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Posted by on January 23, 2007, 11:59 pm
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>>I'm about to replace the carpet with wood floor.
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>>The price of pre-finished (15yrs) is the same with the common 1 (???)
>>red oak is $8/sf. The red oak floor needs to be sanded and stained.
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>>At first I wanted to go with the pre-finished until my co-worker told
>>me about her 2 years old floor (pre-finished wood). It already shows
>>sign of wearing.
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>>Would you please give me your opinion?
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>>Thanks.
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> If you can afford it, go with with the unfinished wood. The
> pre-finished has seams that show, giving a sort of ripple effect.
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> The sand and finish floors once done look like a single floor. Much
> warmer and appealing in my opinion.
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Your co-worker musta bought a cheap brand of prefinished. As a kid, my
father's company laid acres of Bruce prefinish in the houses he built. I
visit some of those houses on a regular basis. 30-40 years later, most of
them look fine, as long as they were kept swept and dry. Hard factory finish
beats anything you can apply in the field, IMHO. 2 things will kill a wood
floor finish- water, and grit, like trapped under area rugs or w/w carpet.
(w/w over hardware is a sin, but that is another discussion.)
aem sends...
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