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Re: Wood Flooring - a stressful and $$ day 

By: Decomposed in 6TH POPE | Recommend this post (1)
Thu, 01 Sep 22 8:01 PM | 37 view(s)
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Installation of the locust hardwood has begun in our dining room. The installer is unhappy that so many of the pieces are short. They are supposed to be a mix of 2 foot, 3 foot, and 4 foot planks, but he says a typical box has just one 4 foot piece and maybe none at all. This makes the install take a lot longer than if they were all, say, 6 feet long.

We had previously ordered bamboo, consisting entirely of six-foot planks. The problem there was that the planks weren't thick enough to match well with the doors and the tile flooring. This locust wood is thicker, .75", but shorter. On the brighter side, I think it's really attractive. In fact I think I like the shorter pieces better because of the variety they lend. But the installation is going to be more expensive due to labor.

I'll post more photos later when there is more to show.




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Re: Wood Flooring - a stressful and $$ day
By: micro in 6TH POPE
Sat, 06 Aug 22 4:21 PM 		Msg. 34346 of 58653

De,

I like the locust and am glad you got a hardwood. Bamboo.

If you have a humid climate do not put this down ever.

Worst mstake my brother ever made and yes, he got "sold" it by some salesperson at a Lumber Liquidators, which the liquidator partstands for all signs of intelligence have been liquidated from this person..

engineered hardwood OR just real hardwood would be much better.. Secondly, ALWAYS glue the boards even if the place you buy it from says don't. Unless of course you enjoy spending weeks after a few years trying to get all the seam cracks that will happen from swelling and contracting back together again..


SO, this was a GREAT thing actually.. And I am glad that someone discovered an additional thickness underlayment was needed.

The new floor looks beautiful! You done good! I hope Mrs. De is happy because if SHE IS, you will be also..

Yes, flooring is expensive. Miz micro and I are looking at it ourselves even though there is nothing wrong with ours..

CArpeting will cost us over 10 grand.. And that is just part of the house. We could get it it for less but would not be happy with it.. I like dense, and plush and lots of cushiing underneath.. Especially with all my artifical joints. When I walk I want to be cushioned underneath.

Anyway, Congrats on a beutiful bew floor and home! You guys done good! I am envious!

micro...

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