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One of our dear friends from up North visited with us for a week, and they continuously commented on how beautiful our white oak hardwood floors are. The lovely Mrs. Grizzmeister and I agree as we find it timeless with an air of casual elegance.
While our previous home up in Crofton, MD was much more extravagant; it had prefinished hardwood in the foyer which I never really cared for and my wife thought looked too dark.
I live in Kansas, but my red oak floors look exactly like that. What's the difference between red and white oak? My house was built in 1956 and they are the original floors; we had them refinished.
Beautiful floors. I have the same kind but I thought they were red oak. At least, that's what the contractor told me when I wanted to get an estimate for redoing them. Hands down, I always prefer hardwood floors.
Ha! We just finished installing white oak in the last room of the house that had wool carpet. They matched the 45 year old original white oak perfectly. We sprung for the flush mount vents too for less than $200.
Ha! We just finished installing white oak in the last room of the house that had wool carpet. They matched the 45 year old original white oak perfectly. We sprung for the flush mount vents too for less than $200.
I love flush wood vents. We don't have oak. We have Brazilian cherry floors with flush vents.
They really make the floors look finished and neat.
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nearly impossible to tell red from white from that far away in a picture. White oak can look redder than red oak, depending.
Easiest way to tell is to look at the grain. if you see dark lines that look dashed (under 1 inch dashes), it's probably in the red oak family. If the lines are tight and continuous, probably white.
Flush wood vents look awesome when newish. My own experience in renovations has been they don't hold up well over time. Technically they could, but whether they do or not depends on both regional weather and HVAC specifics. You have air blowing over them constantly that is at odds with the air everywhere else in the house, so they can end up looking warped and screwy depending on dryness (or humidity) relative to the rest of the floor depending on many factors. So I always say enjoy them while they are there but don't feel bad about covering them with metal vents later, it's usually inevitable
Flush wood vents look awesome when newish. My own experience in renovations has been they don't hold up well over time. Technically they could, but whether they do or not depends on both regional weather and HVAC specifics. You have air blowing over them constantly that is at odds with the air everywhere else in the house, so they can end up looking warped and screwy depending on dryness (or humidity) relative to the rest of the floor depending on many factors. So I always say enjoy them while they are there but don't feel bad about covering them with metal vents later, it's usually inevitable
Our house is 7 years old and ours still look new.
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