Your thoughts please - wood floor planks of different size (family room, kitchen)
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I would notice, and it would drive me nuts. I am that person that walks in a room and notices if anything isn’t level on the wall, if something is out of place, if the floor was different by and inch it would bug me. But if it doesn’t bother you then do it. I would have kept the tile.
It is just a matter of personal opinion/preference. You can try to match the current trends, but a new and different trend will make your choice outdated before you know it. Choose what you like.
We had a house about ten years ago that had engineered hardwood in the kitchen/dining area that we couldn't match in color. We bought another color of plank and had it installed next door in the living room where the planks ran perpendicular to the existing floor. It looked ok.
There are no "planks," there is no milling. The OP refers to "engineered" flooring.
Another good reason to stick with the real stuff.
Uh, engineered is "real" and the boards are planks. Obviously you don't know anything about engineered flooring. The correct term is SOLID WOOD. What do you think engineered flooring is made out of - plastic? Of course comes from a tree and of course there was milling, but since there's a factory finish, cutting isn't an option. But you can cut an engineered floor.
For those who are still in the dark - engineered flooring is a cherry [or whatever species] veneer over plywood with or without a factory finish, that can be refinished a couple of times.
And actually while the flooring we laid down is engineered, there is solid in the home and the flooring we are considering is solid, which is actually cheaper than the engineered cherry right now.
Everyone: thanks for your responses. Lots to think about. I'm leaning towards just running it in a diagonal..that may or may not work. Johngolf, the difference is one inch but the color would be even more of an issue I'd think. One would be a bright pinkish tone while the rest of the house is more dark red/brown. That's the problem with buying from another manufacturer. I could get unfinished and try and match, but it'd have to be finished in aluminum oxide poly to match the rest of the floors, I'd think...
Uh, engineered is "real" and the boards are planks. Obviously you don't know anything about engineered flooring. The correct term is SOLID WOOD. What do you think engineered flooring is made out of - plastic? Of course comes from a tree and of course there was milling, but since there's a factory finish, cutting isn't an option. But you can cut an engineered floor.
For those who are still in the dark - engineered flooring is a cherry [or whatever species] veneer over plywood with or without a factory finish, that can be refinished a couple of times.
And actually while the flooring we laid down is engineered, there is solid in the home and the flooring we are considering is solid, which is actually cheaper than the engineered cherry right now.
Everyone: thanks for your responses. Lots to think about. I'm leaning towards just running it in a diagonal..that may or may not work. Johngolf, the difference is one inch but the color would be even more of an issue I'd think. One would be a bright pinkish tone while the rest of the house is more dark red/brown. That's the problem with buying from another manufacturer. I could get unfinished and try and match, but it'd have to be finished in aluminum oxide poly to match the rest of the floors, I'd think...
Don't get carried away with yourself - there is plenty of plastic both holding the plies together of your "engineered" wood and in the finish that's on it that you can't match.
The real stuff is a single piece of wood. If that's what you had you could have some more wood of the same species milled to the size you need and finished exactly the same as the floor you already have.
Don't get carried away with yourself - there is plenty of plastic both holding the plies together of your "engineered" wood and in the finish that's on it that you can't match.
The real stuff is a single piece of wood. If that's what you had you could have some more wood of the same species milled to the size you need and finished exactly the same as the floor you already have.
LOL, it's ok to be wrong, my friend. Engineered wood is constructed of plies glued together with a finish. Glue holds the plies together. Where in the world do you get plastic?
Engineered is wood. Period. End of sentence. You declaring it not makes no difference whatsoever. And no need to put quotes around engineered...that's what it is. Unless you know something that I don't, lol.
Lastly, matching the current wood that's on the floor and my dillemma in general has zero to do with the wood being engineered or solid. You can get unfinished engineered wood floor planks and cut them, it's wood so that's not an issue. However, it would make more sense to deal with prefinished products since that's what the house has and supposedly each manufacturer has a "proprietary finish".
LOL, it's ok to be wrong, my friend. Engineered wood is constructed of plies glued together with a finish. Glue holds the plies together. Where in the world do you get plastic?
Engineered is wood. Period. End of sentence. You declaring it not makes no difference whatsoever. And no need to put quotes around engineered...that's what it is. Unless you know something that I don't, lol.
Lastly, matching the current wood that's on the floor and my dillemma in general has zero to do with the wood being engineered or solid. You can get unfinished engineered wood floor planks and cut them, it's wood so that's not an issue. However, it would make more sense to deal with prefinished products since that's what the house has and supposedly each manufacturer has a "proprietary finish".
Are you trying to tell me there's no plastic in engineered wood flooring?
You send a link that at the very top has three bullet points, one of which is "acrylic impregnated." I suppose you are unaware that acrylic is a plastic. So is urethane which shows up in the longer version of one link. I didn't bother looking beyond the first marketing piece you offered, it's immaterial unless it says acrylic and urethane are not plastic, as are many resins that hold it all together. That's okay, it's all right to be wrong.
You came here asking for advice and you didn't like what you received. That's okay too but there's no need to lash out. The board is here not just for your convenience but to inform others who may be looking to get involved in something similar also. It's okay that they may be interested in avoiding the problem you created for yourself.
We had what was called random width oak flooring in a previous house. 3 different widths. Originally the entire first floor except the kitchen which was tile. We hated the tile so we ripped it up and ran the same oak down. There was 2-3 years between them, and the new floor took the stain and blended nicely.
Random widths can look cool.
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