The list came up with a lot of good info on this subject about three months ago. You may want to consider bamboo which is stronger than oak but cheaper than oak. And no, the bamboo flooring is not rounded thin bumpy strips but comes in the widths and lengths of regular wood flooring. You're probably looking at engineered wood because of the concrete slab.
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Scott Howell Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 3:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [BlindHandyMan] tough flooring Folks, My wife and I have been giving some thought to tearing out the carpet in the hall that leads to the backyard. The reason is that although we're careful to clean the dogs paws, they still dirty the carpet to some degree. We were thinking of a wood-type flooring since tile just doesn't seem to be what we're looking for. So, even though we keep the dogs nails pretty short and try never to drag stuff around the floor, I know wooden flooring can be damaged by nails and the like and by draggin stuff over it. So, with all that in mind, is there a flooring that is wood or wood-like that could be placed in a high traffic area? We're not talking a really large area, but also to add to this, we will be placing this over a concrete floor. I've heard of these floating floors which my brother put in a bathroom and he seems pretty happy with it. So, obviously we need something under the flooring so any thoughts there would be appreciated as well. Also this hall has four doorways leading off it. Two rooms are carpeted, one is a carpeted stairway, and finally the last opens to a bathroom whic has ceramic tile. Currently the carpet has no transition from itself to the tile in the bathroom so would it look odd not to have some type of transition from the wood floor to the tile? Any thoughts on all of this would be appreciated. We're really in the planning stages of this project so I've got time to work out the type of flooring etc. Oh, one other question. Since I can only gather how planks should be laid out, would it look better for the planks to be running parallel with the walls or does it really matter. I ask this only cause at the end of the hall is a sort of sittng area so the hall terminates in a l shape. Thanks Scott [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:s.howell%40verizon.net> __________ NOD32 2214 (20070424) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
