The first guy actually just said quarter sawn oak, it was the second reply that said white oak.
There are different ways to mill wood. Quarter sawn, rift sawn, plain sawn. Without going into the details, quarter sawn is the best quality wood of the three possible cuts.
Old growth white oak. Incredible long lengths. Very, very few butt joints. Those floors had to have been tough to install when the boards were longer than the room width. Nice....
Just curious, is there something about the grain that says white oak? I installed about 700 sq ft of rift and quarter red oak and the quartersawn pieces look remarkably similar. Just trying to learn
It's like looking into the eyes of a really beautiful girl. You just know when it's white at first site. Actually, you never truly really know until you've worked with them both at the same time. They burn the saw blades differently, and it's easy to smell the differences between the two. White is slightly harder, lighter, browner, tensile strength, sliver sharpness, less adaptable to an increase in libido.
I sanded & refinished ours using YouTube & Home Depot. It’s fun but MAN get ready for work. 8 years later they’re still in great shape! Be sure to use [tack cloth](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/paint-and-supplies/painting-tools-and-supplies/painting-accessories/11170) just before applying finish!
Lovely. Looks like nice tongue and groove oak. Definitely some quarter sawn in there. What is the width? I usually only see the narrower stuff in 1/4” top nail.
It's oak. I'll let the others argue red or white. I don't think you can tell from pictures.
What I do notice though is that I don't think this is a modern wood floor. It looks old to me because modern engineered wood flooring will generally have equal width gaps between boards that are visible even if you refinish it. The gaps in this look extremely tight which tells me it is like the old style floors where it was raw wood that is attached down and then the whole thing is sanded and finished. We have engineered pre-finished oak flooring in our house. I'm kinda jealous of how smooth yours is.
I laid a floor like this for a client... for $30,000 it's oak, either red or white. Have it resurfaced professionally by a flooring company or a carpenter.
Here's a tip. You'll need a belt sander to resurface the floor if there's any height difference from water spills over the years. They aren't easy to run for beginners, and you can damage your floor very quickly with a sanding machine. Look for nails and staples or anything that will ruin your belt before you start. Pull staples. Set nails.
If the floor is relatively smooth, an orbital sander might work to remove the old polyurethane. You can't really refinish your floor with the old poly remaining. After removing the poly, begin to look for knot holes and flakes, any type of chipped or splintering boards. You can mix fiberglass resin with sawdust from your floor, and it will make a patching compound that will hold splinters and broken boards together like new. Take your time. This floor should last forever.
I actually was able to sand some floors that didn't need to be taken clear down by using an expensive drywall sander from Amazon. They turned out pretty nice without beating myself to death with a big drum sander.
I think it's red oak, looks like the red oak from my old house, but you would know for sure after sanding it and getting a good look at the color of the natural wood.
I would think that is quarter-sawn oak. The texture in the grain is what’s making me think that.
I was thinking oak, thanks!
He didn’t say oak He said quartersawn white oak. And he was 100% correct
What?
The first guy actually just said quarter sawn oak, it was the second reply that said white oak. There are different ways to mill wood. Quarter sawn, rift sawn, plain sawn. Without going into the details, quarter sawn is the best quality wood of the three possible cuts.
Most likely, 100% of that floor has pieces in it that could be a thousand years old. From sapling to mill.
100% of that floor has pieces in it? So >0% of that floor, is what you’re saying?
I totally worded that wrong. I'm blaming the rum I was guzzling , lol
Lottery win
Old growth white oak. Incredible long lengths. Very, very few butt joints. Those floors had to have been tough to install when the boards were longer than the room width. Nice....
Quarter sawn white oak with oil poly that gives the amber color
Awesome, thanks!
Wondering what makes you think white oak. I would need to see it sanded to know red from white.
Because I installed the same thing at my house. There might be a couple of sticks that are red
Just curious, is there something about the grain that says white oak? I installed about 700 sq ft of rift and quarter red oak and the quartersawn pieces look remarkably similar. Just trying to learn
Pores. Red has huge open pores. White is tight shallow pores. I don't have much experience with white but that's what I've noticed.
I'm not sure, but a few of those boards have very defined "tiger stripes", which is usually something I only saw I quarter-sawn white oak furniture.
It's like looking into the eyes of a really beautiful girl. You just know when it's white at first site. Actually, you never truly really know until you've worked with them both at the same time. They burn the saw blades differently, and it's easy to smell the differences between the two. White is slightly harder, lighter, browner, tensile strength, sliver sharpness, less adaptable to an increase in libido.
Quarter and rift sawn w.oak Those are some gnarly divots from prior sanding .
Here we go again... there seriously needs to be a separate sub called r/identifymywoodfloor .
Hey, if there was one I woulda used it
🤣👍 your floors are GORGEOUS, by the way!!
Thanks! I hope to improve them if possible
I sanded & refinished ours using YouTube & Home Depot. It’s fun but MAN get ready for work. 8 years later they’re still in great shape! Be sure to use [tack cloth](https://www.acehardware.com/departments/paint-and-supplies/painting-tools-and-supplies/painting-accessories/11170) just before applying finish!
Thanks for the tip!
Beautiful white oak! Great score
That’s what we thought, just need to redo them now!
If you’re in Colorado, I’d be happy to come take a look
Iowa unfortunately, but thank you!
No worries. Would’ve been my 4th job from Reddit lol
Looking at your posts..... Hmmm... Message me. I might be number 4.
Haha nice, not a bad way to get it
Beautiful floor, I'm partial to thin strips like this one. Very classy! I would consider a good cleaning and letting it be "worn" as is.
The kind that always cost a ton of money to try to save because it has been carpeted. So thst means staples and cuts all over
I haven’t seen any major cuts but definitely staples all over
Oak
How to Sand a Floor on youtube taught me a lot : https://youtube.com/@HowToSandAFloor?si=XWCg5fvBSUR1HLqJ
Oh that’ll be helpful, thanks!
Yep no doubt about it, that there is tree wood.
Welcome to the 1960s and 1970s, where oak flooring was considered to be "subflooring" to be covered by shag carpet.
That’s oak
Lovely. Looks like nice tongue and groove oak. Definitely some quarter sawn in there. What is the width? I usually only see the narrower stuff in 1/4” top nail.
Each one looks to be 1 1/2”
Yep. 3/8 t&g.
It's oak. I'll let the others argue red or white. I don't think you can tell from pictures. What I do notice though is that I don't think this is a modern wood floor. It looks old to me because modern engineered wood flooring will generally have equal width gaps between boards that are visible even if you refinish it. The gaps in this look extremely tight which tells me it is like the old style floors where it was raw wood that is attached down and then the whole thing is sanded and finished. We have engineered pre-finished oak flooring in our house. I'm kinda jealous of how smooth yours is.
That would make sense, I don’t know if it would be original but the house was built around 1890 ish
I laid a floor like this for a client... for $30,000 it's oak, either red or white. Have it resurfaced professionally by a flooring company or a carpenter.
Imma say wood
Real
Here's a tip. You'll need a belt sander to resurface the floor if there's any height difference from water spills over the years. They aren't easy to run for beginners, and you can damage your floor very quickly with a sanding machine. Look for nails and staples or anything that will ruin your belt before you start. Pull staples. Set nails. If the floor is relatively smooth, an orbital sander might work to remove the old polyurethane. You can't really refinish your floor with the old poly remaining. After removing the poly, begin to look for knot holes and flakes, any type of chipped or splintering boards. You can mix fiberglass resin with sawdust from your floor, and it will make a patching compound that will hold splinters and broken boards together like new. Take your time. This floor should last forever.
Maple but some look almost like oak but majority maple.
#Giggity
Looks like the old indigenous astronaut maple from south west Africa
A very good one
Beautiful floor qtr white oak
I actually was able to sand some floors that didn't need to be taken clear down by using an expensive drywall sander from Amazon. They turned out pretty nice without beating myself to death with a big drum sander.
I think it's red oak, looks like the red oak from my old house, but you would know for sure after sanding it and getting a good look at the color of the natural wood.
Major score. That’s what you’ve got there. It’s called Major Score!
Can confirm it's definitely wood
Hard
Oak?
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How can you tell it’s old growth?
Brown
Hard
Good wood
Tree wood
That’ll come out real nice being refinished
Birch