Let's talk hardwood flooring. Who's got them or has had them? Pros? Cons?

[Firehaus]

Light wood and dark cabinets look okay in my studio. The wood floors are reclaimed bowling lanes from "celebrity" when it was demoed.




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[Jer]

Light wood and dark cabinets look okay in my studio. The wood floors are reclaimed bowling lanes from "celebrity" when it was demoed.

That does look good but the key there is the contrast. Youi've got VERY dark cabinets and VERY light floors and the contrast looks fantastic. My floors and cabinets would likely be in the same color pallet family which I'm concerned wouldn't look as good. Whereas with a tile I've got the warm colored wood and then a cool colored/textured tile so it works better. I know I'm knit picking but I've done this a few times and IMO if you can be picky you might as well. Nice kitchen BTW. I'm sure whoever does the bulk of the cooking doesn't appreciate the spaciousness between the fridge & oven/counters though. Speaking of fridge is that a Viking or Subzero?

[Firehaus]

That does look good but the key there is the contrast. Youi've got VERY dark cabinets and VERY light floors and the contrast looks fantastic. My floors and cabinets would likely be in the same color pallet family which I'm concerned wouldn't look as good. Whereas with a tile I've got the warm colored wood and then a cool colored/textured tile so it works better. I know I'm knit picking but I've done this a few times and IMO if you can be picky you might as well. Nice kitchen BTW. I'm sure whoever does the bulk of the cooking doesn't appreciate the spaciousness between the fridge & oven/counters though. Speaking of fridge is that a Viking or Subzero?

Fridge was a commercial True.

This is another unit in my building with more of what your describing contrast wise.



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[brutal]

Light wood and dark cabinets look okay in my studio. The wood floors are reclaimed bowling lanes from "celebrity" when it was demoed.




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To be brutally honest, whomever installed that floor is an idiot. Those who know what I'm talking about will see it right off. Looks like it was installed in sheets. Unless it is supposed to look like that, then I suppose I'm the idiot.

I'm not a pro, but my Pa was and he showed me lots of things, including how to install hardwood flooring.

We once ripped up an old gymnasium and used the hardwood to redo the upstairs (pop-top) in our house. It was a long, arduous summer.

[Jer]

To be brutally honest, whomever installed that floor is an idiot. Those who know what I'm talking about will see it right off. Looks like it was installed in sheets.

I'm not a pro, but my Pa was and he showed me lots of things, including how to install hardwood flooring.

We once ripped up an old gymnasium and used the hardwood to redoo the upstairs (pop-top) in our house. It was a long, arduos summer.

Seems. I wonder if that's how it came from the bowling alley though since it's reclaimed. Maybe have been glued together with some sort of backing laminate like that. Just guessing though.

[brutal]

We used Traffic Master vinyl wood flooring. I have pictures but it's only been a year so it pretty much looks the same. If you do tile, get a commercial scrub brush on a solid wood broom handle (the thicker the better) and it will make cleaning a breeze. Having cleaned tile floors hundreds of times in restaurant kitchens, a stiff brush will make it a snap in a residential home.

Despite some negative reviews about the glue version, I'm planning on installing the Ultra (click-lock) in my RV. Seems the key is to ensure a proper float to avoid gap during expansion/contraction. The only thing I'm not particularly liking is the 200 lbs it will add to my tow rig, and weight=$$$ in fuel. I'm already pushing it with the change from jet-ski's to boat.

I have a wood floor, but the boards are a composite with solid wood on top, and layers underneath that kind of look like OSB or fiberboard. The floor is not as tough as hardwood. My dog's nails (which we keep trimmed) have scratched and gouged the floor. If we were going to do it over, we would get real hardwood.

Sounds like cork flooring.

[Firehaus]

To be brutally honest, whomever installed that floor is an idiot. Those who know what I'm talking about will see it right off. Looks like it was installed in sheets. Unless it is supposed to look like that, then I suppose I'm the idiot.

I'm not a pro, but my Pa was and he showed me lots of things, including how to install hardwood flooring.

We once ripped up an old gymnasium and used the hardwood to redo the upstairs (pop-top) in our house. It was a long, arduous summer.

It's installed in alley sections pieced together. It's around 3" thick maple. They just flipped them over, so the bowling side is on the bottom. Was here when I bought the place.


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