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re: Recommendations on Wood Floors Needed
Posted on 6/10/19 at 2:38 pm to poochie
Posted on 6/10/19 at 2:38 pm to poochie
quote:
Tell me more about these floors. You installed?
These were the Terrazzo color from the Portofino Collection of Montage European Oak by HF Design. They're 9/16" thick with a 3mm wear layer (really wanted a 4mm wear layer, but I have had zero issues/concerns) and came in random lengths up to 72". ( LINK) The folks we bought from told me recently that the color I bought has been discontinued (which sucks, but oh well).
I had them installed. I didn't trust myself to lay them perfectly straight. The installers did a great job.
Everything was pre-finished, but after the floors were laid, I went over the entire area with a floor machine with some Woca Natural Oil to add more durability to the floors and the finish. Probably overkill, but the house was empty and it didn't take long or much effort.
We've had them for three years now and have had zero issues. I would recommend this type of floor/finish to anyone who is worried about scratches on traditional polyurethane-finished floors.
This post was edited on 6/10/19 at 2:40 pm
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Posted on 6/10/19 at 2:53 pm to Loubacca
quote:
I installed engineered bamboo flooring
Just ripped up about 800 sq ft of that stuff. The installers must have been paid by the nail.
Had bamboo in a previous house and I found that it dented pretty easy. Had a 35lb beagle that had it pocked up pretty good.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 3:06 pm to lnomm34
What should I expect to pay (approx labor and material) for approx 2000sf of high quality engineered flooring? I don’t need the best of the best but I wand something that will last. Plywood core, not pressed board. No lvt either.
Posted on 6/10/19 at 3:19 pm to poochie
quote:
What should I expect to pay (approx labor and material) for approx 2000sf of high quality engineered flooring? I don’t need the best of the best but I wand something that will last. Plywood core, not pressed board. No lvt either.
I just pulled up my invoice from 2016. We laid 2,170 square feet. I removed all existing floors, scraped everything completely clean for the installers.
Material:
Flooring was $ 6.59/sq. ft. = $14,300.30
T-Molding = $220
13 bags of self-leveling compound = $585
15 buckets of adhesive = $1,949.85
Labor:
$2.25/sq. ft. for flooring x 2170 sq. ft = $4,882.50
$1.50/linear foot for quarter-round (shoe molding) = $750
$40.00 per bag of self-leveler x 13 bags = $520
Sales Tax = $1,705.52
TOTAL = $24,913.17
ETA: This was certainly a big investment in our house.
We completely renovated our entire house and this was one of the things we knew we wanted when we were planning our work. We looked at a ton of different high-quality engineered hardwoods. Found several that we liked, but some were upwards of $12 - 14 per square foot. Another one I like was around $8.50/square foot. Most of those were either 5/8" or 3/4" thick with 4mm wear layers.
Like I mentioned earlier the one we decided on was 9/16" thick with a 3mm wear layer, which is still plenty. We have not been disappointed.
This post was edited on 6/10/19 at 3:24 pm
Posted on 6/10/19 at 3:35 pm to hungryone
quote:do you know any women?
Who's going to pass up a great location, great floor plan simply over flooring that can be changed?
Posted on 6/10/19 at 3:53 pm to SirSaintly
I bought 3/4” red oak, 2 1/4” wide from Hosking Hardwoods in Massachusetts and had it shipped to Baton Rouge. Struggled to find a close match to my existing color from suppliers in town.
LINK
They have tons of information on what and when to use the different types of flooring. I bought the Vintage brand I think it was called. Installed it myself - nail down - I’m on pier and beam construction with wood subfloor. Been very happy.
LINK
They have tons of information on what and when to use the different types of flooring. I bought the Vintage brand I think it was called. Installed it myself - nail down - I’m on pier and beam construction with wood subfloor. Been very happy.
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