I agree. Engineered is garbage. It will always have a cheap look to it. The pre finished is nice but it has a subtle bevel and a finish which is too perfect. These both detract in my opinion. The best is solid wood sanded then finished.
Sent from my iPhone > On Nov 12, 2014, at 9:21 AM, G Mann via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Opinion: > > Keep the current wood floor you have, which is solid wood, and sand it to a > fresh finish. [there are machines you can rent to do that]. Then match the > area where you remove carpeting with new solid wood. You can then stain and > finish the whole lot the same for a match, without the expense of replacing > the existing solid wood, which should have a life span of 50 to 100 years > if kept dry and cared for. > > I have had solid wood floors [installed them myself] and I've had > engineered wood floors.. I've always found the engineered wood to look > "cheap and beaten" after a couple years, regardless of how carefully it was > cared for... solid wood, however just gathered a nice patina that said.. > "I'm solid wood and I look it". > > At one time, I owned 42 rentals, all of which I rehabbed and rented.. I > used engineered wood floors in a lot in them, and regretted it when I sold > them.. renters are hard use and it showed. Sort of the acid test. > > My vote would be tile and solid oak. Refinish existing, replace carpet with > new solid wood. > > On Wed, Nov 12, 2014 at 6:58 AM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I'll bet at least one person on this list has an opinion on the topic. >> >> Pros and Cons for pre-finished solid wood flooring vs engineered? We're >> trying to keep the price at $6 / square foot or less, but willing to exceed >> that if necessary. >> >> Major consideration: The new floor must stand up to the weight of three >> pianos, two uprights and one baby grand. No dogs in the house, just humans >> and cats. >> >> We are trying to decide on new flooring for our downstairs. We've got tile >> in the kitchen, which we love and aren't going to change. The entryway and >> connected hallway (and two closets and a half-bathroom) have a solid wood >> oak floor, 20 years old now but holding up nicely. The rest of the >> downstairs is carpet, which we hate and it MUST GO. >> >> So we've pretty much decided that we'll replace all the carpet and the >> existing oak floor with new wood. We'd really like to have only two >> different types of flooring downstairs (tile and wood). The stairwell is >> carpeted, and ideally that is the only place we'll keep carpeting. >> However, the bannisters and faux stair edges are in oak to match the >> entryway. I think we can live with a mis-match between stairs and new wood >> flooring. >> >> -- >> ------------- >> Max >> Charleston SC >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those >> individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner >> has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those > individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has > no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
