Vinegar-Pickled Oak Floor
/The oak floors in this foreclosure where tight thanks to their quality installation 70 or so years ago, but numerous holes from heating system changes that had in many cases not been repaired well, made these floors a challenge even before walls were moved to open the space up. Sure enough, years of neglect had dealt the floors some stains that couldn’t be removed with sanding. So we made the best vinegar pickle we could, and in it found the solution to the irregularities. This was a very fun project that was really rewarding to see the reaction of the pickling with the oak’s tannins. I completed these floors early last fall in Pennsylvania, my client loves them.
