I’m building a new home and would like to use real wood floors, Will they hold up to traffic?
Posted by Best Media MarketingSep 19
This is in a dining area with access to an outside patio so traffic will be heavier than a normal dining room.
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Comment by pojo on September 20, 2009 at 5:44 pm
I HAVE A HOME WITH HARDWOOD FLOORS AND THEY ARE THE BEST–I HAVE 3 DOGS AND 2 CATS AND MY FLOORS ARE GORGEOUS. OF COURSE, I DON’T HAVE ANY YOUNG CHILDREN RUNNING THEIR TOY CARS, ROLLER BLADES, SKATEBOARDS OVER THEM EITHER–BUT THEY RETAIN THEIR BEAUTY VERY NICELY.
Comment by Bert W on September 22, 2009 at 7:40 pm
it would be best to use maple and make sure you have it heavily finished ……do not use oak on any floor that may be near an area of severe moisture as after about ten years it will deteriorate beyond repairability
Comment by gazzarang on September 25, 2009 at 11:59 am
It’s the finish that you put on the wood that will determine how well they hold up. The wood never gets touched. Don’t cut corners here. Get the best you can afford. Get a pro.
Swedish Finish & Moisture Cured Urethane are most durable but require skill.
Comment by deskwalker@sbcglobal.net on September 28, 2009 at 10:01 pm
Use all the wood flooring Your little old heart desires.
The manufactured wood flooring of today following the manufactures Cleaning and care suggestions will last every bit as long as they say it will if not longer under normal house hold traffic.
Comment by cottagstan on October 1, 2009 at 11:46 am
With the proper finish, e.g. polyurethane, wood floors will last for decades, if not centuries. Use normal care, and they will be beautiful forever.
Comment by dustbegone on October 4, 2009 at 2:33 am
Yes. Just make sure that you don’t get a soft wood like birch. It’s pretty but it’ll look bad in a short period of time. And make sure you have a “finish” put on the floor. (Not too glossy. You won’t like it. It takes away from the look of the wood) If you take proper care of it you shouldn’t have any trouble with it holding up.
Comment by misstigeress on October 5, 2009 at 4:23 am
I have had hard oak floors in most of the houses I have lived in. In the house that I grew up in still has the original floors. They have been there since the house was built in the 1930′s. As far as I know they have only been restored once. The one time I had them done. If laid correctly, stained and varnished with the right things. Taken care of….they will last almost forever. The floors will withstand alot of traffic, more than carpet. Kids, animals, doesn’t seem to matter. I am not saying they can’t get scratched but that is easy enough to fix.
Comment by rk_king2004 on October 5, 2009 at 7:40 am
Yes, but make sure to have door mats in front of each entry way.