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Re-engineneered Wood Flooring
Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:10 pm
Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:10 pm
If my calculations are correct, it appears I will need 413 sq. ft (already factored in 10 % additional to account for cuts and waste) of re-engineered wood for master bathroom closet, bedroom 2, bedroom 3 and both closets inside bedroom 2 and 3.
I currently have 35.52 sq. ft. of Bagras Topaz - Handscraped on hand, so providing I can find this type of flooring, I'm looking at about 377.48 sq. ft. of flooring needed.
I will need an installer. Is it as simple or cost effective to find a flooring dealer and use their installer or am I better off purchasing the wood and finding an installer on my own?
Recommendations for both in the grater BR area? And what are "fair" prices for material and labor?
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I currently have 35.52 sq. ft. of Bagras Topaz - Handscraped on hand, so providing I can find this type of flooring, I'm looking at about 377.48 sq. ft. of flooring needed.
I will need an installer. Is it as simple or cost effective to find a flooring dealer and use their installer or am I better off purchasing the wood and finding an installer on my own?
Recommendations for both in the grater BR area? And what are "fair" prices for material and labor?
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This post was edited on 1/17/17 at 1:13 pm
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Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:12 pm to Will Cover
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purchasing the wood and finding an installer on my own?
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Recommendations for both in the grater BR area?
Buy my wood and I'll install it.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:13 pm to Will Cover
I just installed 600 ft.² of flooring in my home. It was a pain in the arse and I hurt like hell for two weeks after, but it was well worth the $8000 that I saved.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:13 pm to mikelbr
Based upon your past relationship with my wife, I'm confident that I will find plenty of stains on my master closet's carpet when I pull it up. 
Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:15 pm to poops_at_parties
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I just installed 600 ft.² of flooring in my home. It was a pain in the arse and I hurt like hell for two weeks after, but it was well worth the $8000 that I saved.
NO way I am able to do that. Not because I wouldn't want to, but because I would screw it up.
My wife tells me that I have trouble driving a nail through sheetrock.
$8K?!?!? Is that due to the recent flooding and shortage of laborers?
Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:15 pm to poops_at_parties
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I just installed 600 ft.² of flooring in my home. It was a pain in the arse and I hurt like hell for two weeks after, but it was well worth the $8000 that I saved.
I did two rooms of cheap laminate, but easy to cut and install, years ago. I swore I'd never do floors myself again. I take that back. I shall suck it up and get some good knee pads and tools.
This post was edited on 1/17/17 at 1:16 pm
Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:20 pm to Will Cover
Will, we just installed real wood flooring last summer, based upon recommendations of realtors about re-sale value etc.
I would think whom ever you buy the flooring might have a list in installers
I would think whom ever you buy the flooring might have a list in installers
Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:21 pm to Will Cover
(832) 540-6714 Glenn white - he's local in Baton Rouge.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:21 pm to Gorilla Ball
I was thinking about taking a look at Marchand's in Gonzales, however I am open to looking at another local flooring dealer.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:22 pm to Gorilla Ball
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(832) 540-6714 Glenn white - he's local in Baton Rouge.
Thanks, I am going to bookmark this page. Is he an installer only?
Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:23 pm to Will Cover
I had a little over 650 ft^2 installed last year. It was an engineered hand scraped hickory. I spend $5000 give or take for installation and materials. I want to say the flooring was about $3.99 a ft^2 and installation was $1.99 ft^2. I did not put down super expensive flooring because I do not plan on living in my house that much longer. This is in Georgia so I am not sure of the installation price differences between the two states. I do know Lowe's charges more for installation than the two independent stores I had quotes from, but chose my store based on the owner living in my neighborhood and seeing some houses in the neighborhood they had done work at. I installed flooring for a few years on the side when I was in college so I knew what was good and what was bad, and planned to do it myself but for $1300 bucks I would let someone else's knees take the abuse.
ETA: Flooring gets discontinued about as frequently as Iphones so I would check around online so see if anyone still has the floor you are looking to add to in stock, but there might be some variations between lot runs, but you should be able to mix the boxes and eliminate that issue.
ETA: Flooring gets discontinued about as frequently as Iphones so I would check around online so see if anyone still has the floor you are looking to add to in stock, but there might be some variations between lot runs, but you should be able to mix the boxes and eliminate that issue.
This post was edited on 1/17/17 at 1:27 pm
Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:25 pm to Will Cover
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Re-engineneered Wood Flooring
Why did they have to re-engineer it? Why didn't they get it right the first time?
Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:27 pm to Will Cover
No. but he can put you in touch with burnside flooring - they did our floors. If you text me 2- I'll put you in touch with wood flooring supplier
This post was edited on 1/17/17 at 1:38 pm
Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:28 pm to Will Cover
You're going to find it a chore to find an installer who can get to you in a reasonable time right now......Unless you waive a premium in front of them.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:30 pm to Boudreaux35
I'm not in a hurry so to speak. I'll pay cash. Not sure if that helps or is considered a premium?
Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:35 pm to Perrydawg
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ETA: Flooring gets discontinued about as frequently as Iphones so I would check around online so see if anyone still has the floor you are looking to add to in stock, but there might be some variations between lot runs, but you should be able to mix the boxes and eliminate that issue.
We did that with cork in our bathroom and closet. I found some that was more than 50% off. I had a contractor there working on some plumbing stuff for me, so I asked him what it would cost to tack that on to his estimates, and it was well worth it just to pay him while they were there. He actually laid it all himself because it was cork and he didn't want his guys to get in a hurry and mess something up, since he knew I only had enough of it to do that room and have a little room for error. It came out great, I saved a ton, and saved my knees and back.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 1:36 pm to Will Cover
Did something get fricked up with the original engineering of the wood floors? I'm not understanding why they would need to re-engineer engineered wood floors. I thought they were disposable
Posted on 1/17/17 at 2:14 pm to Will Cover
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I'm not in a hurry so to speak. I'll pay cash. Not sure if that helps
Cash and the ability to communicate with them, if you know what I mean, might be just the ticket.
Posted on 1/17/17 at 2:22 pm to Will Cover
Posted on 1/17/17 at 2:33 pm to Will Cover
I just did 450 ft in Laffy. Engineered wood. Total ordered 472ft2. $4.40/ft2. Floors, glue, and tax was $2707. Labor: Rip out old wood floors - $2.50/ft, Install new floors - $2.50/ft.
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