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July 9, 2008
Hardwood floor recomendation
We are gutting our house and will be putting in all new floors. Can anyone recommend a type of wood? We were looking at bamboo, but have since decided against it, so now we need to start over! Our house will be very modern/urban...not over the top modern, but modern enough. We really want a cool looking floor too!
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Seems like you need to go to a showroom and look. Verazzano, lumber liquidators, Premium Floors, or similar. (all have showrooms in Sunset Park/South Slope)
First you need to decide engineered vs. solid wood, then if the latter, pre-finished or finished on the job.
Red oak or white oak are standard choices. Maple is another possibility. Nevertheless, the total number of choices is staggering.
Posted by: denton at July 10, 2008 6:30 AM
I went to iFloor already...they are nice people...but going to that place is like going to an Apple Store...everyone is trying to be so cool there...its a nice vibe, but I was given wrong info by the store manager which was a complete turn off. ...Plus its a flooring store...not an Apple Store!
Posted by: nybk01 at July 10, 2008 8:56 AM
We faced the same dilemma a few months ago -- we wanted something new and clean but not overly modern, and most importantly we wanted something really striking (I think a beautiful floor makes a world of difference, at least as important as door/window casings etc.).
Anyway, we decided to go for long planks of rift and quartered white oak, finished in the most flat natural finish water-based poly.
It wasn't cheap -- $7 a foot I think (plus $1.5/SF for finishing) -- but it is absolutely stunning. When people walk in the door it is often the first thing they comment on.
I can send you some pics if it would help, send me an email at brooklynrulz@gmail.com.
Posted by: brooklynrulz at July 10, 2008 9:42 AM
Just as the previous poster, we went with quarter sawn white oak-long planks, 5in wide. We ordered it directly from the mill in Indiana for $7 sf for prefinished with low sheen. They haven't been installed yet so not sure about the look but hoping for modern and clean.
I think that very dark or black floors have a more modern feel but for us with a dog and child in a narrow brownstone it just didn't make sense. Wide boards also create a modern feel.
Check out www.PenningtonHardwoods.com
Posted by: Jane at July 10, 2008 10:17 AM
We used Australian Cypress for the landings in our place. With a medium dark stain it looks great and holds up very well.
Posted by: guest at July 10, 2008 10:30 AM
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We also manufacture BamStrand™ - the best solid strand woven bamboo flooring for nail down installations in both the natural and coffee strand colors. It is solid bamboo and Low VOC too. Strands are fused together to create a solid plank. It has been tested to be twice as strong as oak and it meets LEED criteria. BamStrand™ is 9/16” solid bamboo and is competitively priced at $5.20 per square foot.
As you can imagine in this day of everyone and everything going green, there is a proliferation of bamboo flooring products. Please do not be fooled, not all bamboo is the same. For homes with pets, children and lots of activity, Mr. Bamboo advises to stay away from the traditional bamboo flooring. Additionally, do not be misled with bamboo veneer products. They do not have the same properties as solid bamboo flooring. Mr. Bamboo offers only solid bamboo flooring – BamStrand™ for nail or glue down applications and the floating, clickable flooring for suspended floors – BamLoc™ .
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Posted by: sw at July 10, 2008 1:48 PM
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55 Kelly St,
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Posted by: sw at July 10, 2008 1:56 PM
There are a lot of good species out there. I would stick with hard woods. Personally, I would stay away from pre-finished flooring. I do not like the look of the bevels between planks and I am not sure what happens when they need to get refinished?
Posted by: guest at July 10, 2008 3:28 PM
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