Comments on: The Fundamentals of Prefinished Flooring http://prefinishedflooring.org/2008/11/18/the-fundamentals-of-prefinished-flooring/ Choices, Maintenance, Installation of Prefinished Hardwood Flooring Sun, 28 Feb 2010 03:26:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: James http://prefinishedflooring.org/2008/11/18/the-fundamentals-of-prefinished-flooring/#comment-4 James Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:59:03 +0000 http://prefinishedflooring.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-4 I agree with the points in the previous two blogs. That is why we created a product that doesnt have those short comings. A Morgan & Teach floor is impregnated with our special non toxic finish. With our floors we recomend no sanding when refinishing. Morgan & Teach wide plank floors can be simply re-touched with a simple wipe on wipe off of the finish. Scratches & dents become part of the natural patina of the floor and most of the time disapear when retouched. No need for sanding thus expanding the life of the floor. James I agree with the points in the previous two blogs. That is why we created a product that doesnt have those short comings. A Morgan & Teach floor is impregnated with our special non toxic finish. With our floors we recomend no sanding when refinishing. Morgan & Teach wide plank floors can be simply re-touched with a simple wipe on wipe off of the finish. Scratches & dents become part of the natural patina of the floor and most of the time disapear when retouched. No need for sanding thus expanding the life of the floor.

James

]]> By: Evan http://prefinishedflooring.org/2008/11/18/the-fundamentals-of-prefinished-flooring/#comment-3 Evan Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:38:24 +0000 http://prefinishedflooring.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-3 I have heard from some contractors that the sand + refinishing potential of a solid hardwood floor that has been nailed down is a often little bit exaggerated/inaccurate, as once you've sanded down to the point where the nails become visible, the floor is "finished" as far as refinishing is concerned. I have heard from some contractors that the sand + refinishing potential of a solid hardwood floor that has been nailed down is a often little bit exaggerated/inaccurate, as once you’ve sanded down to the point where the nails become visible, the floor is “finished” as far as refinishing is concerned.

]]> By: stevegetsiv http://prefinishedflooring.org/2008/11/18/the-fundamentals-of-prefinished-flooring/#comment-2 stevegetsiv Wed, 19 Nov 2008 16:19:13 +0000 http://prefinishedflooring.wordpress.com/?p=8#comment-2 There seems to be a lot of people who think engineered flooring is superior to solid. In some installations, engineered is the right choice - at or below grade for example, or in situations where some humidity variations are expected - dry winters, humid summers. The majority of engineered produced these days has a 0.6mm to 2mm wear layer. Most of the stuff at Home Depot and Lowes for example. I don't think people should expect to sand and refinish an engineered flooring product unless it has a minimum 3mm wear layer. If thinner about all you can do is screen and recoat - screening just roughs up the finish and does not get down to bare wood. Many engineered floors, especially the products coming in from China, are machine or hand scraped as well as prefinished. These floors cannot be refinished from what I hear. Maybe with some sort of brush sander. Steve Getsiv www.novausawood.com There seems to be a lot of people who think engineered flooring is superior to solid. In some installations, engineered is the right choice – at or below grade for example, or in situations where some humidity variations are expected – dry winters, humid summers.

The majority of engineered produced these days has a 0.6mm to 2mm wear layer. Most of the stuff at Home Depot and Lowes for example. I don’t think people should expect to sand and refinish an engineered flooring product unless it has a minimum 3mm wear layer. If thinner about all you can do is screen and recoat – screening just roughs up the finish and does not get down to bare wood.

Many engineered floors, especially the products coming in from China, are machine or hand scraped as well as prefinished. These floors cannot be refinished from what I hear. Maybe with some sort of brush sander.

Steve Getsiv
http://www.novausawood.com

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