Do you hate your engineer wood floor? Did you replace it?
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Comments (7)So sorry about the water leak. Our home is also on a slab. Dh and I did a glue down install of Lauzon's 3-1/4" red oak natural (select & better). They sell the wider planks, too. We went with their square edge (no bevels) but they sell the micro beveled boards as well. We were very impressed with the quality. No abnormalities in the planks and they have a nice factory finish (not matte, but not super shiny either). Check out the web site (below) for all their types of wood and colors. When looking at other GW members pics of Benjamin Moore Manchester Tan, it looks like a great neutral color that I may want to use, someday. It might be a good color for your home, too. -Laurie Here is a link that might be useful: Lauzon...See MoreDo you wish you'd replaced your windows with 'real' wood
Comments (16)I've always had wood and I prefer wood on the inside. As we've replaced windows in our current 35 year old house, we've gone with wood interior/aluminum clad exterior. A number of the windows in our house that were a higher quality brand are still holding up well 35 years later - wood interior and exterior - under pretty extreme climate in MN. The ones we've replaced were lower quality sliders - and one that leaked due to a structural change that wasn't done right. Otherwise I've not had any problem with wood windows in this house. I've had problems in other homes with lower quality windows - that really went south when the prior owners didn't keep up with painting the exterior. In all things I prefer stained wood vs. painted wood or vinyl - just what I like. I have a friend who built a new house - pretty expensive one - and insisted on vinyl windows. So she has this lovely home with nice stained woodwork - and white windows. Doesn't look good in my opinion. And all this done because of condensation on the windows in her previous new home - which was probably the result of other problems completely unrelated to the windows. With the air exchanger in her new house she probably wouldn't have had any of that condensation problem....See Morewhat do you hate most about your utility knife?
Comments (25)Mine's an old grey Stanley, must have had it 30 yearsa and it's still going strong. Most of the paint is worn off and the die cast aluminum is polished at the points where it has been gripped the most. Best $2 tool I ever bought. I like its simplicity and ergonomics. It seems to fit perfectly in my hand. It has no frills or anything to break or wear out. No rubber, no retracting device, no plastic to break, just an honest hard working tool that gives me most everything I need in a universal hand cutting tool. If I wouldn't give up any of the above, it may be nice to be able to get to another blade without having a screw driver. On the other hand if it would compromise durability or add an area of potential failure, I would keep it as it is. In too many areas I see continual improvements lead to early failure. If it ain't broke, fix it until it is. That's not just a saying!...See MoreWhere did you buy your wood flooring?
Comments (23)Yes, Marti, I realize a slab has no crawl space. I live on a slab! I just don't know what you live on. There is the issue of a using a vapor/moisture barrier when installing the engineered wood on a slab. That is important. Did your installers do that? (if you have a slab.) Also floating the boards over the slab rather than glueing can lead to more noise and uneveness. Have also read the boards need to be absolutely straight Techniques may be open to debate, but your installers need to be mindful of your needs in this regard. Slab and what grade it is, & use of a moisture barrier need to be considered. ( None of this may apply to you.) Good luck! I wish you could get the floors changed that you're not happy with, and I think the installers should be held accountable for shoddy workmanship on some level....See MoreRelated Professionals
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