Newbie Question - Please identify species

[gonediesel]

Hello, I just purchased a foreclosed home that has sat for 3 years. The house has never been lived in and has hardwood flooring. The flooring has not been sealed. There is a small amount of cupping that my untrained eye can see. I would like to know what species of wood it is and suggestions of products to seal/coat it with. We plan to have a local company do it but I want to at least have an idea of what I have and need done so that it appears as if I know what I am talking about. Thanks in advance for your time

 

[gonediesel]

Sorry I don't have an up close pic. What we are thinking we would like to do is distress the floor a bit, then sanded, stained so that the kitchen cabinets and trim don't blend in together. Then finally coated/sealed.

 

[Dan]

From here it looks as if it has been stained and finished. Isn't that stain i see on the wall between the cabinets?

 

[gonediesel]

I cropped the pic and enlarged it. I posted the last pic to show there is a little shine on the wood. Not sure if that is natural of if there may have been a coat of something applied to the wood.

 

[gonediesel]

The dark spots on the dry wall appear to be damage to the paint/drywall when the floor was installed maybe?

 

[Ernesto]

Looks just like your cabinets, I vote for ash.

 

[Ken]

I was just going to say Ash. Those two swirly grains gave it away.

 

[gonediesel]

Thanks guys, my wife and I were hoping for ash and not pine. Supposedly there is a box of it left over in the basement. When we close on the house monday I will know for sure. We are trying to line up some contractors to start work on the house.

 

[gonediesel]

Well we closed later than expected and the floor guy finally made it in and Ash it is. He said the floor has 1-2 coats of sealer on it. the house forclosed before it was finished. I think the floor guys bailed on the contractor and the floor was not finished. We will have it sanded and start over. Thanks for the replies.