'Zackly.
BTW, 'sold my last rental 'bout 3 months ago after 35 years as a "landlord."
'Been feelin' a lot better for 3 months, too. (Had only 28 rentals for
several years.) 'Same tenant in last one for 34 years. 'Decided years ago,
though, maybe I'm too "nice a guy" to be a "landlord" - for example, don't
like having to take a tenant to court to get 'im to do what he agreed to do
in the lease; and on and on. 'Just got tired of the hassle of having to
"babysit" irresponsible adults.
Wilton
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From: "G Mann via Mercedes" <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
To: "Meade Dillon" <dillonm...@gmail.com>; "Mercedes Discussion List"
<mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2014 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Wood Floors - solid wood vs. engineered
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.
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Max
Charleston SC
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