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Wendyn
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Username: Wendyn
Post Number: 3205
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, August 17, 2006 - 10:26 am: | 
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Our kitchen floor is some kind of cheap veneered plywood with a pinkish whitewash on it. It desparately needs help. I think it would look great painted (I'm thinking a muted checkerboard pattern) but I won't DIY. Do regular interior painters do this type of work? Or do I need a decorative/mural type painter? I'm guessing wood refinishers pretty much just sand and stain, right?
Also wondering if it would be cheaper to just replace it, maybe with a stone like tile or different wood.
Any advice would be most appreciated!
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mim
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Username: Mim
Post Number: 680
Registered: 5-2001
| | Posted on Thursday, August 17, 2006 - 12:37 pm: |
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I've painted several wood floors but I'm not sure you will find this finish durable enough for a kitchen -- it will definitely wear in the traffic patterns, no matter what kind of protective finish you apply. I don't know what a decorative painter would charge you (and I do think you need one, not a house-painter), but I bet it would not be cheap. I would be headed for the sheet vinyl aisle myself! ...or something of that nature... |
Wendyn
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Username: Wendyn
Post Number: 3210
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, August 17, 2006 - 1:08 pm: |
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Thanks mim, that was hubby's opinion.
We are fixing up with the thought that we will probably move within 2 years, so the finish would only have to last that long. The realtor says do not replace wood with vinyl/lino/cork (cork would be my choice). That even the crappy, distressed plywood is more "saleable".
I'm thinking I need to have a refinisher over to see if they can do anything with it first, then maybe look into replacement options.
I appreciate the feedback! |
melicious
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Username: Melicious
Post Number: 722
Registered: 6-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, August 17, 2006 - 1:47 pm: |
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I have Congoleum Laguna Maple (vinyl sheet) and I just had a realtor over and she said, "This wood floor is beautiful."
http://www.floormall.com/vinyl/congoleum/ultima_5_star/laguna_maple_natural_mapl e/
Unless you have your shoes and socks off, you really can't tell. Jasco Tile carries it.
Don't get me wrong, I love the wood floors I have, but my kitchen floors were absolute garbage wood. This looks ever so much better and is easier to keep clean. |
Sherri De Rose
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Username: Honeydo
Post Number: 405
Registered: 11-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, August 17, 2006 - 4:19 pm: |
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I see H.D is having a sale on wood floors. $2.99/S.F. Go check it out. There is also a laminate type we have installed for some people, it is also $2.99 S.F. and could even be a DIY. It already has the underlayment attached and just snaps together. I believe it is called Swiftlock and we got it at Lowes. It comes in a wide plank in several colors and looks great. |
Wendyn
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Username: Wendyn
Post Number: 3214
Registered: 9-2002
| | Posted on Thursday, August 17, 2006 - 4:31 pm: |
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Thanks Melicious. I was all set to do a cork floor but she insisted we keep our garbage wood or replace it with wood or tile.
Thanks Sherri! Will check out HD. |
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