speaking of wood floors and such - Page 2

Particle Man · 09-08-2011, 02:58 PM

We are doing tile by the main entry door but real hardwood for the living room, dining room, and kitchen. Just enough tile to get wet shoes off and such.

azoomm · 09-08-2011, 03:06 PM

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Originally Posted by RACER X

stairs and upstairs are already carpeted and matching , we bought the house new.

i just like the look of wood stairs, but at nearly $1300 for 12mm laminate, real wood would prob. be over $2k........yikes

yes we have a walled in entrance way, i may have to dig up the orig. house pics

i just think, wood/tile/wood looks cheaper vs WOOD!

There is no way quality tile will ever look cheaper than laminate. After rehabbing numerous homes, I would go with tile over laminate ANY day. If you're doing it because you think it would look cheap, don't go with laminate...

shmike · 09-08-2011, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by azoomm

There is no way quality tile will ever look cheaper than laminate. After rehabbing numerous homes, I would go with tile over laminate ANY day. If you're doing it because you think it would look cheap, don't go with laminate...

Thank you.

Want to not look cheap?

Takes the " "'s off "wood" and put in hardwood floors.

HurricaneHeather · 09-08-2011, 03:47 PM

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Originally Posted by azoomm

There is no way quality tile will ever look cheaper than laminate. After rehabbing numerous homes, I would go with tile over laminate ANY day. If you're doing it because you think it would look cheap, don't go with laminate...

Bingo.

I can't imagine spending that much money on fake wood anyway, but whatever.

Keep the tile if your only other option is laminate.

RACER X · 09-08-2011, 04:43 PM

any of ya'll seen 12mm lam? looks pretty dang real and doesn't make the tinny sound , from what i hear

but yeah. we're prob. gonna do real wood.

the concern w/ real wood is 2 dogs, 1 cat and 2 kids........

Captain Morgan · 09-08-2011, 05:55 PM

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Originally Posted by RACER X

any of ya'll seen 12mm lam? looks pretty dang real and doesn't make the tinny sound , from what i hear

but yeah. we're prob. gonna do real wood.

the concern w/ real wood is 2 dogs, 1 cat and 2 kids........

A rented buffer and some floor finish every couple years will keep it looking good. Eventually, you may need to sand and refinish, but so what?

Particle Man · 09-09-2011, 10:20 AM

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Originally Posted by RACER X

the concern w/ real wood is 2 dogs, 1 cat and 2 kids........

So don't get the kind that you have to install and THEN sand and finish.

Get pre-finished. I took a piece and scraped a quarter over it fairly hard and it didn't leave more than a tiny groove that I was able to buff out very quickly.

LeeNetworX · 09-09-2011, 02:53 PM

Laminate sucks. My in-laws put laminate in their family room. They have two dogs and within a year it was looking like shit. Not so much scratches, but the indentation marks from the dog nails, and whatever else drops, etc.

We had it in our bedrooms in Florida as well and after the first year I went from liking it to hating it. The sound, the feel, even the look - just wore on me. Would never use laminate again.

RACER X · 09-09-2011, 03:19 PM

i think he means engineered wood, kinda in between lam and real wood

LeeNetworX · 09-09-2011, 03:20 PM

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Originally Posted by RACER X

i think he means engineered wood, kinda in between lam and real wood

Quoted PRTCL by mistake. Meant to just hit reply.

09-08-2011, 04:43 PM	#15
RACER X AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Richmond, Tx Moto: '10 Tuono Factory Posts: 4,569	any of ya'll seen 12mm lam? looks pretty dang real and doesn't make the tinny sound , from what i hear but yeah. we're prob. gonna do real wood. the concern w/ real wood is 2 dogs, 1 cat and 2 kids........ __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ 2014 GROM! 181cc of FURY 2010 Aprilia Tuono Factory - SOLD 2009 SFV Gladius - SOLD 2008 Hayabusa - SOLD.

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LeeNetworX SFL Expatriate #1 Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: ATL Burbs Moto: '09 Triumph Speed Triple Posts: 4,712	Laminate sucks. My in-laws put laminate in their family room. They have two dogs and within a year it was looking like shit. Not so much scratches, but the indentation marks from the dog nails, and whatever else drops, etc. We had it in our bedrooms in Florida as well and after the first year I went from liking it to hating it. The sound, the feel, even the look - just wore on me. Would never use laminate again. Last edited by LeeNetworX; 09-09-2011 at 03:20 PM..

09-09-2011, 03:19 PM	#19
RACER X AMA Supersport Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Richmond, Tx Moto: '10 Tuono Factory Posts: 4,569	i think he means engineered wood, kinda in between lam and real wood __________________ ΜΟΛΩΝ ΛΑΒΕ 2014 GROM! 181cc of FURY 2010 Aprilia Tuono Factory - SOLD 2009 SFV Gladius - SOLD 2008 Hayabusa - SOLD.

09-08-2011, 02:58 PM	#11
Particle Man Custom User Title Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Central NY Moto: 2003 SV650S Posts: 14,959	We are doing tile by the main entry door but real hardwood for the living room, dining room, and kitchen. Just enough tile to get wet shoes off and such.