Comments on: Cherry Floors Darken From Sun Light

By: Todd

Todd — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 19:42:20 +0000

I haven’t heard from anyone if that approach works or not. I’d say buy a large rug and cover it :)

By: Ali

Ali — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 14:25:18 +0000

Did it work? I am putting our home on the market and found a huge discoloration under the dining room rug. Beautiful B. Cherry floors but it looks really odd. Concerned it will scare a buyer. Did the UV light work?

By: Joyce Klein

Joyce Klein — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 20:35:09 +0000

I just found that my oak floors are doing the darkening thing today!!! I think I’m going to get a UV light and cover the darken areas and expose the lighter area where I had the rugs. I called Bruce flooring and talked to them, it was like they never heard of this before. The floors are only 2 years old, lots of light tho

By: Todd

Todd — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:14:52 +0000

Daria – The floors in that photo also have that type of finish. I think a better approach are windows with really good UV protection. At any rate I think leaving throw rugs out for the first year would also help. Good luck.

By: Daria

Daria — Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:36:24 +0000

I’m considering Brazilian Cherry for new house and appreciate all these comments. Would an Aluminum Oxide with UV prevent such problems?

By: Todd

Todd — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 20:55:59 +0000

Marlin – Sorry to say the only thing that I know of is time. Frankly that’s not very reliable because the surrounding areas can continue to darken. I feel your pain!! I try to tell folks ahead of time to skip the area rugs the first few years, let the floors darken first. Let me know if that light works!