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Yeah I was thinking about the oil based maybe drying darker. I'll need to try and work out for sure if this is water based I've been using

😅 Yes I see what you mean. In an ideal world, I'd like it closer to the colour of the coffee table (see image) its just that the color after the clear finish still feels a bit pale. I don't know if using an oil based clear finish would make it darker.. I'm not sure if it's oil or water based...

Hi all, I posted this thread Please help - messed up the floorboards a while ago after messing up my mother's floorboards. I eventually opted to have someone in to have them sanded and I'd varnish them afterwards. I'm very pleased with the results (see images) and it's come out a white pine...

Aha, so that's what those are. There were actually some of those already attached but I took them off. Maybe new ones would work better, or old ones fixed on tighter as they maybe came loose

Thanks, the bar clamps sound good. There is actually a couple of steps I can access from the cupboard under the stair to measure width of riser, and I can see its 1.5cm thick so hopefully wide enough

I actually bought some gorilla glue for this but haven't used it yet. Because I can't see any gaps that it would fit into, but may use clamps to lift up the nose a little as mentioned in other comments

Thanks, I will definitely look into this, along with other methods mentioned

Where would the pocket hole screws go in this case? Not where I've drawn the arrows in the pic?

Unfortunately can't look underneath, it's just the ceiling in the downstairs hall which I can't take off

Hi all, I'm fixing some squeaky stairs and having watched some YouTube videos I think putting some screws in the end of the tread boards down into the riser seems the best option. But I'm wary of what may be nearby, wires or pipes etc. I fixed some floorboards on the landing and there were...

Would it take away the orange tint of the floors? Fro example can I apply it after the light oak stain is down, and would it lighten/soften the orange?

That's great it worked out well for her. Unfortunately I think in Scotland things are a lot worse. She was in hospital a year ago for an operation on a hernia. They wouldn't let her leave for 8 weeks and she twice got out of bed and chipped her tooth and then later cut her lip badly. I had to...

Thanks, I guess it's not so bad but the orangeness of it doesn't really work against rest of decor and I'm thinking of just getting someone in to re sand it, will cost a lot, but remove the stress. I had hired a belt sander to do what i did, but didn't take everything off. Here's a photo of the...

I had looked into liming wax but read you need to put that on before staining? Would osmo be the same or can it be put on after?

That's good to hear. And yes I'm a bit ocd perfectionist too haha. Also, I know if the house is comfortable the more chance the live in carer will want to stay and enjoy their surroundings, as will my mother. She was in a nursing home at the end of 2021 for 8 weeks for respite and to see how she...

Thanks 😁 if it wasnt so orangey and yellow looking too, I could probably bear leaving it. I don't know if there's any ways to tone down the orange tint after staining. I will probably give it a couple of days and see if it grows on me

Thanks for the detailed insight 🙏

Thanks mate, I appreciate your kind words. I hope it worked out for your mom in the care home. It's not just the patchyness that's standing out, it's very orange looking in the daylight too. Considering I still need to do the lounge, I think I may sand the hall again and then just do it all in a...

Yeah I see what you mean, but I just feel its very noticeable to anyone with eyeballs 😅 this clearer picture is a better idea.... What about wood paint instead of stain, could that work?