I have a question about my own home...I did a kitchen remodel 2 years ago....we removed some walls and had a few sections where we needed to patch in some oak flooring....
ive been told they didn't use the correct type of oak...the grain patterns don't match....my grain is very open....and almost all the new boards are very tight...I don't believe its the same species of oak.....its like a stripe going across the floor where the new oak is....we covered it with a rug to hide it....I wanted the builder to tear it out, but I hired one of my GC's, so if I pushed too hard id lose $50k a year in business from him...I let it go in the end
so my question:
when patching in oak floors do you look for similar grain patterns with the new pieces....or do you just take whatever comes next out of the box..whether it matches or not....
just wondering if im too fussy...ill try to take a pic
when I had people come over right after the job was done I told them to look for a major flaw...they would all walk in a circle and point to the floor....everyone saw it........when the builder brought his wife to be the arbitrator she couldn't find it....it was total BS
never hire one of your GC's because you cant fire them
ive been told they didn't use the correct type of oak...the grain patterns don't match....my grain is very open....and almost all the new boards are very tight...I don't believe its the same species of oak.....its like a stripe going across the floor where the new oak is....we covered it with a rug to hide it....I wanted the builder to tear it out, but I hired one of my GC's, so if I pushed too hard id lose $50k a year in business from him...I let it go in the end
so my question:
when patching in oak floors do you look for similar grain patterns with the new pieces....or do you just take whatever comes next out of the box..whether it matches or not....
just wondering if im too fussy...ill try to take a pic
when I had people come over right after the job was done I told them to look for a major flaw...they would all walk in a circle and point to the floor....everyone saw it........when the builder brought his wife to be the arbitrator she couldn't find it....it was total BS
never hire one of your GC's because you cant fire them