We are closing on a house and want to change the flooring. Also, we
have a baby coming. We love hard wood flooring and just got a
flooring contractor to take a look. Here is what we understood:
Laminate: we don't even want to consider. So, won't spend time on
that.
Engineered Hardwood Floors: Cannot refinish more than 2-3 times.
Moisture can get between the various layers loosenning the fllor top
layers. We have 2 options with the shoe moulding, either we remove
shoe moldng and reinstall it after the flooring is done (expensive
option) or put a 3/4 moulding(I forget the name) between the floor and
the existing shoe moulding. With the second option it might not look
too good and also the hieght of the moulding will be considerably
reduced.
Solid Hardwood Prefinished: He told us about the bevel and how that
could catch dirt and and deteriorate. We would have teh sam shoe
moulding dilemma.
Solid Hardwood Unfinshed: Said we do not have to remove show
moulding. edges will not be bevelled, so probem with dirst might not
exist. 8-9 refini****ngs are possible.
Now we are even more confused what to do. Also, his rates aren't a
whole lot cheaper than HOme Depot or Lowes. Please let me know if you
have been through this and what decision you took and why.
Thanks.
