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yep.. he said its the same timber (blackbutt?) as the old section, but I dont believe anything he says. the old section as alot more variety in the colour than the new section, which will contribute to the challenge of matching. I wish we'd insisted on him staining the whole lot to...

we were doubtful, but he was very insistent! He even brought a hand sander in to show us how much lighter it would be once sanded...

We knew the lines wouldnt match up. apparently its not possible to buy parquetry in the same sizes these days. and yes...way too noticeable. Thats why we need to stain the new section. i've attached a photo of our first sample stain.. not quite right, it needs to be a little lighter, but...

Just managed to get the photos downloaded.. maybe a bit late, but at least you can see what we are faced with.

I trust the painter alot more than the floor sander! He's fairly confident the plan will work, and will double check with the product manager. We cant leave it as it is.. i'll try to get photos uploaded tomorrow... its very very obvious and ugly, and its at the entrance to the house, most...

apparently this doesnt happen with the water based finishes (UV protection).... we'll have to wait and see if this is correct, although we are unlikely to have mats down anywhere t had happened previously downstairs where there was a large mat in the room, but this has been rectified with the...

the floor sander came back this afternoon. My hubby wasnt home, so we probably had a better outcome :rolleyes:... he really dislikes the guy! So, he is saying we can stain the wood, using any sort of a stain (oil or water based). then he will sand that area, do 2 coats of water based polish...

We are in the midst of our big PPOR reno. Last week, we had our parquetry floors polished. Mostly its old timber, but the first room you come to we have replaced the carpet with parquetry since we knocked down the wall between kitchen and this roon. So, we have one room of new and the rest old...