Looking for Top Of The Line Wood Flooring Manufactures
Barbara Davis
4 years ago
Hi there, I am usually very good at finding things on the internet, this not so much. I am looking for the best wood flooring manufactures that do wide plank oak flooring of course with the best finish as we have dogs. Thanks So Much Barb
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Barbara Davis
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Comments (5)Also you could make people take their shoes off when they come in. I know i have some cute black shoes that always make a mark on floors. It's easy to remove (just rub it away) but it would be avoided if I didnt wear my shoes on the floor....See MoreParquet wood flooring cupping "along a line" over slab foundation
Comments (20)AND.....the hits keep coming............ I have not seen any further activity in the house. I keep checking...but nothing. Holding my breath but hopeful. HOWEVER...today I decided to clean out my shed. It is an all wood 8x12 structure that I built myself in the corner of my backyard. It is built upon four 6x6 posts (embedded in concrete) and is four (to six) inches above the ground (suspended). I had a large hardwood tabletop and a big piece of butcher block countertop stored in there. As I was removing items I noticed a large blemish on the tabletop. I thought I might have scarred it with a bicycle that I'd had hanging next to it. Nope....termites. I pulled the tabletop (and butcher block) away from the wall and they were prettly well chewed up. I soaked them with bug killer (because I didn't want to unleash live insects into the wild) and hauled them to the curb. Then I noticed that tremites had chewed up the plywood inner wall of the shed. Mud tubes (might as well be..mud WALLS) were erected in the corner of the shed. One single mud tube went all the way to the ceiling. It had all been hidden by that giant tabletop. There was damage in one other area as well....and I could HEAR the termites munching away. The damage is pretty harsh but IS salvageable (and does not appear to be structural). I doused all the affected areas with Termiticide. The termites also munched on other pieces of scrap project wood I'd been storing in there. I trenched around the back and side of the shed and (in the back) found a LIVE cluster of termites and mud tubes centered around some decorative stones I'd placed around the base of the shed. This area is CONSTANTLY moist (due to rain and shade). I soaked the trench in termiticide (including the backfill) and will complete the treatment for the front and other side tomorrow. I am exhausted. If anyone else has gone through this...I feel your pain. The destruction of these little buggers is unreal. I am confident I can patch my shed up...but man....what a frustrating pest to deal with. Cheers....See MoreNeed help deciding wood floor colors to go with new wood looking tile
Comments (35)The hardwoods are extremely valuable. I would work in a medium brown that eliminates all yellow/orange/red. To do that, the stain will have to have a green undertone. That means a specialized mix for your situation. A HIGH END hardwood flooring professional can do this for you. It will take a couple of weeks to find the right colour/mix. The professional will come in and strip a section of flooring (like 20ft x 20ft). S/he will then apply different stain mixes to this area for you to view. You will then choose the colour that is the best fit for your situation. At a mutually agreeable time, the professional will come in and refinish the entire house - including the stairs (quite expensive but well worth it). The banister can then be stained/painted to match the hardwoods. The only time I would look at moving away from hardwood is in the DEEP south or in very hot climates. And it would be VERY helpful if the entire house was built on concrete and not wood joists. Tile is very heavy. It often requires wooden subfloors to be beefed up (decrease the deflection rating = no movement that would damage the tile). The wood is worth saving - unless you absolutely hate it (disregard the colour). If you love tile and wish to have it everywhere, then go for it. But realize that hot climates are some of the few places where this is considered normal. Everywhere else (any place with "winter") would find this a nuisance should you wish to sell the home. Besides, you mentioned budget. Ripping out the hardwood and replacing with tile would be double the cost of refinishing the hardwoods....See More36” Refrigerators - Top of the line look for the money
Comments (11)If you scour your area for sales on Wolf/Sub-Zero showroom samples, you might score a deal, as I did for our kitchen. The list price is never what you should pay, by the way, even if you purchase a non-discounted unit. The actual sales price from all Wolf/Sub-Zero dealers in my area is always lower than the list. Perhaps if you explain to your husband the unique features of Sub-Zero, unmatched on the whole by other manufacturers, he might be more open to rearranging the budget? If you're still looking for a high-end unit, the price difference won't work out to be that large of a percentage of the purchase especially if you can locate a sample sale for the Sub-Zero you want. I believe the 36" wide freezer/fridge combo is a new product for Sub-Zero, though, so not sure you'll find one on sale in 2019 yet if you're looking for the combo....See MoreBarbara Davis
4 years agoBarbara Davis
4 years agolast modified: 4 years agoLooking at both pre-finished engineered wood floors and site finished. I know that wood isn't the best for dogs, we had whit oak floors, and they worked great for us, that saying I want the most durable finish, white oak wide 9" plus and long plank's easy to clean. I have included the sample of the floor we like, but I can't find much info on the company, which concerns me. We live near the ocean in CA, and they told us that they engineered are better for our location, in MN, we had hardwood. Also, we don't mind spending more because we are building, and this will be our forever home or until our kids pull a Tony Soprano.
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PROFarner Hardwood Flooring Inc
4 years agoWe make it ourselves on real French Oak (or we could buy unfinished reclaimed wood from Vintage Timberworks or Live Sawn American White Oak from Saroyan Lumber or Euro Oak from Gallaher. )
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