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Comments (9)I live in the Pacific NW so plenty of rain and an occasional snow. I've had solid red oak hardwood floors with a medium stain in 2 homes here for 17 yrs and never had any problems with any discoloration from water. I have a rug in the entry and have a covered porch outside where really snowy boots are left, or I shake them off before bringing them in (most of the time, but there's likely been some occasional water from kids things--nothing major). We also have the same wood in the entry from the garage into the house and no problems there--that entry sees more traffic than the front door. I've always had an entry rug and people use it routinely (if the rug's background is dark, I've found they'll use it even if it's oriental--when I had a light one, they did like Lindac said.). If kids were running in and out a lot dropping water or snow all over, I don't think I'd leave big puddles or piles of snow on the floor, but that's just me. I wouldn't leave that on tile either. I'd never want a little patch of tile in the entry personally. I have tile in my laundry room and when the shedding of snow clothes happens, I send them all in there to put things in the dryer or to hang things up to dry. When we had medium/dark engineered hardwood throughout another house in a drier climate--it didn't seem to be a problem either, but again, I used entry rugs. I can't recall the brand or thickness, but know we were told they could be sanded and refinished about 3-4 times if needed. I happen to love wood floors--can you tell?...See MoreDon't use blue tape on your factory finished floors
Comments (8)When we moved from Colorado, the movers laid some type of clear plastic material that stuck to the hardwood floors to "protect them". I was skeptical and asked if they would pay to refinish the floors if it was damaged. They said of course, but not to worry because they used this stuff all the time. Well, when they pulled that stuff off the floor, it took the finish right off. $$$$$$$ I'm always careful now with anything sticky on my floors. They are protected with 3 coats of Glitsa, but you still need to be cautious....See MoreFactory Baked on Finish
Comments (37)So, in line with this thread, we had completely custom cabinets crafted as part of our kitchen remodel one year ago. We had a good many difficulties with our cabinet maker and believe that the painting was done hastily because he was late. We were told that painting was done 'in the booth'. He used a pre-catalyzed lacquer color matched to Benjamin Moore Atrium White (not BM paint,however), formulated to California requirements. Well, the doors (and cabinets) under/around our sink have been repainted twice and the doors are peeling and chipping yet again. Yes, water does drip down (we have a farmhouse sink and water drops down the front tend to be a pitfall), but we are very good about monitoring this and these doors DO need to be able to stand up to some moisture (they are flush inset doors). In any event, the paint cracks follow the joints of the doors and the peeling always starts at a seam or joint. The latest painter who's attempting to fix this says that the doors weren't primed properly in any of the previous paintings. This is not just ridiculous -- it's expensive to have these doors repainted 3 times a year. I know about the restrictions on formulations in CA. So, I'm wondering if there are cabinet companies elsewhere where we can send our doors and a paint swatch for repainting -- and appropriate baking to make the finish more water resistant. That won't help failures on the cabinets themselves, but the doors are by far the worst. Any ideas or recommendations out there?...See MoreManufacturers of kitchen cabinets with factory baked finishes in blue?
Comments (38)The island I designed here 9 years ago here is Omega. And this is custom, from a local guy that does the same tough conversion varnish finish as a factory. You CAN get factory tough locally, but you will have to wade through a lot of frogs before you get the prince. It works best if you have a good local Kitchen Designer involved....See More3birdy
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