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multi-width hardwood floor

16 years ago

Hi All -

does anyone have hardwood thats got different size planks? Are there any pros and cons? I know it would be a little cheaper for the one we want since the cost per ft changes based on the size of the plank.

We are considering a hand-scraped and it comes in 3" and 5". We were originally only going to do the 5" - but I saw a pic on the manufacturers website that had it mixed. Unfortunately - they didn;t have the pic in the floor we want.

So I am in search of photos to show DH of the multi-width floors.

Please share if you have any - or if you have a floor that you love - we haven't committed to anything yet.

Thanks,

Ruth

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Boopadaboo

16 years ago

I should take some better pictures now that they are finally finished. There is so much dust on the floors in the pics above!

We LOVE the floors lynn. We are very happy about them and I haven't once said to myself I wish we had the 5" or mixed. I think it was a blessing and wouldnt have really gone with my house now that I see how good the 3" looks.

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User
16 years ago
We used varying widths and lengths of our walnut floors.
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eandhl
16 years ago
Though soft wood we used random width everywhere except kit. They are 12 - 20 inch planks. Kit we used all 12 inch.
The pros are beauty and are definitely more period.
The cons, cost not only to buy but laying also. Once you start the length of a rm with a specific size you have to follow with that size the length. Also you don't want two of the same sizes next to each other. So labor costs were higher.
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uxorial
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Boopadaboo
16 years ago
UGH. I am so bummed out. The 5" in walnut from somerset is on back order for 3 months! So now I have to decide if I want to go with all 3" or find another floor.
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Boopadaboo
16 years ago
Well, I did go with the 3" and it finally arrived and is being installed. Yay!
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susanlynn2012
16 years ago
boopadaboo, Your floors are gorgeous! Are you glad you got the 3" width? I am going back and forth or a 3" or 5" width plank for my townhouse. It is starting to look like both are beautiful based on pics.
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2ajsmama
16 years ago
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susanlynn2012
16 years ago
Ajsmama, What wood species and stain is your floor. I love the wood grain, color variation and how it looks. Boopadaboo, Yes, I would love to see updated pics. But the 3.25" does look nice. hank you!
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babs711
16 years ago
Your floors look great! We did 3" for our house as well. I often wish we'd gone with a darker stain...DH wanted a bit lighter so we settled on a honey tone. I just LOVE the tone of your floors.
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2ajsmama
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We just had 3 1/4" Brazilian Cherry from Bellawood (Lumber Liquidators) installed a month ago. This is the natural color - no stain. It is a bit yellow/brown, another lot might be more reddish. It will get darker as it ages, but so far we haven't noticed. We put the rug and furniture down 2 weeks ago, put shades up at the same time so have had no color change between what's covered and what's exposed that I can tell - check back in a year!
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susanlynn2012
16 years ago
ajsmama, I just love your Brazilian Cherry floors and that exact color but I guess they will get darker. I wonder if my home office will not get real dark either since I do not have a lot of light. I just keep falling in love with pics of Brazilian Cherry but the darker samples I have in my house are a bit dark for my townhouse while the lighter samples I love. Your floors do look great and I always love the look of Bellawood floors. Thanks for sharing.
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