Hey Good People – Rob here.
Now this story doesn’t deal strictly with hardwood flooring installation, but hypoallergenic surfaces like hardwood are often (more and more often these days…) part of the package when looking to replace a property that has lived beyond it’s prime. I found this story about builder Rick Merlini, a builder who prides himself as someone who gets the job done quickly – very, very quickly.
Merlini has played a pivotal role in the success of ABCs Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. If you’ve never seen the program, the premise is simple: take one needy family with a home that is falling around their ears, send them on vacation, and replace the old n’ busted house with a sparkly new one while they’re gone, most often with hardwood flooring I’ve noticed, in one week. That takes an awful lot of expertise and planning. And Merlini specializes in another key factor to the success of a job like that: time management.
It’s this kind of dedication to planning that allows him to install hardwood flooring in 8 hours! Most people can make that sort of time with laminate, of course. But, hardwood flooring is another matter entirely; measuring, measuring again, cutting, and nailing to a subfloor is intense work, even without that kind of tight timeline. Yet, in Merlini’s case, that job is just one of many to complete a project in time for the family to return.
The show is currently filming locally in Charlotte North Carolina, with the program running some time in the fall.
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I love how bamboo flooring has become a popular alternative to other hardwoods. It’s a beautiful look and can be harvested if just a few years.
Charles Precht
Sustainable Design
http://www.sustainablehomeplans.com
Thanks for your comments, Charles.
I think bamboo has come a long way in terms of the look it offers too, all the while remaining to be as sustainable as ever.
Thanks again for comments!
Rob.