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Posted: 10/13/2005 6:35:55 AM EDT
I'm about ready to install hardwood floors in my house, and I'm mostly curious how to transition from one room to the next.
Also, looking for color ideas. Does anyone have different colors in different rooms or different sizes? I currently have 2 1/4" in my foyer, but was thinking of installing 3 1/4" in the rest of the house. Or should I rip up the foyer and reinstall the 3 1/4"? Thanks for your help BM225 |
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I don't have any current pics, but we're in the middle of about 2400 square feet of hardwood (red oak 3/4") install.
I have an interesting mix of rooms since our building is a 1868 Italianette Victorian shotgun (used to be a jewelry store). THere are no traditional hallways, etc... each room leads to the next from one end of the building to the other. The difference is the varying levels from room to room, as there were various extensions to the original building through the years from front to back. It's an interesting mix of elevations. I try to minimize transitions from room to room and have subfloored out for height as best as I can. It doesn't always work. A couple of rooms have the original hardwood in them, and we kept it for rustic appeal (kitchen for one). Another room has the original subfloor planking, which is cool as all getout. You should be able to get matching thresholds for doorways that will help blend things. Are you laying pre-finished? We opted to lay unfinished and finish it all at once. We're laying it a bit at a time, and I didn't want to get stuck with shade variations in stain lots from the mill. |
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Pre-finished bruce, 3/4 its on special for $2.99 a square foot. Which I think is a great deal.
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Yeah that's a decent price. I am paying $2.99 a sf for unfinished red oak. Probably take another $2.99 in labor, disc sander paper, and polycoat to finish it.
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South Florida. Old Spanish house (1926) Oak in living/dining/kitchen all line up, as do the two original upstairs BRs and hallway. Sunroom, patio, baths, and "new" BR are all tile. The wood is all 2-1/4" Red Oak. I figure I've got one good sanding/refinishing job left before there isn't enough tongue/groove left. FWIW... I had pretty good luck in a former house using a "herringbone" pattern to turn a 90deg. corner down a hallway. It turned out real nice, but it may not line up everywhere, and if it doesn't...it will really look bad. If you aren't transitioning to tile, you might try wood thresholds that are wide-looking relative to the flooring ... i.e.; 6-3/4" thresholds against 2-1/4" strips. That tends to look "balanced" without seeming to be some kind of afterthought. Lastly; I'd recommend the KISS principle; you'll be looking at it (good or bad) for a long time. BTW... the other house was 2-1/4" bevel edge prefinished Bruce oak. We were happy with the product AND results. Everything I cut with a chopsaw or mitersaw got the bevel put back on with the router before being installed. Good luck. Stay safe
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It made me look at the thread. |
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Surprised nobody posted a IBTL yet |
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I clicked on this thread to see some hottie on some nice oak flooring...Needless to say, Im very dissapointed.
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He he, with BOTD in the title I certainly didn't expect you guys to really be talking about red oak flooring.
(I use the term "hardwood floor" to describe why the carpets don't match the drapes, so to speak. |
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So, describe it! We're all |
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geez...now i feel bad. i make one little comment and an otherwise genuine and useful thread has gone completley down hill. |
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HI, HOKIE! Hi, I'm Zaphod, and I fell.... |
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I am sure someone will be along with a photoshop picture of "pie on floor", just to make
it legal Maybe even a loote looking in the window |
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Come on, surely you can figure this one out? And no, I'm not posting pics... |
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WTF is the BOTD warning for? BOTD is like a beacon of light attracting men to look and you used it falsly! Someone should rip your buttons off, take your man card, and slap you.
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That looter should be leering at a babe on the hardwood floor |
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If someone can provide the babe, I'll be happy to retake the photo to include her, and then photoshop in the looter Wonder how much Miss RSA charges for photo shoots.... |
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Fixed it for you. |
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OK, Now my wood's hard. |
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Now that is just cool. |
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Thanks man. Most people would see this and think I'm just a loser that can't afford new furniture, they wouldn't get it. They also wouldn't realize just how difficult it is to find furniture that old and is still in great shape. I've always been facinated with 50's and early 60's stuff. Cars, fashion, houses, furniture and music. I was born too late. |
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If that is his house and he is married. I hope his wife never sees that pic. LOL |
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