Hardwood Floors

I'm big on wood floors
Our last two houses had them

The 100 yr old house I refurbed had original native fir floors
Could not believe how good they still looked, even though fir is a soft wood
Wish I had some pics of the floors, here's the exterior of the back (before/after);

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Those fir floors swayed me to lay 2x6 planks on the cabin floors

Was very happy with 'em

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They are cold in the winter, and all the dust bunnies show up. So if you want to do a lot of cleaning of the floor and have cold feet, I'd say go for it. The dust and stuff does not show up nearly as fast on wall to wall carpet.
 
Our house was built in the 1880's out of old growth redwood. The flooring is redwood but it was made to be carpeted. We decided we just wanted wood floors and my wife sanded and finished the floors even though they weren't intended to be left bare. We love the rough look of our floors. Most of the boards are such that you can easily see the nail heads and the dents in the wood where the nails were driven in. I'll take a picture some time and post it here.

We have large rugs that cover a lot of the wooden floors, but you can still see the wooden floors well around the edges and in the doorways between rooms.
 
Phoenix said:
They are cold in the winter, and all the dust bunnies show up. So if you want to do a lot of cleaning of the floor and have cold feet, I'd say go for it. The dust and stuff does not show up nearly as fast on wall to wall carpet.
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Yes wood is fairly cool in the winter. That’s what slippers are for. As far as dirt and dust? You are right. It doesn’t show up as fast. It seeps into the fabric of the carpet. If hiding dirt is what you’re looking for then go for carpet.
 
RadishRose said:
you did a get good job on that house. Those colors were in keeping with those times and even earlier, but you knew that.
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Funny thing
the place (and neighborhood) was hooked up with the historical (hysterical) society
A block from The McLoughlin House
A lady from there dropped by
I told her what I had in mind as far as refurbing
She said 'you know what you can do?.....nothing!' (had a Pelosi smirk on her wretched face)
This after putting in a garden window in the kitchen
I asked around
Found out I could do anything I wanted, just wouldn't be included in the historic tour
(like a wanted people traipsing thru my house)

Yeah, I was happy with the colors
The dark trim made it sorta pop

Thanks, Radi
 
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Our house was built in the mid 50's and has real hardwood on the main floor except the entry, baths and kitchen which are tiles. I love hardwood. However, I was reading an article the other day that said carpet was coming back in style.
 
Gary O' said:
I'm big on wood floors
Our last two houses had them

The 100 yr old house I refurbed had original native fir floors
Could not believe how good they still looked, even though fir is a soft wood
Wish I had some pics of the floors, here's the exterior of the back (before/after);

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Those fir floors swayed me to lay 2x6 planks on the cabin floors

Was very happy with 'em

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Fir planks are nice. They actually look nicer once they’ve gotten that well used look . They were what was used back then.
I really like the sage green siding you picked.
Im surprised you didn’t want your house toured through though. 😆 lol 🤥. You could feel like part of a circus.
 
Jeweltea said:
Our house was built in the mid 50's and has real hardwood on the main floor except the entry, baths and kitchen which are tiles. I love hardwood. However, I was reading an article the other day that said carpet was coming back in style.
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The flip-flop in styles is for fools with money. Yesteryear it was shag carpeting, in the late 90's it was Berber carpeting, yesterday it was hardwood and engineered flooring, today it's vinyl plank flooring, tomorrow it will be some other newfangled carpet type product, and so long as there are consumers who are willing to throw away their money, they'll be manufacturers that will continue to dream up product, just as there will be nonsensical articles promoting such products.

Myself, I like hardwood, as it never goes out of style and lasts forever under the right conditions. It's always looks clean and fresh, doesn't lock dust and airborne particulate and mites in it, and there's just something more stately and grand about hardwood.
 
Keesha said:
That is beautiful! We have ceramic tiles in our kitchen. We didn’t find hardwood too difficult to install. The main thing we learned is to start from an exterior wall. Interior walls aren’t often straight and you definitely need the first piece down to be perfectly straight.

Does anyone know what type of wood this is? It looks like hickory to me but I haven’t actually seen it in person yet.

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This house is made with concrete. The walls are a foot thick with foam insulation. It’s got a heat pump for heat and air conditioning in the summer plus a woodstove.
Perfect.
 
I would love to be able to get hardwood floors but had floods in here a few times, once from a broken water pipe (massive event) and from neighbors above whose faucets were left running. I decided it would be better to get wood look tile. After looking online and in stores for years I finally decided this is what I want (flooring, the countertop and lighter cabinets), then COVID hit. The ceramic flooring shown in this kitchen would look nice in my entire apartment. There are some lovely rooms and flooring posted in this thread.
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OneEyedDiva said:
I would love to be able to get hardwood floors but had floods in here a few times, once from a broken water pipe (massive event) and from neighbors above whose faucets were left running. I decided it would be better to get wood look tile. After looking online and in stores for years I finally decided this is what I want (flooring, the countertop and lighter cabinets), then COVID hit. The ceramic flooring shown in this kitchen would look nice in my entire apartment. There are some lovely rooms and flooring posted in this thread.
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That’s nice. We were in the midst of renovating our kitchen when covid hit. It took us over 6 months to finish it but it’s finally done.
If you are in an apartment where water is shut off for repairs and some neighbours forget so your apartment is flooded and often, you are best off without hardwood.
 
Keesha said:
This is the kind of stuff you see in fancy malls and hotels. Easy to clean too.
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Yes, and not too funky like some of the epoxy finished floors, where it may look great today, but tomorrow it will be out of style.

I've always aired on the conservative and traditional side of things, because you can never go wrong with traditional.
 
Aunt Marg said:
I've always aired on the conservative and traditional side of things, because you can never go wrong with traditional.
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Absolutely. Go with classic & traditional. All the funky new styles only go out of style and then make your place look outdated so you have to throw more money into it, especially if you want to sell. Best sticking with classic traditional styles. You can’t go wrong.
 
Keesha said:
Absolutely. Go with classic & traditional. All the funky new styles only go out of style and then make your place look outdated so you have to throw more money into it, especially if you want to sell. Best sticking with classic traditional styles. You can’t go wrong.
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One doesn't have to look very far when it comes to flooring found in old mansions. They were installed using 100% real wood, with many laid in a pattern, and so long as no extensive damage was sustained to the flooring through fire or water damage, once refinished and sealed, they look as grand as ever and rival anything available on the market today.
 

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