tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195095743479130386.post4930166276180990436..comments2023-10-09T05:51:37.101-05:00Comments on five2eight: lumber liquidators?Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04565930137769406927noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195095743479130386.post-48761113187968402042010-07-27T16:56:55.523-05:002010-07-27T16:56:55.523-05:00vez - thank you for the comments! good point abou...vez - thank you for the comments! good point about the wider width boards, i had thought of that earlier but i just keep coming back to the narrow boards. i'm worried that the wider boards will look too modern with the rest of the house. plus the narrow boards are usually less expensive. <br /><br />thanks for the tip on the darker floors showing more scratches. our floors upstairs are a lighter color and are holding up great! i've also heard that the pre-finished does a little better than the finished in place, so hopefully that combined with a light/mid color will help to hide some of the scratches.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04565930137769406927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9195095743479130386.post-19810978699914376662010-07-27T10:43:02.943-05:002010-07-27T10:43:02.943-05:00I have not used a lumber liquidator, so I can'...I have not used a lumber liquidator, so I can't help you there. We replaced the hardwood floors in our house last year though, so I had a couple of thoughts when reading your post.<br /><br />1) I don't know how much you want to match the existing wood width, but if you plan to install the floors yourselves, the 2.25" boards will be a lot of work when compared to wider boards. We did 3.25" boards for our floors, and then a few months later I helped by brother-in-law install 5.5" boards ... the wider boards were soooo much faster/easier. I don't think you need to change your plans if you're set on this width, but just thought I'd mention it since we didn't consider the effort for installation when selecting our board widths.<br /><br />2) Your dogs will scratch your floors; it is inevitable and not a big deal as the finish is thick enough to survive the scratching. However, the darker the tone of your finish, the more these scratches will show. We went with a dark walnut finish (i.e. very dark) and the dog scratches show quite a bit, but we're used to it now. My in-laws have light oak floors, which are much older, and you can't see the scratches at all. Just another thing to think about if you have flexibility in your plans.vezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15983353161658137798noreply@blogger.com