In this age of tight budgets and green thinking, when it comes to a new floor, what is to be done?
As to the green side of things, there is certainly an argument for installing bamboo floors. This is particularly true if you live in a new property. But, if you live in an older building, with hardwood floors already in place that may look a little worse for wear, what then?
Take a look at this video courtesy of Greenovation TV, the story of a couple in this very situation:
Sometimes, in situations like these, it makes sense to see what’s around and see how it can be best utilized.
For those of you looking to invest in an unfinished floor to gain the vintage look that Kevin got with his refinishing job on his existing floors, you can see that the results are easily (and not very expensively) achievable. The great thing about a maple floor, which is what Kevin has, is that they tend to be very long-lasting. And this makes the investment of a solid floor an overall investment in your property that increases value on many fronts.
Cheers!
Rob.
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I’ve refinished wood floors myself before and while it was less expensive (about $1 / sq ft) it was extremely time consuming. My application took about as long as it’s likely going to as it was a face-nailed floor oak floor with an ebony border and the floor was being stained (3 coats) after being refinished, but it took all of about 8 days to refinish 700 sq ft for one person. This time wasn’t always working, some was waiting for stain or finish to dry. We also couldn’t get to the bathroom or kitchen while the floor was wet (we lived a few days in a motorhome in the driveway). It may be “greener” and cheaper to refinish yourself but next time, given that I can get a great pre-finished engineered hardwood floor for about $3 per foot, next time I’d buck up for the extra dough and get the job finished in a day or two.
Great video. Thanks a lot.
The first thing that needs to be done is to make sure the floor is properly prepared. You need to make sure that the floor is level properly. You have to lay your moisture barrier down after you have the level surface. It is rolled padding that you will find next to the flooring. This also prevents the laminate flooring from moving.if you do take care of minor thing regarding flooring it will give you last long satisfaction.