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sue_ashmore

do i wnat laminate floating floors?

Sue Ashmore
11 anni fa
have had oak hardwood for 19 years. needs help! can"t be refinished 3/8 " thick it's splintering!
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  • PRO
    Cancork Floor Inc.
    11 anni fa
    Ironwood is right. The "real thing" has a certain "feel" or solidness to it. It has a certain sound when you walk across it's surface. This can never be duplicated with a laminate floor. Even the high-end laminates have a hollowness and increase noises in the space. Hardwood, or any "real" wood, does not have this sound. You will know, as soon as you enter the room, that the laminate you chose is NOT your hardwood floor.

    Check out the "lower grade" flooring cuts for oak. The grade simply refers to the grain and the amount of "knots" that are in the cuts. A lower grade oak with a bit of a rustic look to it, will cost around the same amount as a high end laminate.

    Or cork...;-) I just can't resist!

    Commenti (6)

    • PRO
      Ironwood Builders
      11 anni fa
      After the real thing, you'll never be happy with laminate.
    • Sue Ashmore
      Autore originale
      11 anni fa
      Thank you for your input. I concur, and have a contractor coming tomorow to save my hardwood, I hope! Am not replacing with laminate for sure.
    • PRO
      North Coast Construction, LLC
      11 anni fa
      If saving the hardwood is not an option and you don't want to install new hardwood, you could install a nail down engineered floor. These floors have the same, solid feel of nailed down hardwood and they even have a layer of real wood, unlike laminate. Some can even be refinished. Hardwood floors are my personal preference, but budget limitations or other concerns may make engineered floors worth a look, just don't float them.
    • Sue Ashmore
      Autore originale
      11 anni fa
      can new hardwood be nailed down over existing 3/8 inch hardwood???
    • PRO
      North Coast Construction, LLC
      11 anni fa
      You can, but I wouldn't. I would take the opportunity provided by removing the old hardwood to ensure that the subfloor is sound, flat and squeak free. Only then would I install the new flooring.
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