Hardwood flooring

longgunnewb · Mar 2, 2014

Looking to put hardwood flooring into the living room of our townhouse as well as our basement. The total square footage being approximately 450 sq feet plus a stairwell. Anyone do it or can you recommend me to someone?

stu929 · Mar 2, 2014

I dont know crofton. How far are you from columbia? Close family friend who lives in cloumbia just had his floors done and the guy was great. I believe ths guy was from baltimore?

Ill ask for thd number.

longgunnewb · Mar 2, 2014

stu929 said:
I dont know crofton. How far are you from columbia? Close family friend who lives in cloumbia just had his floors done and the guy was great. I believe ths guy was from baltimore?

Ill ask for thd number.

In between Glen Burnie, Bowie and Annapolis.

t3tech · Mar 2, 2014

I'm co-owner of a flooring company. We do a lot of work in that area. If you wanna give us a call, Christine handles quotes and scheduling. 443-954-0294

stu929 · Mar 2, 2014

Pm sent. He may be difficult to talk to but did great work twice for a close friend and was affordable.

t84a · Mar 2, 2014

Use caution putting hardwood flooring in your basement. It's generally not recommended nor do I believe the mfg will warrant it.

Mooseman · Mar 2, 2014

t84a said:
Use caution putting hardwood flooring in your basement. It's generally not recommended nor do I believe the mfg will warrant it.

What he said. Hardwood and most laminates are not recommended for below grade installations.

longgunnewb · Mar 2, 2014

t84a said:
Use caution putting hardwood flooring in your basement. It's generally not recommended nor do I believe the mfg will warrant it.

Mooseman said:
What he said. Hardwood and most laminates are not recommended for below grade installations.

Thank you for the heads up. Is it from the higher levels of humidity or the threat of leaks/flooding?

dpotter58 · Mar 2, 2014

longgunnewb said:
Thank you for the heads up. Is it from the higher levels of humidity or the threat of leaks/flooding?

moisture from the concrete.

Vile Shadow · Mar 3, 2014

How would you even secure it? Do you have to build some kind of subfloor just to get it off the concrete so you can nail it?

Matlack · Mar 3, 2014

Sling Blade said:
How would you even secure it? Do you have to build some kind of subfloor just to get it off the concrete so you can nail it?

Hardwood can be glued to concrete, but its only intended for concrete pads.

But you dont put hardwood below grade or on steps. For steps you need to do stair treads in the wood you want and then finish it the color you want.

EDIT: I once helped a friend who bought a house that had wood flooring in the basement. He had a smell and couldnt figure out what it was from. The previous owner had wood flooring put down. Whoever installed it put in a raised floor. The mold was awful. Reinforced the point to never put wood flooring in your below grade basement.

CypherPunk · Mar 3, 2014

http://www.hardwoodinfo.com/articles/view/pro/28/241

http://www.dricore.com/en/index.aspx

Magnumst · Mar 3, 2014

www.signaturehardwoodfloors.com
Pm sent

euchre98 · Mar 3, 2014

Tile it and get some throw rugs. Below grade wood floors is a bad idea. Get a nice 2x2 square of heavy plastic and duct tape 100% sealing it to the floor you want to cover. If in two weeks there is no moisture trapped under the plastic you may be ok for wood install. I still wouldn't though even if it came up dry.

ar450 · Mar 3, 2014

Engineered hardwood glued to the concrete is ok or use a wood look tile. Marazzi usa has one that looks great and decent priced.

Blaster229 · Mar 6, 2014

Is refinishing expensive? For lack of terms, a lot of the "lengthwise grain" of the wood is pitted?

Wiley · Mar 19, 2014

Can anyone recommend a good floor refinisher (sand, stain & Poly) for Clarksburg??

Magnumst · Mar 19, 2014

Blaster229 said:
Is refinishing expensive? For lack of terms, a lot of the "lengthwise grain" of the wood is pitted?

Depends? Figure $1.75-$3 a sf. Plus any extras such as shoe molding, repairs, # of coats of poly and the quality of the poly.

rbird7282 · Mar 19, 2014

Wiley said:
Can anyone recommend a good floor refinisher (sand, stain & Poly) for Clarksburg??

Sam Mardini at Residential Floors

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Franklin · Mar 28, 2014

Get ahold of 1CEMAN on this forum he does flooring for a living, used to work for him.

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