Posts Tagged ‘Hardwood’

It looks like they’re surrounded by areas that have become discolored, almost like they’re perpetually wet, like the light wood floor is now a shade of damp brown color. This is kinda around the edges of the wood where they’re adjacent to the other hardwood plank.
I live in an apartment. Is this serious enough of an issue to call the manager/facilities staff to replace the hardwood floor, or at least take a look at it?
I hope it’s not fungal spores, and that I could become sick from it. It’s right near my dining room table.
Oh, and these black spotty spore-things appeared on the stalks of my potted bamboo plant a few months ago. So I threw it out. It was gross. I didn’t know what it was, but they had appeared.

What would be best for my finished basement? Some have told me that you can not put hardwood in a basement and some have said you can… what would be best? Does vinyl/laminate look bad? help! I’m not sure if the floor is perfectly level, I wont know that until we take out the old carpet…

Hey im doing a Hardwood job saturday and im not sure which air gun to purchase…? the wood is 5/8″ thick , and it is a bamboo type wood. what nailer should i use on this floor?

I want to rip up my carpet and lay down vinyl flooring. I have the type that’s not the tile but it came in strips. I was wondering what the step by step procedure was to laying it down. I had a friend give me an idea on how to do it. He said pretty much just rip up the carpet, clear the debris, lay the glue, place down the tile and then roll over the vinyl with a rolling pin to get the air bubbles out. Did he miss any steps?

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I ripped up the vinyl floor in my bathroom because when whoever laid the floor last did it, they didn’t bother to secure the floor beneath it. It appears that several floorboards are cut off before the joist so they bob a little. My question is, after I secure these, what is the best way to lay new floor? My dad said I should just lay quarter inch plywood on top of the adhesive left over from the last floor and just screw it down then lay my new vinyl over that. But with that I worry about pockets that could crack in the future. My father in law said I should spread floor leveler or get adhesive remover but with both of those I’m a little worried it would seep through since I don’t think the hardwood floor is sealed very well if at all. Any suggestions on the best method for this situation?

I just recently picked up a batch of Armstrong red oak hardwood flooring for a fantastic deal – enough to cover the space in my entry way at the basement level of my townhouse. Unfortunately, I’ve heard it shouldn’t be done due to moisture issues. Is this so? I considered (to keep the moisture locked out) leaving the existing vinyl floor (it’s literally a part of the concrete floor it’s so well attached) and laying right over it. I’m aware there’s an adhesive I need, regardless. Can anybody offer up some suggestions? Thanks!

I am preparing to purchase a home and I want to remove or replace the carpets on the first and part of the second floor. Many people have suggested going with hard wood because of the aesthetic value.
I enjoy hard wood floors and carpet equally, but I think most people tend to want carpet in living rooms and such, and I want my home to feel accomodating to others. I also read somewhere that carpet was a good insulator to help cut a little off of heating costs… is there any truth to that?
Thanks!

installing new floating bamboo floor, i have heat vents built into the current floor. can i just simply remove the vent cover, lay the floor up to the edge of the open vent and just put the cover back on top of the new floor?? will the heat hurt the new floor???
thanks all

I am setting up a home office and have a nice chair on casters. I’d like to protect the wood flooring from the scratches/damage from rolling around on it. What type of rug is best for that – type meaning material – wool, jute, bamboo, etc.? And by “best” I mean what will not bunch up when rolling around, allows me to move around smoothly, can withstand a lot of rolling around without wearing down or shedding or balling up… all that good stuff!! Thanks in advance…

i have a 3rd floor condo and want to replace the carpet with a hardwood floor of some sort. I’ve been leaning towards bamboo but am open to suggestions. is there trouble with bamboo installation on concrete? will it hold up? i have no pets or kids.