Flooring Help Needed on the Gates Reno
Over on the Gates Reno, they’ve come to the conclusion that, contrary to their initial assumption, the wood floors on the top two floors cannot be saved. In addition to being a slight aesthetic set-back (in our book, at least), this also introduces another unanticipated cost to the project, so they’re looking for input on…
Over on the Gates Reno, they’ve come to the conclusion that, contrary to their initial assumption, the wood floors on the top two floors cannot be saved. In addition to being a slight aesthetic set-back (in our book, at least), this also introduces another unanticipated cost to the project, so they’re looking for input on what kind of wood to use and how much to spend. Help anyone?
Which Wood Would You? [Gates Reno]
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bamboo does indeed ding. check out the floors in some recent new developments.
Fastfloors.com or another wholesale online floor seller. You should be able to get flooring for $3/sq. ft. There will be shipping charges too.
Also, you should be able to get your floors installed for $3/sq. ft. total labor costs.
Bamboo is fantastic, but it does ding. Bamboo is one of the most ecologically sound choices. Don’t get laminate – it doesn’t last. Buy your wood separate, and you’ll stand a better chance of not getting ripped off. The online retailers are excellent.
anyone who is removing any sq footage of old wood floors in any condition should call Build It Green NY (www.bignyc.org) and have them come and tear it out for you so they can re-sell it as salvage. often times a very worn out floor when re-installed and finished looks great. and they know how to remove the floor to keep it in useable condition.
Well, I must confess we must be a lot less picky than most in this group, because prefinished looks fine to us. Disagree about dings on bamboo, ours is 2 years old and I’m none too careful, but no dings. And I do feel strongly about using sustainable/renewable materials, its my avocation.
oh btw, peabo, how do you know Land of the Bat can’t *speak* English? Do we have a voice feature on the forum I don’t know about ;)?
Of course, for a townhouse renovation, I’d use an unfinished wide oak or cherry (more expensive) and hire a reputable floor refinisher to sand, stain, and poly.
I’ve gone cheap before, greatly regretted it, and had to hire the pros to come in and do the floors again.
The finish on prefinished wood is usually much more durable because so many more coats of poly are applied at the factory — at least that’s what the sales litterature says.
Homedepot’s prefinished wood isn’t bad and it’s pretty cheap. I did a rental apartment with their prefinished strip oak about eight years ago and it still looks great.
Land of the Bat – learn to speak and write English. Second, your comment makes no sense – how is it possible reclaimed or bamboo are the only choices? Last, look at the last comment made by Petebklyn – I rest my case.
I had bamboo floors installed in a condo. And yes, scratching and dinging was easy.
But my opinion is that is case with any prefinished floor – not just bamboo. It may be possible to get unfinished bamboo now – not sure.
But I do NOT recommend any prefinished or enginereed flooring unless going for a very polished modern look.