Kahrs wood floors -- your opinion & consumer ratings
avivacarol
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Comments (5)that's more expensive and thinner planks than oak flooring i can get from a mill today. I recently received quotes for 3.25 inch and 4 inch red and white oak flooring, both select and #1 grade, and they are 3/4" thick T&G boards. All of my quotes were under $3.50 per square ft (unfinished). It would seem to be less effort (and therefore less cost) to cut down a tree and mill it into floor planks - where much of the work is done by automated machinery. With wood barrels, you need a human to take it apart and unless you have a special machine made up - would required a human to run the boards through the saws. I also wonder about warping. There is a company in Napa vallley that makes furniture (I think Adirondack chairs & tables) out of old wine barrels. It is a unique custom product that appeals to a niche market - and that allows them to charge more for the labor to make these into a product. You might want to consider something along those lines. I like the idea of recycling old wood into useful products - and the green thing is really taking off. I just don't think floor boards is the right product....See Morekahrs wood floor
Comments (1)I have not put in a Kahrs, but have done a lot of research and looked at ALOT of floor samples. I think Kahrs comes back highly rated and I have considered putting in one of their oak floors. Which one are you looking at? I too have a dog and was looking at the Kahrs Tarcot. It is 5 inche panel and wire brushed distressed. Just not sure if too dark for my purposes. And kind of pricey. But I am sure it would be beautiful. Carol Interested in seeing any photos. Carol. avivacarol@aol.com...See MoreFlooring opinions / tile vs. wood vs. laminate
Comments (14)Just a fellow consumer here, but just went through this same evaluation a couple of months ago. Two kids (13 and 11) and a dog (1 year old lab). We have laminate in the family room and it's pretty bullet proof. But we were replacing everything else down stairs and went through the wood/laminate/tile evaluation. We eventually decided on Adura tile from Mannington for the kitchen and powder room (tile look not wood) and Mirage engineered wood in the foyer, living and dining rooms. Actually swayed back and forth between laminate and wood where we eventually installed the wood. In the end it came down to wanting real wood in those rooms and we'll just have to see how it goes. My wife and I were just talking about this and had a laugh that we should have gone laminate because when the wood was just installed I had what you would call "new car" syndrome. Don't skip on the floor, don't place that on the floor, and donÂt even breathe on the floor. The anxiety issue is passing with time and we're happy with the decision and the look and feel of wood. When we get scratches (not if) we'll deal with them. Unfortunately you can't run this through an analysis and come up with an exact answer. In the end if you really wanted wood the laminate will probably be a disappointment. But, if you can't deal with the anxiety (at least initially) of wood not wearing as well then laminate may be the better choice. Our dog romps more in the kitchen and family room so that won't be seeing wood floors. We're not the most indecisive people but this took a while to finally come to a decision. A rather long post without any real direction but your not alone. Dom...See MoreOne more radon thread...what, if anything, is a consumer to do?
Comments (94)"Now I am planning to test my house for Radon. I don't have a basement but the townhouse was built on a concrete slab. Where do you suggest I test? And since this is a 2 level townhouse, do I test upstairs as well as on the 1st floor?" On what level are the entranceways to the townhome? If they are on the first level, I would check both the first and second level. This is due to constant ventilation of the first floor area when opening and closing the doors, so the upper level may actually have a higher radon content. If the doors are on the second level, as I've seen sometimes, then checking the lowest living area should be sufficient. As for the granite, this is some of what I've found: Granite is a normal, geological source of radiation in the natural environment. All of the minerals in granite contain some radioactive elements: the white or pink feldspars contain potassium-40 (which is also present in bananas and kiwis, as well as salt substitutes), the black biotites and horn-blendes contain potassium-40, uranium ore and thorium, and the small inclusions of minerals such as zircon, apatite, etc. contain uranium and thorium. The inclusions can contain the highest amounts of radioactive materials. From this I would say the radioactive content can vary greatly within a small area. We have responded to several people's requests to test their granite, and none have registered any radiation levels of note. But, they are few and far between, as Dr. Llope has found some, so the only way to be certain is to survey the granite for radiation. But the chances of your granite being of radiological concern are very slim. Joel...See Morewbfarms
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