Need help/idea re: hardwood floors

10 years ago

I have a ranch, and from the West end of the house; bedroom, hallways, laundry room and kitchen currently have blond colored 3" wide (approx)
hardwoods. i want to put hardwoods in the rest of the house. Any ideas on what width/color (prefer wide plank) I can put up against the blond hardwoods currently down? It's not necessarily the cost I just hate to tear out perfectly good floors. Trying to match it up if I can?

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10 years ago

Coming to the party late, as usual... but by looking at your pic, it may be hickory... although depending on what/when/by whom it was done... might even be a mix of species... small pics are helpful, but even with 37 years, I can't always be certain looking at lower resolution photos...
If you actually had a piece of the material, as apple pie suggested, that would help "seal the deal"...
We, for example, find ourselves making "matching" flooring for add-ons to "no longer available" flooring all the time. And if the old floor is hickory, for example... it's a pretty simple deal.

And depending on the "layout" of your project... apple pies suggestion of a darker "feature" strip replacing the existing header is one approach... or you could consider changing the direction of the new floor.
To "lace in" the new flooring is more labor intensive, and obviously would add to the degree of difficulty in matching product for someone as well as the installation overall.

Hope that helps.
Now I need to go find a piece of Apple Pie... I'm hungry.

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apple_pie_order
10 years ago
Can you identify the wood? Photos will probably get you more responses.
hazael
Original Author
10 years ago
Let's try again. sorry and thanks for bringing that to my attention.
apple_pie_order
10 years ago
The mysterious blond floors could be natural finish oak. Thanks for the heads-up on the photo. These are lovely floors. One traditional way to make the transition from one hardwood floor to a different hardwood floor is to put in a contrasting wood border between the two. A dark stain such as walnut applied to a single board will do nicely, or you can get fancier.

If you are near a city, you can take some photos and any spare boards you happen to have to a good flooring shop. They can tell you what kind of flooring you have and what their nearest match would be. You might be able to email them if you are a long way from anywhere. Also, you may use "Find Local Pros" button on Houzz.
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hazael
Original Author
10 years ago
Great idea. Didn't think of that.............That would make a lovely transition between the two. There are several reputable flooring shops just down the street. I'll take this picture and mine and see what they can come up with. Thank you so much. This is the first time I've used Houzz for help................Sure glad I did........I'll send you before and after pictures................what kind of wood is the picture above?
Thank you Thank you
apple_pie_order
10 years ago
Glad to help. I don't know what kind of wood is in the Case photo. The flooring people will know. When you take the photos, include a ruler for scale so they can see what is what.

You might find these photos of oak flooring helpful in understanding the variation in costs: http://www.nwfa.org/nofma-grade-photos.aspx
apple_pie_order
10 years ago
This website has excellent photos and good information: http://www.sandmanfloors.net/Home_Page.php