Q: I bought ***** flooring at $4.99 a square foot. I had problems with the flooring not fitting together. There were many pieces that did not fit tight, along with many gray streaked pieces in one box. Is this common at this cost range? I would estimate at about 30 % were sub standard. FYI I purchased 4 inch prefinished gunstock in oak.
A: It is the manufacturer! Back in the early years when I was struggling to establish my own reputation as an independent floor contractor I had to do sub contract work to get by. Much of this involved installing ***** flooring in new homes. I kept warning the flooring company I was doing the work for that sooner or later somebody is going to complain about all the gaps and poor milling of these floors. And sure enough the complaints did come. It appears there is poor quality control during the manufacturing process. I wouldn’t buy this product or recommend it to any home owner. Generally, I don’t like factory finished floors, which will cost more in the long run to maintain. They offer initial convenience but that is all the good I can say about them.
Related Questions
Fixing darker piecesI had a new real wood floor installed in my living room which abuts the hallway, which already had wood flooring. It is a close match but there are maybe 25 to 30 slats in the new floor that are of a darker shade than any slat on the old…
All short pieces in foyerHowever, in the foyer area, there is a section (you can almost draw a circle around it) where very short pieces were used (1-2 feet each). It almost looks like they tried to use the 'leftovers' to fill in the section.
Does filler make the floor water tight?Q: We have a few gaps between boards where the filler has popped up. I don't mind filling it again (and again as needed), but I am wondering if doing so makes the floor water-tight (or as water-tight as it can get). I ask because I love my Scooba floor…
Hardest time getting the planks to fit togetherQ: We purchased U******** V**** Strip Double-Lock flooring to install in a condo. It is an engineered floating wood floor. We are having the hardest time getting the planks to fit together, in spite of following the directions and allowing it to acclimate, etc. We have used the appropriate tools…
Last few boards of install won't fitQ: I have been putting down a floating cali bamboo floor. Almost complete. On the last two rows all of a sudden the wood panel does not want to line up and attach. I've had no problems up to this point. Now all of a sudden I can't get these…
Covering stairs with stair treads made of pieces of woodI am covering my stairs, which have existing plywood treads with 3'1/4" x 3/4" unfinished Quartersawn Red Oak. My questions are: what is the best way to finish this wood? and would it be advantageous to glue up pieces of wood to make stair treads before nailing them down, almost…