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buckleyconnielyn

buckleyconnielyn

9 years ago
So, we are building a new custom home and have installed WARMBOARD radiant heat which is our full house subfloor with the radiant tubes embedded into the tracks in the floor. After reviewing the options that WARMBOARD recommends for flooring over the Warmboard, we decided upon Mullican Mount Castle Fawn wide plank engineered flooring in All Open rooms (great-room, kitchen, dining room, game room, office, hallway) and our 3 bedrooms. All bathrooms, laundry room and entryway has tile. We have no other floor medium in our house. It was decided upon to install the wood flooring using the floating floor method for stability to allow for contraction and expansion. We also installed an in house humidifier which was recommended since we live in a dry climate. Our house is 3700 square feet, with 3/4 of it having the wood engineered flooring. Our home is also a rustic, western open floor plan. My disappointment now is seeing T-Molds in every doorway. Also having large T-Molds between the game room and kitchen and between the great room and dining room that the openings are large enough that the T-Molds have to be seamed together. Our "Open Floorplan" has just been divided with all of these T-Molds that also, in my opinion, create any eyesore and a ridge to trip over when moving from room to room. The T-Molds also create a ridge that will get scuffed and collect dirt. I have looked at lots of pictures and been in several open houses that have open floor plans and have NOT seen anything like this. After having a meeting with the floor installer and sales rep, I have been told that if the t-molds are removed it will void the warranty (Mullican has a very nice warranty, one of the reasons I chose to spend the extra dollars to choose them). My QUESTION, is this my only option? Is there no other option that will give me back our open floor plan look and flow? I would LOVE to hear feedback. Thank you.
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