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I plan to update the flooring throughout my condo with white oak wood.
Why? Really, what is so awful about the floors you bought last time?
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Does anyone have a good suggestion in terms of brands?
I'd think this info (FROM THE INSTALLER who sells it) comes before the decision to use their line - vs what another installer uses.
...and just in case NO! Lowes, HD, etc don't qualify.
White Oak.
Quarter sawn or Rift Sawn.
I laid about 800SF of natural prefinished quartersawn select and better white oak in our home 20 years ago, and it still looks great. If we ever tire of it, it can be sanded and stained and re-finished.
https://hickmanwoods.com/frequently-asked-questions/
Of course, prefinished may require some sort of eased edge and ends. Ours are micro-eased. If you have the floors finished onsite, the smoothness is lovely and the boards will almost completely blend together.
Whatever you do, if you get something like an engineered Brazilian cherry (we got ours from Lumber Liquidators and had a fantastic installer), DON'T put area rugs on top of the flooring until it darkens up a couple of shades, which this wood does.
We made that mistake and had a large, lighter square underneath! ugh. We've pulled up the rug and the lighter flooring is catching up but not nearly as fast as I'd hoped. We've had a wonky weather summer and inconsistent sunlight. I may have to put the rug back on come winter. It's echo'y in here.
Whatever you do, if you get something like an engineered Brazilian cherry (we got ours from Lumber Liquidators and had a fantastic installer), DON'T put area rugs on top of the flooring until it darkens up a couple of shades, which this wood does.
We made that mistake and had a large, lighter square underneath! ugh. We've pulled up the rug and the lighter flooring is catching up but not nearly as fast as I'd hoped. We've had a wonky weather summer and inconsistent sunlight. I may have to put the rug back on come winter. It's echo'y in here.
The UV glass in our hurricane-impact windows has reduced the fading of floors and furniture.
Thanks for all of your feedback. I've attached a photo of the floors that I'm presently working with throughout the living room, dining area, and two bedrooms. The flooring is relatively low maintenance, but it's simply not in keeping with my design aesthetic.
I absolutely hate the look of the vinyl fake wood flooring. I know for certain that I want real wood and will probably opt for a chevron pattern throughout the condo (except of course in the bathrooms).
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