hardwood flooring
I'm sure this topic was brought up in the past but cant seem to find the thread. We recently moved into a new place and really want to get hardwood flooring again. In the past we've used bamboo and well, london and tony scratched it raw. anyone know of a good brand? I dont want tile or carpet  |
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| if they scratched bamboo they will scratch wood. or was it just the finish? |
| I just put down Brazillian Cherry floors. I thought long and hard about laminate or pure hardwood. I went with the pure hardwood as when the time comes for us to move out of that house (if i do) i can resand them down. You can sand up to 3 times. |
| We put down what they call "antique pine". Floor looked beautiful but now that its a year old, well, let's just say it is a bit more "antiqued"!
Whatever you put down, remember, it is a floor and meant to be walked on. In my opinion, all the scratches just add "character"! 
Besides, the hardwood floor guy can come in every year if you want and professionally clean it and get the topical marks off and put another coat of sealant. |
| I've had the typical red oak hardwood in my houses.
In the first house, they were traditionally installed, where the wood got laid, then sanded, and then top coated with 3 coats of oil based polyurethane. No stain was used. While they scratched a bit with Brick, they wore very nicely. In my next house, it came with the pre-finished hardwood floors. They were also oak and stained medium-dark. I absolutely HATED this floor. They scratched more easily, the scratches showed more because of the darker stain, the gloss level seemed to diminish with no way of easily fixing it, and the grooves between each board would collect dust & dirt and other nastier stuff produced by a dog or two. So I would suggest getting the hardest hardwood species out there and then have them installed the traditional way (installed, sanded, 3 coats of oil based polyurethane). They may scratch a bit (and remember, it's the polyurethane that's actually scratching, not the wood), but it won't be bad and when it comes time to sell the house, you can have them refinished. And you can keep the floors looking newer longer by using area rugs at the entrances, not wearing your shoes on them, not letting them stay wet for long periods of time, keeping them free of dust & dirt, and keeping the dogs nails trimmed and rounded. If you can keep them calm while on the floors, that'll help a lot, too. |
| I love our solid 3/4" red oak floors. We went with solid red oak and finished it on site.
The reason being I felt it would be more durable and would not have any issues refinishing it in the future. The floors are holding up excellent to the dogs and they are so much easier to keep clean than carpet. Here's a link to our floor project http://www.diychatroom.com/f49/new-wood-flooring-41523/ The sheepies made it into a couple of the pics. |
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