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Posted by SteveF on October 30, 2006, 6:54 am
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> SteveF wrote:
>> Not to be a buzz kill but I think you are out of your mind.
> Steve,
> Thanks for the response. I agree with your thinking as long as
> I'm buying the plywood. I work in the construction industry, salvage
> sheets and also there are seconds distributors in the back country here
> in NC.
> I am very familiar with the Habitat for Humanity stores you talk
> about, I used to run one. I renamed it the ReUse Center. It is still
> located in Raleigh, NC.
> Dean
In that case you should understand what I mean by older buildings being "in
the way". The house and barn I was referring to was located near Apex,
which was "out in the country" and had less than 6,000 when I moved there
years ago.
I finally threw in the towel and moved well north of Greensboro to get away
from all the development.
Steve.
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Posted by CWatters on October 29, 2006, 10:29 am
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> - what thickness should the top layer of veneer on the plywood
> stock be? (I'm sure I'm going to need 1/16" minimum and more likely
> 1/8" thickness)
The best engineered wood has a top layer about the same depth as the T&G
(say 5 or 6mm on a 20mm floor). That way you can sand it down the same
ammount as a solid wood floor. By the way the best Engineered wood floors
are slightly more expensive on average than solid wood floors (in the UK at
least).
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Posted by Kay Lancaster on October 29, 2006, 10:42 pm
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> I want to make my own 'wood' flooring.
Given budget considerations, you might look at what Ira Kurlander did
with hardboard/Masonite in his article for Fine Homebuilding on
"rock bottom remodel": http://www.taunton.com/store/pages/fh_toc_012.asp
The article was reprinted in the Fine Homebuilding book, "Remodeling".
My recollection is that he cut heavy hardboard into 2x2 or 4x4 panels,
nd used that as tiles on the floor, probably with a sealant of some sort,
and they were holding up well at the time the article was written.
I suspect he used something like Masonite Tempered, which is used for
stage flooring, but I don't remember anything more... it's been years
since I've seen the article.
General look was sort of "leatherish".
Kay
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Posted by dean_maiorano on October 30, 2006, 1:14 am
Kay Lancaster wrote:
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> > I want to make my own 'wood' flooring.
> ...you might look at what Ira Kurlander did
> with hardboard/Masonite in his article for Fine Homebuilding on
> "rock bottom remodel": http://www.taunton.com/store/pages/fh_toc_012.asp
Kay,
Thanks for the suggestion. I salvaged a 4' high pile of 1/4" x 3'
x 5' sheets of tempered masonite that is sitting in my garage. Might
be another way to use it, right now I'm making board and batten wall
paneling with it (and it is looking great).
dean
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>> Not to be a buzz kill but I think you are out of your mind.
> Steve,
> Thanks for the response. I agree with your thinking as long as
> I'm buying the plywood. I work in the construction industry, salvage
> sheets and also there are seconds distributors in the back country here
> in NC.
> I am very familiar with the Habitat for Humanity stores you talk
> about, I used to run one. I renamed it the ReUse Center. It is still
> located in Raleigh, NC.
> Dean