What type of wood floor should we get

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Anonymous wrote:Sand in place oak, medium stain (not too orange, not to gray). Don’t overthink it. You’re going for “are these original?”

Yes: solid wood, site finished is the way to go. Twenty, thirty, forty, a hundred years from now those floors could still be in place.

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Pre-finished hardwood is better than engineered hardwood, but won’t age as well.

The second half of this is just wrong— prefinished hardwood is the most durable form of wood flooring because the finish can be applied in the factory.

On the other hand people can tell the difference because on site finished has the uniform gloss/finish which reads as expensive to many people so while I think prefinished looks fine if you are asking what people will expect in a $2M home the answer is on site finished.

Yup, agree with most of what you said, although I think small bevel prefinished is fine in a $2M home.

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We just completed a large renovation of a 1930s house and put in all new hardwood. White oak, "select", 2 and a quarter inch wide, Bona natural finish. Finished on site after installation.

One recent trend is wide plank. I'm not a huge fan, but you do see that a lot now.

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Anonymous wrote:Sand in place oak, medium stain (not too orange, not to gray). Don’t overthink it. You’re going for “are these original?”

Yes: solid wood, site finished is the way to go. Twenty, thirty, forty, a hundred years from now those floors could still be in place.

This is the way to go.

Engineered hardwood is going to look cheap and dated now and especially in twenty years.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We just completed a large renovation of a 1930s house and put in all new hardwood. White oak, "select", 2 and a quarter inch wide, Bona natural finish. Finished on site after installation.

One recent trend is wide plank. I'm not a huge fan, but you do see that a lot now.

You did the right thing. You want something in conversation with the real age of the home.

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Anonymous wrote:OP here. I realize this is absolutely the wrong day to post this question as most people are busy with family and errands, not sitting in front of their computer killing time, BUT, I'll add one more question for whenever you are done relatives and come back to DCUM.

Where does Luxury Vinyl Plank fall in the hierarchy of floors? I see people post about it and it seems to have lots of benefits (quiet, scratch-resistant), but does it come across as cheap?

I have seen LVP in some new homes from Toll Brothers and NV Homes that are $1.5-1.8m. I hate it. It is too smooth, does not have the feel of hardwood. I would choose hardwood every time.

My kid works here. You'd be shocked at how cheaply they build their homes for the price they sell them. There's a reason their stock is so high.

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Anonymous wrote:We just completed a large renovation of a 1930s house and put in all new hardwood. White oak, "select", 2 and a quarter inch wide, Bona natural finish. Finished on site after installation.

One recent trend is wide plank. I'm not a huge fan, but you do see that a lot now.

It's a trend, that's the problem. Just like the narrow plank was a big trend years ago. Best to go with a standard width, like the ones you see in homes from 100 and 50 years ago. Timeless.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We just completed a large renovation of a 1930s house and put in all new hardwood. White oak, "select", 2 and a quarter inch wide, Bona natural finish. Finished on site after installation.

One recent trend is wide plank. I'm not a huge fan, but you do see that a lot now.

It's a trend, that's the problem. Just like the narrow plank was a big trend years ago. Best to go with a standard width, like the ones you see in homes from 100 and 50 years ago. Timeless.

That’s not what timeless means!! Arrgggggg

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+1 to everyone above saying real hardwood and ideally finish in place. White oak, or red, with a medium satin stain like Minwax espresso or dark walnut.

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LVP is great for basements and beach houses.

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I love my luxury vinyl floors in my house but it was put in due being on concrete slabs throughout and for cost. In your home you should put in hardwood. Not engineered flooring.

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I would get a second opinion to make sure the originals can’t be refinished again. Original is best. Next, real wood done in place.

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We are looking at houses in the $1.3M - $1.6M range and LVP is everywhere-- it's shocking.