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I am waiting for an answer from an engineer that works with the builder we work for & will let you know tomorrow.

No need for glue down unless it's concrete. Nails are recommended for certain species but staples are also fine.

Thanks Pat.

What I have been told is TGI joists are not designed to be braced. So therefore, you are not able to do anything from underneath. Min. 3/8"-1/2" plywood is required to reinforce the sub-floor. I have also been told not to install the floor with the joists with 22"-24" o.c. With wide plank over 16" o.c. 7/8" sheeting would be acceptable. Additional plywood will increase your height dramatically & you will be 3/4" above the tiles.

Hope this helps.

This leaves me no choice but to install on a 45. Pat, do you think hardwood on a 45 would look good in my Hillsview Great Room and Dining Room? Here' s a link http://www.mattamyhomes.com/GTA/Communi ... IEWEND.pdf

Is using staples better than nails and can you lay hardwood over OSB? What would be the costs to install on a 45? Once I'm settled in, I'll be calling you. Thanks again.

Diagonal it is. You mean the planks would be laid flush to the peninsula, lengthwise from the Great room into the Dining room?

Yes, flush with the breakfast bar.

The hardwood looks great..Perfect match with the stairs.
Rob and Darek very efficient with the install.



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The hardwood looks great..Perfect match with the stairs.
Rob and Darek very efficient with the install.





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Salakun, what colour are your floors?

My husband is going to be installing our hardwood throughout the whole house. My concern is the flooring is slightly higher than the tiles and the nosing or our stairs on the second floor. What do we do in a situation like that?

I've just bought a 6 year old mattamy home and the red oak flooring needs refinishing. The finish is is worn down the hallway and kitchen and the floor has quite a few gaps in these areas. Reading online, I gather that the cure for the gaps is probably to relay it and shim/fill the edges. Does anyone know where to rent a floor sander in Milton? Also, can anyone recommend some finishing products?

Shout out for Floorwood Solutions Inc.


They are Robert Romanczuk & Darek Garlinski. (PM the OP, patrob (Patricia), if this thread didn't steer you in that direction yet).

We had them install the popular Vintage 5" Baroque Hand Scraped hardwood flooring, on a 45 degree, on much of the main level of our Hillsview recently.
I left them to their talents while I was at work most of the day and returned to a completely transformed home.

They're a great bunch of people. I've met with Robert 3 times before they installed and had the pleasure of meeting Patricia as well. Her communication is consistently prompt and patient... as it was a full 14 months from the first time I asked for a quote until the floors were installed. The workmanship of Robert and Darek is of the same quality.

There were a few Mattamy screw ups around my breakfast bar that they fixed in the process and made it right.
Floorwood Solutions don't install crap. After seeing builder installed hardwood at both my in-laws Tribute Home (in Oakville) and another newly constructed detached home that a friend bought in Kitchener, I am happy with how I spent my money on this product and the installation services.

I am glad you put a pick of the transition from the ceramic surface to the hardwood. That is where the workmanship of the installtion shows. Question, the ceramic is always sitting lower than the hardwood but it looks to be to level in that pic. How? Is there a slight slope one the that transitional hardwood piece that doesn't show in the photo?