American Black Cherry: Too Soft For Flooring?
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american cherry floors - am I crazy?
Comments (2)No...just so long as you can accept inevitable dents. Anyone considering any wood flooring product needs to understand that denting and degradation of the surface finish will happen....See MoreCherry cabinets and oak hardwood floor too busy?
Comments (21)I'm glad to see this post because I've been agonizing over our granite selection for weeks. We will have cherry cabinets quite similar to jillsee's and natural red oak flooring. As attested to by all of the sample photos and responses from others who've done that, the combination can work. We've looked at countless granite slabs at many of the local vendors. Although my original inclination was to go with something like Typhoon Bordeaux or the sample that jillsee posted, I think we've decided that we prefer something that includes more black for contrast. We found some great titanium granite slabs. They are mostly shades of black, white, and gray, but contain speckles/splotches of a rust/chestnut color that match the cabinets. It has a lot of movement, but we really like the pattern of the movement. We're almost ready to make our final decision. We've also seen Magma and Magma Gold, which also have a lot of movement and similar colors, but include more of the rust/chestnut color. Good luck, jillsee. I'm interested to hear what you select....See MoreWood Floor advice for White Kitchen-American Cherry???
Comments (3)My sister just had Birch flooring installs, which is gorgeous and she loves. I'm not sure how hard it is. American Cherry is pretty soft... Its hardness rating is around 950, while oak has 1250 (red) and 1360 (white), and Brazilian Cherry is over 2300. If you want it to stay looking like new for a long time in a heavy use area, I'd be afraid of American Cherry. Some people even steer away from it for cabinets...I've had cherry cabinets and think it's ok for a vertical surface, but too soft for horizontal. The Janka hardness scale for many types of wood is linked below. Here is a link that might be useful: Janka hardness scale listing...See MoreDark cherry island..black countertop too dark?
Comments (55)Thank you, thank you! I have been so rude not getting back here to update. Distracted by picking out lights for a whole house is overwhelming me and starting to really drive me crazy. But on a positive note I took all of your good advice and made progress on the countertop front. I went to the stone place in our town. They had a small sample of the London Sky. It was really beautiful and looked a lot like Marble. A better choice than a lot of quartz that I have looked at. But it was a little too gray for my white cabinets. i went back to the brushed via lactea slabs with my dark cherry door in hand and try as I might not to I had to admit that it was too dark. I hated that because I adored this brushed stone and it is my first choice but I have to listen to the good advice I got here. Sometimes I think the folks here know more than the professional ids. then I found two quartz samples that I really liked all while my granite gal told me that they had some Taj Mahal that I could look at since I had never seen it in person. My eyes must have lit up and she warned me that it will be higher than my via lactea. I was excited about seeing it anyway. just for the heck of it I asked her if she had any Imperial Danby since I loved the slab shown up thread...knowing I really could not choose it. But, still I felt like I needed to see it if she had it. She told me no that she didn’t and that knowing me it was a good thing not to fall for something I should not have. so, my kd and my granite gal and I took the hike out to the Taj Mahal with my door samples and the 2 quartzes I liked in hand. here is the result. The Taj Mahal is beautiful. I love it. Now if only I can justify the $$. Waiting for the price. Thank you all so much....See Morecdigs
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