Prefinished Hardwood light color which yellows the least?
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prefinished hardwood vs. engineered hw vs. unfinished
Comments (18)I have real oak hardwood in my kitchen, and three years ago I installed engineered, handscraped hardwood by Appalachian Hardwoods in my bedroom. The engineered hardwood is superb. It didn't even scratch when we had heavy, sold bedroom furniture installed. These pieces require four people to move, and at one point it was dropped on the floor: no scratches, no dents. We now have felt pads on all the furniture for more protection, but the engineered wood has held up well. It's also easy to clean. It was more expensive than some hardwoods: $8.00 per square foot! Since our home was built to look like an old Louisiana antebellum home, I wanted floors that looked old and had character. The handscraped engineered floors fit the bill, especially when compared to the price of real, reclaimed wood from old homes or barns! Now I'm replacing all the flooring in my house with the same engineered wood. I'm even removing the oak plank in the kitchen. It has not held up over the years. The finish is gone in some spots, probably from wear and the use of things like vinegar, grease, etc. Some things really seem to eat away at the finished oak regardless of how quickly you remove a spill. It also has some dings from me dropping heavy cast-iron cookware. So, I can only speak from my experience, but so far the engineered hardwood seems to be the better choice for my home. Plus, it was faster to install. If I had done raw hardwood, the contractor said he would lay the wood in the house for a week to let it "cure" before finishing it. I live in a high-humidity area (NC). I'm impatient and didn't want to wait....See More? about pre-finished hardwood flooring
Comments (7)I don't know, Bumblebeez. I, too, have 3/4" natural prefinished Bruce, about 10 years old. The only place my floor has lightened is at the north-facing French Door. You can see the change from lightest to darkest exactly where the light from the door falls on the floor. The floor is in my dining room, breakfast nook, and kitchen, north-facing except the kitchen, which is windowless in the center of the house. The floor is perfect there, no rugs or natural light on the floor. I do have a thick wool rug under the dining room table, but no mat under it. I just rolled it back to look at the color - it's the same everywhere, no color change under the rug, only where the fade is at the French door. I dunno, maybe cooking grease protects the color? Anyhow, our floor takes plenty of abuse from kids, gkids, friends, cats and dogs, and I love it. It is still beautiful, even though the primary entrance is through the garage, right onto the kitchen floor - no sign of wear at all, despite my being a lousy, lazy housekeeper, and we never take off our shoes in the house, just wipe them on the mat in the garage. It's a great floor - enjoy!...See MorePre-finished hardwood: you love yours, tell me!
Comments (26)I think your floor is beautiful! When we were building our home we went with prefinished because it was much less expensive due to the amount of time you have to spend on site-finished. I also didn't like the micro-bevels, but after living with it for three years now, I don't know that I would want site-finished. The prefinished wears fantastically, and once your rugs and furniture is in, it's much less "in your face". The low sheen is much better for hiding scratches, etc., so is better in the long run. I hope you come to love your floor; it looks luxurious in the photos!...See Moresite finished vs. prefinished hardwoods
Comments (18)It's weird. I have trouble picturing them painted. A friend suggested I paint them years ago when I first started talking about trying to lighten up the room. I can't seem to wrap my mind around it. We'll probably keep them, just because I tend to side with tradition and character. Even tho I love the look of painted woodwork, it almost makes me cry to contemplate it (but would if it was damaged). Thanks roarah, I appreciate that a lot. I am slowly getting over the heartbreaking part and heading into, "oh my gosh, we're going to get everything fixed" - even stuff that was broken before the fire. And while I know it is going to be a ton of work, it will all get done at once with someone else doing the actual labour. We had no money for labour when we bought the house and have spent 15 years with me doing most of the painting, patching, sanding floors, etc. little bits at a time. I do my best, but things are always a bit wonky at the end. It will be kind of nice to have smooth drywall instead of crazily patched plaster. Also, we had an idiot do our bathroom and kitchen remodel. He hired his cousin to do the tile and he screwed it up badly. Now we can get that all fixed. I was never sure they properly reinforced the bathroom floor for our extremely heavy cast iron tub and was always waiting for it to come crashing through the kitchen ceiling. Now all that will be taken care of. Definitely lots of silver linings....See MoreS L
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