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Which way to put a parquette floor according to windows?
I have heard people saying that hardwood-floors should always be put alongside windows while others claim it should be put orthogonal to windows.
Which one is the better way now?
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Mitre Circular Saw blades for cutting Oak floorboards
I have two different blades (which are almost new) for my mitre saw. One has 24 teeth, the other has 48 teeth.
Which blade should I be using to cut oak floor boards?
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Protecting old wood floor
I'm renting a place that has some exposed, faded, old wood floors. I want to do what I can to protect it from any further and perhaps spruce it up and make it look good in the process. I know that I ...
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Ideas for levelling partial flooring for kitchen furniture
My kitchen flooring consists of a click-type wood floor laid on top of an old vinyl layer, which again rests on concrete. After tearing down the previous owner's kitchen, I learned that the cabinets, ...
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Is it practical to have a wooden floor installed in an apt in India?
I own a house in India. It is on the 3rd floor of an apartment.
The floor of the apartment is all concrete with tiles on it.
Having lived in the US for a few years now, I have come to like the ...
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Repair wood floor damage
I just moved into a new house. I have never had wooden floors until now. Today, we moved a box and saw a strange waxy looking white gunk on the floor after moving a box. Unknowingly, I scraped it ...
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Is American Cherry wood flooring durable enough for a kitchen and living room?
We are wanting to replace the carpet in our living/dining room and the vinyl flooring in our kitchen with solid hardwood floor. It's about 500 square foot on a heated crawl space floor. We like the ...
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How can I repair scratches in engineered hardwood floors?
I have two large dogs, of which one has nails that any womans would kill for, and the energy of a nuclear power plant. My homes primary living areas, are all hardwood floors, kitchen, bath, ...
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cleats vs. staples for hardwood flooring
I'm installing a new hardwood floor, and I'm thinking about using cleats rather than staples. Are there any advantages to using cleats over staples?
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What are the pros and cons of engineered hardwood?
Are there any downsides to engineered hardwood? I'm looking to install hardwood in dining room and kitchen areas.
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Prefinished hardwood floor uneven between head and butt
I have a contractor who installed prefinished hardwood flooring. When I slide my sock from side to side, it's very smooth. However, there are some spots when I slide my sock up and down that are ...
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What is the most durable way to paint a wood floor in a high traffic area?
I have to replace the floor on the landings of our stairs and love the look of painted wooden floors. However, it is a high traffic area, and I've seen many painted wood floors floors lose their ...
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What is the best way to condition and protect a hardwood floor under heavy use?
We rent an old house with hardwood floors and the area under one of our office chairs is now brittle and dull. What are our options for conditioning and/or protecting the wood (especially to prevent ...
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How do I remake my floor using hardwood such that it will not squeak at all?
I have carpet in my bedroom that when you walk on certain spots makes lots of noise. I am tossing the carpet and putting down hardwood flooring. I am using 3/4 in prefinished oak in widths of 3 1/4 ...
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Where should I start laying nail down hardwood flooring and how do I make it straight?
I'm planning to install tongue and groove hardwood flooring in my living room, dining room, kithcen, hallway, and powder room. The longest unbroken length of floor runs from the front bay of the house ...
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how to install pre-finished hardwood floors?
I have pulled up the carpet in my bedroom and got down to the plywood subfloor.
Do I have to prepare the plywood or lay anything down prior to placing the lengths of 3/4" oak flooring down (and ...
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When installing hardwood floors, should I use rosin paper, roofing felt, or nothing underneath? Why?
I've installed hardwood floors, over top of OSB subfloor with a layer of roofing felt in between. I copied this from the hardwood floor contractor who did a kitchen in my home once. He'd been in ...
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How do I install cabinets on a floating hardwood floor?
We just purchased a bunch of cabinets for installation of a bar / kitchenette in the basement. There are 4 wall cabinets and four base cabinets. These are going to be installed on the existing ...
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Frame or floor planks first?
Is it best to frame a powder room and a couple closets first, on top of plywood subfloor, or best to lay hardwood planks first then frame on top? I guess it would be fewer cuts to frame second. What ...
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What are the pros and cons of various hardwood floor finishes?
Trying to decide how to stain/finish some new oak hardwood floors. What are the pros and cons of various options like stain+poly, tung oil, etc. I'm wondering about lifetime cost, durability, ability ...
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How do I repair spots of damaged hardwood floor finish?
I have some hardwood floors that I refinished 5 years or so ago. They're mostly holding up pretty well, but around our breakfast bar the stools have taken up some of the varathane and have left ...
