High Heels and Wood Floors...Yes or No???
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Comments (135)We built our house by hand over 20 years ago. We put down fir floors everywhere (over radiant heat tubes). We love it because it's soft on the feet, looks pretty, and is quieter than hardwood. It scratches a lot. When we had our big Bernese dog, she would sometimes sit in the middle of the floor and start to scratch with her back foot. She would grip the floor with her front foot which would gradually slip leaving behind 3 deep parallel curved grooves across the grain. So now, we're ready to refinish the floors. We're going for the distressed fir look, which we also like. But we're looking at $10K to have someone else do the work (and the radiant tubing is a huge concern). Doing it over, I'd go with high-end vinyl I think. But I'd use a stone-like pattern - some of those are wonderful. I think in the future, designers will become freer with using imaginative shadings and textures rather than just imitating natural materials....See MoreBest way to clean wood floors?
Comments (252)You don't sterilize wood. You can clean it...but you can never sterilize it. And even 'clean' would be considered "dirty" in a hospital setting. If you continue with your "diluted lysol liquid" on your hardwood you run the risk of ruining the finish (premature aging of the finish = premature failure of the finish) within a decade. That's a total bummer if you were hoping for 25 years worth of service. If you really MUST HAVE something that comes close to "clean" (as defined by hospital protocol) you can work with 90% Rubbing Alcohol. But be VERY aware that you MUST HAVE all the windows open and that you should be able to remove yourself from the situation very quickly. Over exposure to that level of rubbing alcohol (imagine cleaning 1000sf of flooring with 2 litres of rubbing alcohol) can cause dizziness, nausea, vomiting, headaches or black outs. That's why it should only be used sparingly and in a well ventilated area. Or you can stick with a pH neutral hardwood floor cleaner with a lemony scent....See More12 mm laminate wood flooring vs. engineered wood flooring.
Comments (6)If you put too much padding underneath the flooring does not lay properly and has too much movement , better to get the best under padding you can get and just one layer. We have laminate that looks like slate and we have 2 huge dogs and kids in and out of a pool and we entertain a lot ,ladies with high heels etc and almost 8 yrs. later this floor looks like new it from Cascade Clic line I would highly reccomend it....See MorePOLL: Painted Floors - Yes or No?
Comments (136)@sherribrody, You can cut your own stencils with a wood burning tool & acetate, tape your pattern to the back of a piece of glass and tape the acetate to the front. Just follow the pattern. Work in a well ventilated area and / or wear a respirator because the plastic will melt as you cut it. You can also get laser cut stencils at Stencils Online, or you could get single use sticky stencils, called Modellos, at Modello Designs. As far as the pattern, both sources I have above have patterns available, or you can just find something you like in Google Images and make your own. Good luck....See More_sophiewheeler
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