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just thinking outside the box and wondering if one could apply wax of some sort to the joints as it's installed? going to put this down in a kitchen
If its good quality, no need to do any thing special. We have hardwood in our kitchen and baths. The kitchen has had a small flood twice. No problems and its been down about 10 years. Just be sure to get the correct adhesive as recommended by the manufacture. We have never waxed the floor.
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"Flat floor" this name is just a process, indicating that the surface of the floor is "flat", which is different from some of the antique floor, antique floor surface is uneven wood.
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The advantages of oak wood floors: oak wood floors and more varieties, rich texture and beautiful natural pattern; and oak wood floors, cool and comfortable; the relative stability of oak wood floors of oak wood floors shortcomings: due to a wide variety of oak family, involving wide area, there is a big difference between different varieties, different regions of the oak, consumers should be careful to distinguish in the choice of oak wood floors.
The floors in my home are hardwood and have been refinished once--badly. Since it is an old house, the hardwood is the subfloor, and many of the boards are stained, warped, or very uneven. some clearly have no support under the ends of the boards. I'm debating what do to. I'm afraid they're too thin to refinish and still provide support. Besides, the warping and lack of support make them unattractive anyway. I'm thinking of laying a new subfloor over them and laying either carpet or engineered hardwood, which seems easier and cleaner anyway. If I go that route, how thick does the plywood subfloor need to be? thoughts?
When you say there is no support I am wondering if there is a problem with your floor joists. If so, you need to fix this before doing anything else as this could be dangerous for your structure.
nan
First, the whole is 5CM. One is to cushion the treasure, which is generally more complex floor. A wooden keel is + nine per cent in the shop floor, the solid wood floor to do more.
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(a) solid wood flooringSolid wood flooring is made of wood flooring, mostly mouth floor, more convenient installation. More than half of the floor on the marketAfter painting (paint) of the finished floor, generally known as "paint board". Paint plate in the factory processing, paint, drying, high quality, is generally not easy to reach the quality of paint. After the installation of the lacquer plate, it is not necessary to finish the surface planing, sanding and painting.
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Composite flooring: These are the popular ground decoration materials. The utility model is formed after the crushing of the log, and the utility model is filled with glue, preservative and additive, and is pressed by the high temperature and high pressure of the hot press. However, due to the production process to use adhesive, formaldehyde content if the control is not good, may overrun
What are the major differences between solid hardwood flooring & engineered hardwood flooring? Also, what is the best to use in high traffic areas and non-high traffic areas; like the living room or dinning room?
Solid hardwood is a better product. Laminate/engineered flooring was a product devised as a way to get a hardwood look at about 50% of the cost. Hardwood is thicker. The product used to be solid oak 3/4 thick (either unfinished or prefinished). It evolved to be applied to concrete floors which comes at 3/8thick. It has since been made from plywood with a veneer finish. This came about do to solid wood cupping up on the ends (where the tongue and groove meet). Now solid 3/4 harwood is seldom used. Most hardwood is a veneer finish at 3/8 to 5/8 and is installed with a locking system (the same as the engineered flooring) or by an adhesive (hardwood glue). the thicker the more expensive, and typically better. The solid wood look is a much better look then laminate and is one of the best features for resale of a home. The surface finish is a little less durable then the laminate flooring. If you damage hardwood and need to replace pieces, hardwood can be replaced fairly easily, whereas laminate is a nightmare (if you replace it properly). You are removing all the existing until you get to the damaged piece and then relaying it. As far as traffic areas, I suggest this, If you have either by an exterior door place a small throw rug down. Either product will not last if it is exposed to moisture/water on the surface and getting into the seams/joints. I also suggest not putting it in what are called wet areas, kitchen, bathrooms because of that. Laminate cleans and maintains easier. Laminate will wear better if you have small children, and again it is about 1/2 the cost. There is no real answer as to what is better. It depends on your situation. Do you want the luxurious look of hardwood or the harwood look at a cheaper price. Your call. I hope this helps you out, and good luck