Can an existing hardwood floor be matched?

coralbrook
Mon, 15 Feb 2016 00:35:48 +0000

Resident Remodeler here…

The key question is… are you going to try to pull up just the 1.5 sq ft and try to patch in new floor? Or, are you going to patch in the area and then sand down and refinish the entire floor?

If you are sanding down the entire floor and refinishing, it can definitely be matched.

If you are patching in and hoping it will match, it would depend on what type of stain and finish is on your existing floor. I am assuming it is oak hardwoods? You need a master guy to exactly match the stain and finish, but it can be done. If the area is very conspicuous in your house, I would recommend gently removing some of the original flooring out of a closet and patching in with that flooring. Then put the new flooring with stain/finish into the closet. But, this can backfire if the open area has ‘faded’ and the closet hasn’t faded. The issue with putting new wood flooring into the patch is that it will shrink/expand and you might get some gaps between the planks, as compared to the rest of your floor.