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If you want, PM or e-mail me with your floorplan & what rooms you want done & I will give you pricing on few diff. maple options

Some exotics & hand scraped will be more expensive than maple. There is hand scraped maple as well which will go great with your maple stairs

Here is a pic of 5" hand scraped maple we installed. It's available in a few diff. stain colours.



Here is that same floor against natural maple stairs http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/7990/img8079p.jpg

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Hi Everyone!

I will be closing in about 6 months so I am going through the DC with all the upgrades and choosing colour schemes. I am way in over my head with all this. I have no idea which way to go. I like all styles and colours. If money was not an issue I'd probably have my entire house renovated every year ;o)

Since this thread is focusing on hardwood I might as well address my confusing here.

I read that Mattamy does not have any warranty against any damage to the hardwood once installed and that has me worried. In this day and age anything can happen at any time. I trust Mattamy but I might be the unlucky one who has a leak in the plumbing or a leaky roof. I don't want to have to redo my floors by 3rd party if Mattamy will not be fixing the damage.

Also I am completely lost with the type of hardwood and the colour. I like the dark look, but I'm a major freak when it comes to lighting. I cannot live in a house that has a slight dimness to it. I would prefer some light and airy colours that I can match any colour furniture with. I am more into the red, navy, white, black, silver type colours with furniture (sofas). Would this mean that a darker wash on the hardwood would look better? Some one please help... thanks...

To me this would seem pretty normal. Why would they warranty the hardwood floor to be resistant to a leaky roof damaging it??

Correct me if i'm wrong, but if you have a leak in the plumbing or a leaky roof, then you would make sure you have house insurance to cover the cost of the collateral damage.

It depends on the builder. Some builders will cover damages caused by them & others will not. But if you have a roof or plumbing leak or some other damage, usually the house insurance will cover it. Plus you would only be covered for that sort of damage for only 1 year or whatever the warranty period is. If you want to save yourself some money, getting hardwood installed after closing is a cheaper option with more choices & generally of better quality. You can always have Mattamy install your hardwood floor, it will just cost you a lot more

Dark colours are very popular lately but if you are not comfortable with going too dark, you can't go wrong with a med. colour. I suggest going through magazines or just looking online for ideas. You can always visit a couple of model homes for inspiration. Here is a link someone posted a while back of pictures from diff. model homes www.buildinghomes.ca/community/forums/s ... php?t=6930

Hope this helps a bit

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OMG! I totally forgot about Home Insurance.


Patrob...thanks for the link....it really helps...

You're welcome

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Very true, that's what I always say

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Hey Patrob (Thanks for the quote in PM.. we will keep it in mind)..

I've decided to ask this question publically instead of via a PM because I assume other may be interested.

Sorry if it has already been asked, I couldnt' find an answer scrolling through the pages of this popular topic.

So here it goes... engineered hardwood... what are your thoughts? Pro's cons...

what does it typically do to the total price (and your welcome to pm me a price on it for 300sq feet).

THANKS!

There is 2 diff. kinds of engineered: ply based & solid sawn. Solid Sawn is a lot better (3/4"). Solid wood expands & contracts with humidity changes. Perfect humidity for solid wood is 45-55%. Solid Sawn eng. has a larger humidity range window 30-80% & within that range, the wood will not shrink, expand, cup, etc. But Solid Sawn is only available from Vintage. Most other manufacturers only offer eng. in ply based. It can also be installed pretty much over any surface, concrete, radiant heat, below grade (basement), etc. with various types of installation - nailed, glued or float.




The total price between solid & eng. nail down over wooden sub-floor is not very significant but it gives you a worry free product. But depending on the eng. product you choose (ex. 1/2"), it will require a specialized nailer with diff. nails & this will increase the cost slightly.
If your size, colour & species is available, I highly recommend solid sawn from Vintage.

Hope this helps

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Tonight we have been awarded "Best of 09" by HomeStars.com

I would like to thank all of our satisfied customers & of course our great installers

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Congrats patrob. I'll be calling you after I close.

Thanks. Looking forward to hear from you

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Ask your site super or find a trim carpenter on site & he will be able to help you. Mattamy has specific shapes that are not available anywhere else.
In the worst case, find out who is the trim company & buy directly from them.

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Hi,

Thinking of getting our main floor done, but realized the engineered wood beams run the same way I would like to see the wood. Is there a way to get it installed the same way? by reinforcing the floor or something?


Markus

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Yes, you can add additional plywood 5/8" glued & screwed. But this will dramatically increase your height difference between hardwood & tiles. I am sure your joists are 20" o.c. plus...

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