Comments on: Hand-Scraped Hardwood – The “New” Vintage Floor /flooring-blog/2012/01/26/hand-scraped-hardwood-the-new-vintage-floor/ Our goal with this blog is to provide you with valuable information you can use when choosing a new floor for your home. Tue, 05 Feb 2013 02:25:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Brisa /flooring-blog/2012/01/26/hand-scraped-hardwood-the-new-vintage-floor/#comment-344 Brisa Sat, 25 Feb 2012 14:14:29 +0000 /flooring-blog/?p=1231#comment-344 Cool blog! Cool blog!

]]> By: jamie /flooring-blog/2012/01/26/hand-scraped-hardwood-the-new-vintage-floor/#comment-306 jamie Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:46:12 +0000 /flooring-blog/?p=1231#comment-306 Hi Sharon! In order to answer your question, it would be helpful to know a few more details about the room where the flooring would be installed. Is this room going to be temperature-controlled year-round or will it be left unheated at times? What is the flooring going to be installed directly over - a concrete slab? Also, will the room be exposed to any outdoor elements? If so, I can't recommend any Armstrong products. If the installation is over concrete, you should perform moisture tests on the slab prior to installation. If the results are under our recommended amounts, you can proceed. Laminate is often the ideal product for a “sun room” since it will do well with some temperature fluctuation and would be warranted against fading from sunlight. Also, laminate is a floating floor, so it would be installed over an underlayment pad, which would provide additional protection against “bottom-up” moisture concerns. Good luck! Hi Sharon!
In order to answer your question, it would be helpful to know a few more details about the room where the flooring would be installed. Is this room going to be temperature-controlled year-round or will it be left unheated at times? What is the flooring going to be installed directly over – a concrete slab? Also, will the room be exposed to any outdoor elements? If so, I can’t recommend any Armstrong products.

If the installation is over concrete, you should perform moisture tests on the slab prior to installation. If the results are under our recommended amounts, you can proceed. Laminate is often the ideal product for a “sun room” since it will do well with some temperature fluctuation and would be warranted against fading from sunlight. Also, laminate is a floating floor, so it would be installed over an underlayment pad, which would provide additional protection against “bottom-up” moisture concerns.

Good luck!

]]> By: Sharon Fleury /flooring-blog/2012/01/26/hand-scraped-hardwood-the-new-vintage-floor/#comment-301 Sharon Fleury Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:06:33 +0000 /flooring-blog/?p=1231#comment-301 We had a porch that we turned in to a room. what kind of floor can we use? We were told because there isn't a foundation under the room moisture will get under a laminate and be ruined in a few years. We really love laminate for cost,looks and ease of installing. Thanks Sharon We had a porch that we turned in to a room. what kind of floor can we use? We were told because there isn’t a foundation under the room moisture will get under a laminate and be ruined in a few years. We really love laminate for cost,looks and ease of installing. Thanks Sharon

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