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Comments (42)I have hardwoods in the kitchen and also in my master bath. When I was researching about putting them in the bath (worried about water issues), I was convinced by people on some forums here, that regardless of the flooring, if you have a serious leak or flooding, it's going to ruin whatever floor you have. Or at least it's going to have to be pulled out in order to avoid mold and underlayment issues. So, I wouldn't have any worries about using wood in your kitchen, esp site finished oak. It will stand up to anything, barring a serious leak or flood. I understand your desire for a dark floor "However, the kitchen look that I love is a marble type quartz countertop, with a dark brown floor" but since you are expecting to sell soon, I would think a cohesive, coordinated floor throughout the house, will appeal to more people than the look you want (when it's so different from the rest of the house). Maybe you can make your preferred look, the look you want for this kitchen, your goal for the house you'll be buying to replace this one?...See MoreAnyone heard of Gaia Flooring and Medieval Floors?
Comments (16)We love the Medieval Floors Super SPC Collection Rome, which has 16-pattern repeats and looks much like hardwood floors. I think Gaia Flooring Black Series Eyre is the same color as the Medieval Floors Rome but has eight pattern repeats. Most brands do not say how many pattern repeats their LVPs have, as most only have the traditional 4-5 pattern repeats, so you would have to ask to make sure. The more the pattern repeats, the more your floors look like hardwood instead of plastic, as you don't have duplicate planks next to each other....See Morefloors oh floors oh floors
Comments (17)@btydrvn that's interesting, because my electric radiant heat was not expensive to install or run. I didn't have a water pipe option, because we don't have gas available where we live. I was wishing we did but have been very satisfied with what we got. Now I feel even better about it. Thanks! ☺️ I became a huge fan of concrete in the process too, and I love your concrete floors! The green stain is marvelous too! It looks so natural. I bet it goes with everything. When you say the heat gets stopped by anything you put on top of it, I assume you mean area rugs, right? I layed a small rug over a spot in my bathroom (my only indoor heated floor so far). I didn't feel the same lovely sunshine-on-a-rock lusciousness, but the rug didn't feel as cold as it does on unheated floor. So is that really stopping the heat? I don't know. I still want it all through my house. So let me ask you, before you had heated concrete floors, what kind of flooring were you used to in your bedroom and living room? Was it an adjustment to have concrete? I grew up with wall-to-wall carpeting in those areas and shag! in the family room. That's what feels like home to me. But it's not as clean as hard floors, and we have allergies. And rugs are a trip hazard. So is it going to be more of an adjustment than I'll be happy with? What was it like for you?...See Morewith 2 Cats:Engineered wood floors or SPC floors?
Comments (9)If you do consider lvp, it's recommended to buy and layout a box o avoid suprise tonal variations and stripiness a sample won't show. Not all product has the same scratch resistance. You can use fork tines across the surface of a sample to compare different manufacturers and quality levels. Checking the robustness of the click system is also necessary. There are differences in lvp. I tested 18 Vinyl Planks from a Big Box Store and it AINT PRETTY There are different widths and visual grades for engineered wood plank. For example, European Oak can be flat cut to show a lot of grain structure as rustic or prime. Unfinished is available to add your own quality finish with hardener....See More- 9 years ago
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