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I need help to find PV FLOORING that will mimic

5 years ago

....the look of the 2"-WIDE oak floors in my 95-year old house. Wide plank flooring that is popular now (4-6-8" ) looks particularly artificial and plastic when laid next to the old floors. Any help or information about a manufacturer or product line would be very much appreciated!

Thank you!



Comments (10)

  • 5 years ago

    This is a pretty broad question...usually the answers rely a lot on how and where they join the existing flooring....there is almost never a match that will work for a seamless transition...

    mschultz48 thanked btydrvn
  • 5 years ago

    Your not matching wood flooring with anything man made, especially old growth hardwood flooring.

    mschultz48 thanked millworkman
  • 5 years ago

    I am not looking to literally match the color or the type of wood...only the look of the narrow 2" wide strips. I would like to use PV flooring in the kitchen. Thresholds will separate old flooring from new. Not needing a seamless transition. I guess from these comments no such flooring exists.

  • 5 years ago

    The only wood floor that will look good abutting that is the same wood floor- ie get boards milled to match, weave them in, then sand and stain all the flooring to match. If you’re set on LVP would use the tile-look rather than wood-look. Or go ahead and tile it or do Marmoleum.

    mschultz48 thanked Susan Murin
  • 5 years ago

    Decor faux pas (big No-No) = putting fake wood floor look next to real wood floor. It makes BOTH of them look REALLY cheap.


    I suggest using vinyl in a stone or tile appearance. Personally I would try to find vinyl in a vein cut travertine in the colour you want. If strong orange is what you want, then you can find it using vinyl or porcelain tile.


    Just please do NOT put fake wood against real wood. It never works the way you want it to. And you will only realize that once you are finished = hundreds/thousands of dollars worth of work. That's when it hurts the most.

    mschultz48 thanked SJ McCarthy
  • 5 years ago

    One way to effect a good division is to lay the LVP like a border wherever it joins the real wood...this sort of acknowledges the difference in a subtle way..that makes it clear you are not trying for a “match”..this usually works perfectly in doorways...

    mschultz48 thanked btydrvn
  • 5 years ago

    Maybe even a color change would be better ...for the same reasons

    mschultz48 thanked btydrvn
  • 5 years ago

    One other finish that usually fits in a home like yours is LVP that looks like slate

    mschultz48 thanked btydrvn
  • 5 years ago

    If you want an authentic product for a craftsman: REAL linoleum (not vinyl...real lino). Cork (yep...cork has been around since the middle of the 1800's). Or lower-grade pine or fir.


    If you are looking at a wood product that is NOT wood (ie fake vinyl) then I highly recommend working with a cork glue down tile (if you only have a few millimeter) or a cork floating floor (if you have 1/2" to work with). Either way you can create a wood floor (cork is the softest hardwood in the world) without CLASHING with the wood you already have.


    The most authentic cork option = the granulated cork. I can guarantee some of these craftmans' had cork floors in some areas. The higher grade craftsmans had cork. It was an upgrade over the sheet vinyl 'area rug'. Yah....remember those??? Those were HOT in the early 1900's. We see them in the homes of wealthy 4-square 'pioneer' homes.


    Speaking of...why don't you see if you can recreate the vinyl area rug in your kitchen? It is authentic to the build and the time frame.

    mschultz48 thanked SJ McCarthy