My wife and I bought a house over the weekend. I'm planning on extending the oak hardwood floor to cover the complete first floor prior to moving in.

Can anybody tell what type of oak this is?



I've never done this before but I've been consulting with people who have. Any tips from the SigForum braintrust?

Thanks!

Looks like red oak, but I'd try to pry up a threshold and take it to a flooring center for positive ID and match.

Agreed....looks like red oak, # 1 common grade.

My untrained eye says Red Oak as well. I remodeled a house years ago built in the mid 1940's. I removed a wall that had some cabinets on it to open the kitchen up. Went down to Home Despot and picked up some red oak. Patched it in. Once it was stained and sealed you couldn't tell where I did the patch work. Looked great!

Make sure it isn't engineered wood before you buy the 3/4" hardwood.

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Originally posted by petr:
Make sure it isn't engineered wood before you buy the 3/4" hardwood.

That's 2 1/4" oak, would use sodium nitrite to determine if it's red or white. I've seen some floors be a mix, not really noticeable until you install strictly red oak to "match" what was already down

Thickness, not width.

Also, if you are doing this yourself, be prepared for dust and make sure you have enough supplies to finish in one coat. There is a guy here that does great work for a reasonable amount of money. Check with the pros and get estimates to have it done by them and compare it to your costs. Renting the sanders, sand paper, stain, top coat, vacuum filters, tack cloth, barriers for doorways. One big thing, do not run your hvac while sanding!

That's natural finished red oak , (cabinetmaker for 32 years). if you plan on doing it yourself those floor sanders can be a disaster if you don't know how to run them, they will did a hole in you're floor real quick, and just be prepared for having dust just about everywhere.

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Originally posted by petr:
Thickness, not width.

Almost all engineered flooring I've seen is wider than 2.25" face. If it is in fact 2.25" face, it is almost surely traditional T&G solid wood. But to be sure it is best to pull a piece to check, species and dimensions. Sure looks like Red Oak to me.