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Somebody help me out here - aren’t “engineered” floors and “hardwood” floors two different animals? And therefore no such thing as “engineered hardwood.”
A family member has very dark hardwood floors and has despised them ever since she moved into the house, so I can relate to how difficult they are to keep clean.
I would recommend spending some time visiting a few flooring places that offer luxury vinyl tile (LVT), as I imagine there are many different manufacturers and looks. We were in a (window treatment) showroom last week and were surprised when they told us the flooring was LVT. It honestly looked like hardwood. We had some put over Trex (with a plywood sub-floor between them when we converted our screened in porch to a 3 season room and were told by the installer that you can use any cleaner on it and it's pretty much indestructible.
This whole "dark floors" thing reminds me of a time, around 2000, when everyone wanted to have dark/British racing green tiles all over the place. Floors, counters, tub surrounds, etc.
Nowadays it looks like the shag carpet from the 60's, or the orange/yellow/green appliances from the 70's. It all dates the home to a very certain period. And it is still just as ugly.
There is a reason floors have been a lighter wood color for decades. I can appreciate your dislike for the coffee floors, OP, and can only think that the best solution is tearing the stuff out and replacing it with something more to your liking. Costly, but it is a one time deal as opposed to living with something which you despise for years/decades on end.
This whole "dark floors" thing reminds me of a time, around 2000, when everyone wanted to have dark/British racing green tiles all over the place. Floors, counters, tub surrounds, etc. [...]
A travesty. British racing green should only be on a Triumph, a Jaguar, or an Aston Martin.
Its OK but a significant comedown from wood IMHO. We tried it and it looked so bad we stopped them in mid installation and returned the unused portion and replaced it with ceramic tile. Refinishing is a dicey proposition because they may sand off to much in places and have to use a magic marker to draw in the grain.
This whole "dark floors" thing reminds me of a time, around 2000, when everyone wanted to have dark/British racing green tiles all over the place. Floors, counters, tub surrounds, etc.
Nowadays it looks like the shag carpet from the 60's, or the orange/yellow/green appliances from the 70's. It all dates the home to a very certain period. And it is still just as ugly.
There is a reason floors have been a lighter wood color for decades. I can appreciate your dislike for the coffee floors, OP, and can only think that the best solution is tearing the stuff out and replacing it with something more to your liking. Costly, but it is a one time deal as opposed to living with something which you despise for years/decades on end.
This is likely what we'll do...we have someone coming to give us an estimate tomorrow.
I have engineered dark wood floors and they don't show dirt - I have to sweep daily or every other day because I have a dog and can feel the dog hair on my feet, which isn't fun, but you can't really see it.
I wash my floors with hot water and cleaning solution and I also have a steam cleaner, which is super easy to use and does an amazing job of cleaning.
Can you upload a pic?
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