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Looking at some walnut for my own house. My wife likes it, but I am a little worried about its hardness. This would be first floor with fairly heavy traffic. Any opinions? Thanks, Nick.
For the love of God anything but red oak. Most common floor in America. Why so adamantly against a factory finished floor?
There is no comparison to a pre-finished hardwood floor and a real hardwood floor.Factory finish has water openings at every joint. Every joint has a dirt catcher. Factory finish doesn't clean as easily. Factory finish is not easily repaired. Factory finish isn't the same level from plank to plank.
Won't be no factory finish floor in my home as long as I can site finish a floor.
All of those are dependent upon the product selected and you should know that. Sure - pick a cheap Bruce floor and compare it to a site finished floor and you're absolutely correct. As far as being not easily repaired, I guess that's if you weren't smart enough to order a box or two for such things or you're not skilled enough to replace a plank or twoFactory finish has water openings at every joint. Every joint has a dirt catcher. Factory finish doesn't clean as easily. Factory finish is not easily repaired. Factory finish isn't the same level from plank to plank.
Won't be no factory finish floor in my home as long as I can site finish a floor.
All of those are dependent upon the product selected and you should know that. Sure - pick a cheap Bruce floor and compare it to a site finished floor and you're absolutely correct. As far as being not easily repaired, I guess that's if you weren't smart enough to order a box or two for such things or you're not skilled enough to replace a plank or two- still untrue either way.
I get it - you finish floors for a living. Spreading misinformation to support a biased agenda doesn't make it true though. In some cases the list you provide is absolutely correct. In others it's not. It boils down to product selection. Would you compare a cheap, inexperienced finishing contractor to the level of work you do? So why compare cheap, low quality factory floors.