Conflicting advice about laminate flooring
marvelousmarvin
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conflicting information about HW floors... HELP!
Comments (10)Hi Everyone, I've grown up with traditional wood floors as my parents loved them and made this there passion to bring to others to enjoy. Now I am carrying on the tradition and would love to help share some thoughts on your decision. Its very interesting to me to see what others have said about your desire for Cherry flooring, good quality cherry will last for generations and there definatly arent any durability concerns. Pine flooring still remains in good condition in many of the Early American architecture and is a highly saught after and beautiful floor. Cherry is much harder and everybit as durable. If you aesthetically love the look of Cherry you shouldnt change this direction. Cherry has been used in homes all over the country for a long time with fantastic results. Your childeren will add character to the cherry, the extent to which this happens will directly correlate to the finish that is used. I am a proponent for a softer finish that allows the normal aging process and doesnt look like plastic plus maintains the beauty of the Cherry. There is no issue regarding the floors durability, yes you can use Ash or Oak but make your decision based on the look you want. The difference in the wear and durability will be negligible to you and both floors will be there for another generation to enjoy!...See Moremoisture found under laminate floating floor - cleaning advice??
Comments (2)Building Science Corp. has long recommended avoiding vinyl flooring on basement flooring or slabs. Plastic test or not. BSC-103 Understanding Basements Depending on how the walls were constructed, there certainly could be mould developing in them as well. Mechanical dehumidification is essential in virtually all basements to keep relative humidity below 50% at the least. A bleach solution is the usual recommendation for removing mould odours. A local janitorial supply company might have some specialty products that will work well....See MoreAdvice for installing carpet over floating laminate floor
Comments (6)The only way to do it correctly is to glue the carpet to the floating floor. Later when you take it up both floors will come up together. It is an unconventional way to do it but it will work if done correctly. The carpet and floor will expand and contract together so there will be no buckling of the floor which is a possibility if you try to nail tack strips through the floating floor. Another way to do it is to saw all around the floor about 2 inches from the walls. Then nail the tack strips to the bare floor. In that case you can also install padding as usual (gluing it to the existing floor.) But, it would probably be cheaper to just take up the floor. The only part that may be troublesome is removing the baseboards. I have installed all types of floors for over 40 years....See MoreAdvice Please! Color Matching Laminate Flooring (Transitions)
Comments (2)Find unfinished hardwood and have it stained to match. Should come in around $18/linear foot = all said and done. That's if you go to a door and moulding shop with a sample of your floor and they CUSTOM match the colour for you. Give them two weeks, pay them and then take home your item. A flooring professional can source this for you (same as above) or you can find a stain that is "close enough" and do it yourself with HD prefab mouldings/trim, etc. The installation instructions clearly indicate: T-mouldings required through all doorways. "In field" expansion gaps are required for: Runs greater than 12m (36ft) across the LONG edge of the plank Runs greater than 8m (24ft) across the SHORT edge of the plank https://d18178273alp6b.cloudfront.net/production/bdsellerassets/laminate-flooring/toklo-by-swiss-krono/pdf/toklo-swiss-krono-installation-instructions.pdf With a purchase of 1000sf, I'm going to guess you will need T-mouldings and some quarter round for the fireplace. For stains: try looking at Ebony, Jacobean or dark walnut. If in doubt, go a snick darker...which is why the Ebony appeals to me. Use white oak to get the cleanest stain and a clear coat so that you do NOT add orange to the colour. Good luck. Count up your doorways (3ft each) and see how much quarter round you have. You can DIY this pretty easy for just a little bit more money. This happens all the time...that's why Home Depot has an entire back wall filled with moulding - unfinished and waiting for stain....See Moremarvelousmarvin
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