A couple weeks ago, I started a thread about our new wood floor and excessive wood separation. They noted that the wood in this area had a high moisture content. They offered to resand, fill, then restain and finish the floor. Our response was - as long as it looks good in the end, we're happy. Here's the result:
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As you can see, the color tone isn't a great match. In fact, it stands out to my eye. The blue tape is about 3 boards wide from where they sanded and refinished/restained. There are a couple spots, maybe 7, at the interface of the endgrain between boards, where the moisture literally appears to have wicked up stain more than normal.
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The crack filler actually looks very good, but I'm not happy about the color. Remember, this floor is in a house less than a year old. The endgrain interface sites make it look like the floor sustained water damage, which would be an issue we'd have to explain if/when we sell the house.
What would you do?
EDIT: By the way, the flooring guy told my wife the floor color will lighten over time. That goes against what I know about wood. Is this some floor phenomenon that I don't know about?