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Reply to: Lampert...that's incorrect. not all bamboo is soft. in fact, there are many kinds that are 2X as strong as solid oak. (did you know that white oak is at 1360 and natural bamboo is at 1380?? so according to you, your oak floor is just as soft) you need to research the Fossilized bamboo. you'll find that they are up in the 3000-4000 range in the Janka scale. Here is one of their newer bamboos. Can you white oak floors beat this? No. they can't. Chart-topping Janka Rating 50-year residential warranty 10-coat scratch resistant finish Ultra-low VOC; no added urea formaldehyde https://www.calibamboo.com/product-outer-banks-bamboo-wood-flooring-7001001001.html and it comes in herringbone planks. this is stunning

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Reply to: It has been a few months, but our deck and landscaping are finished. We did use ipe with a bi-level design and are very happy with the way it turned out. Thanks to all of you who commented.

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Reply to: Local to me but not to you :-) Just do some online searching for companies in your area that provide this service (check out Grassmaster). Hydroseeding is a very efficient and economical way to establish a lawn with a very uniform appearance - that's why it is used so frequently in commercial applications, like freeway verges. If it can stand up well and establish under those sorts of conditions, it will be a piece of cake in a smaller cultivated garden setting!! Hydroseeding involves spraying on a slurry of grass seed, fertilizer and wood cellulose fiber to form almost a mat carpeting the soil. There is minimal concern about leaves or other debris blowing in and disturbing the seed.....it just doesn't happen. Even the birds leave the seed alone :-) Just make sure you lawn area is completely weed-free before the hydroseed.....weed development will be your biggest worry.

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Reply to: It’s an engineered white oak. Pravada is the brand.

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Reply to: It was a 2 bedroom, 1480 sq ft ranch with a 100 sq ft screened porch. We went up with it and closed in the porch so we have 1580 on 1st floor and 1580 on second floor, and also a 1000+ sq ft walk up attic.

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Reply to: Here's a maple project we did with Loba Easy Prime and Supra AT

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Reply to: You can get cheepchinesecrapola for less money. You can also buy a Fiat that stays at the dealer constantly instead of a Toyota. Should you? Nope on both counts. KM is a decent mid grade brand. Anything worth having will be right around that price. Or more. To significantly more. http://www.remodeling.hw.net/cost-vs-value/2018/ On average, of the 63K you’ll spend on a mid grade redo, in an average 315K house, around 30-40% of it goes to cabinets. Or 19-25K. An upscale kitchen would be double that number. A top 10 saved picture Houzz level kitchen would be double the upscale number. There is no end to the top number above that. But the limit on the low end involves a crapton of DIY skills, and a year long project.

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Reply to: If I *HAD to have hardwood in Ma WITHOUT AC, here is what I would do: #1. WAIT until fall or even spring time to install the product (what we call the shoulder seasons...where the humidity is as close to "average" as possible) #2. Narrow plank (2 3/4" strip hardwood) #3. Rift Sawn (most expensive because it is the most wasteful of all cuts) because it is the most STABLE #4. Site finished (because I'm not a fan of factory finishes with bevels) You will notice that #2 goes AGAINST modern design trends (wide plank is SOOO popular right now I could just spit!). Rift sawn is not my favourite visual....I think it is rather ugly (I like LOTS of movement in my floors...love wood grain!) but it is the MOST STABLE and therefore the MOST APPROPRIATE for your situation. Allowing the wood to acclimate for several weeks in the Spring or Fall is a great option. But the timing is going to be tricky. Installing wood needs to be on a nice day (not rainy or humid) is going to be tricky in the volatile spring/fall months. Yes it is possible to have hardwoods in New England without AC. Doing it properly with the RIGHT materials is going to be the toughest part of all (ie. ignore trends and 'pretty' things and go with what is going to be the most stable). And be prepared for some character in your floors (gapping in winter and a little bit of cupping in summer). Learn to appreciate the quirks. Because they will be there whether you want them to or not.

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