Comments on: How do you feel about your hardwoods?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Mon, 01 Mar 2021 00:04:23 +0000

In reply to Yvette Emard. Add in unfinished planks and have everything refinished and stained to match. Having one continuous kind of flooring will have such a positive impact on the overall look and flow of your home!

By: Yvette Emard

Yvette Emard — Mon, 15 Feb 2021 02:49:17 +0000

I could really use some help. We just bought an awesome farmhouse on 5 acres in a rural area and the floors are slim plank oak wood floors. I hate the slim planks and I am also no fan of oak either. We are doing a major remodel on the whole house and my budget will not allow all new wood floors for a 3,000 sq. ft. house (about 2,000 sq. ft. already has those floors). What can I do to make them look great? I like darker wood floors and need to add more of these ugly slim planks to the rest of the house to make it all match and save on some cost for flooring. Would greatly appreciate some advice. Thank you!

By: Kendra Dennis

Kendra Dennis — Thu, 26 Dec 2013 19:40:47 +0000

Like you said, a hardwood floor may not be practical for your home. It easily scratches so you would have to frequently deal with marks, especially given that you have three kids and a dog. I also like the sample you prefer. The dark tone is popular nowadays and I think it's going to balance the bright color of your walls.

Kendra Dennis @ ChuDitch.com.au

By: Michael Zhang

Michael Zhang — Thu, 09 May 2013 17:24:51 +0000

Hardwood floors are great options when remodeling your house. It is the easiest approach to giving new life to your house while still making everyone feel at home.

Hardwood Flooring Long Island NY

By: Emily Anne

Emily Anne — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 02:28:51 +0000

In reply to Anonymous. Just to offer a different point of view, we also have bamboo (called either chocolate or coffee...can't remember) and love it. It is actually an extremely hard wood (strand woven bamboo = 3000 Janka), but the coating on it can scratch. Ours does not, but i guess the coating must vary with manufacture- we had some previously that did a bit. No pets, but 4 kids. Our color is not overly dark, so not a lot of issue with keeping clean. For our main level we have about 1000 sq ft wood, 1000 sq ft tile. Sometimes i wish we had done 100% wood, but i am ok with the mix.

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:55:37 +0000

In reply to Tammy. I'm definitely going to price out that option. We'll see what works best without breaking the bank!

I think I would be sick seeing my new hardwoods flooded! At least it's pre-move in, right?

By: Jenny

Jenny — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 18:53:37 +0000

In reply to Mary Ann Van Atta. Sounds like you hit the jackpot with your installer Mary Ann! So many details to consider here. I think I'm going to price out all of my alternatives and figure out what makes the most sense from both a budget and an aesthetic point of view. :-)

By: Andrea

Andrea — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:56:35 +0000

Given your house is newer, I think pre-finished floors would look great. Refinishing the office floors in a color to match sounds like a brilliant idea to me. I think it's going to look to look great up against your tile.

By: Mary Ann Van Atta

Mary Ann Van Atta — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 16:44:13 +0000

We replaced carpet with hardwood in our dining room, large living room and upstairs hallway 2 years ago and I couldn't be happier. We used Oakwood Flooring out of Cincinnati and they did an amazing job. We have 4 inch wide quarter sawn oak that was sanded and stained on site. The living room meets the marble entry floor in a large S curve. I was really concerned with how an installer would handle this and they did a beautiful job! They shimmed the floor and brought the planks right up to the tile cutting each one to match the curve. They also stripped and stained the existing wood bull nose at the base of the railing upstairs to match the new floor. While we were inconvienenced for a couple weeks it was so worth it!

One way to handle the mismatch with your office is to stain the new floor to match one of the mid or darker tones in the existing floor. Then you could always strip and stain the old floor to match later if it really bothers you.

Good Luck!

By: Lisa Scibilia

Lisa Scibilia — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 08:31:25 +0000

My brother installed and refinished hardwood floors for years. The prefinished wood has come so far, and is coated really well at the factory, that is a good option, and you could always have the office separately sanded and restained. If you're having raw wood installed and stained on site it won't be that big of a mess though.
Oh how I love a dark stain on the floor but can I just tell you that my stairs are the bane of my existence?! And our dog doesn't even go up them - it's us bringing his fur up on our feet. I cannot wait to get a runner; the dark floors show every.tiny.fleck.of.dust. Maybe the medium color woudn't be so bad (it's gorgeous!) but save your sanity and don't go really dark. I'm rethinking my own floors now. Can't wait to see it all done!! Exciting project however it all shakes out!