Any advice for getting wood flooring installed?

[captainsling]

I think you are talking about an engineered wood floor like he is.

As far as I know you can't glue down "real wood" to concrete.

You can glue down real wood but have to put down a good quality sealer to prevent moisture problems.

[Floor Man]

You guys are too far for me to help but if you shoot me a pm I'll try to steer you in the right direction. Ill give you an unbiased opinion on your situation. By the way stay away from bamboo- has the highest failure rate of any "wood" floor.

[Floor Man]

I think you are talking about an engineered wood floor like he is.

As far as I know you can't glue down "real wood" to concrete.

You can but it is not recommend. There is one mill that makes a 1/2 in solid that can be glued and finished on site. Only one glue manufacturer makes a glue that they will warranty 3/4 solid and there specifications for installations are very strict.

[Uncle Doug]

Lumber Liquidators. Heard nothing but good from them.

Thats where we got ours

[J-DAWG]

I just installed laminent in my home myself. 1200+ feet to be exact. I bought the 12 mil stuff that has a 30 year warranty. 3 kids on it and 2 dogs running and sliding on it and no scratches so far. It's easy to put down. All you need is a good miter saw, tape measure, rubber mallet and access to a tablesaw would be great.. if not a skill saw will do for ripping the lengths. Just takes a little time.

[bsills]

We're leaning towards real wood floor, glued down.

A realtor said that real wood floor added to the home value, but laminated wood didn't. I wish I knew if that was true, as selling the house in about 5 years is a definite possibility.

Yes wood floors will add value to your house and laminate will not. A local flooring company will be able to give you better service than a box store, they contract the labor for the local guy anyway. You can get a nice engineered hand scrapped wood floor starting at $6 a sqft, material and labor. PM me if you have any questions.

We're about to do flooring in the bedroom as well, and we have 3 dogs. What would stand up the best against the dogs? Laminate, engineered or hardwood?

We've been told bamboo, but that was just by a coworker.

Laminate. Bamboo would be the worst to use. Get a new contractor.

[Floor Man]

Yes wood floors will add value to your house and laminate will not. A local flooring company will be able to give you better service than a box store, they contract the labor for the local guy anyway. You can get a nice engineered hand scrapped wood floor starting at $6 a sqft, material and labor. PM me if you have any questions.



Laminate. Bamboo would be the worst to use. Get a new contractor.

Good advice.

[legolas]

we had some installed in house 2 years ago i would not do it agian.

[RingSteel]

we had some installed in house 2 years ago i would not do it agian.

I'd really like to hear what you didn't like about the wood floor. Did you go with laminate, engineered wood, or wood slabs?

Was it an installation problem, or are you unhappy with the actual wood?