Thinking about flooring.
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Can you match it? In your case a site finished hardwood would be difficult. You could get away with doing a different pattern in the wood.
If it is cracking a 12" tile I seriously doubt that is settling. Probably more like underlayment flexing or gaps in the mastic they used that is not supporting the tile.
If you took the tile up and put in 3/8" cement board under the new tile it would adhere better and be a bit stiffer. I'd do a smaller size tile (see herringbone) in a pattern that will not flex as much.
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Tell management to kiss your ass.
Premium vinyl. Period.
Mine is NAFCO. I'm sure other brands are also good. No muss, no fuss. You'll be long gone before it wears out. The wood-look planks are ok, but the tiles are really good...Invisible grout lines, etc.
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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Tell management to kiss your ass.
Premium vinyl. Period.
Mine is NAFCO. I'm sure other brands are also good. No muss, no fuss. You'll be long gone before it wears out. The wood-look planks are ok, but the tiles are really good...Invisible grout lines, etc.
@George-K The management being Mrs. K? Yeah, if I were you I would pass on Jolly's advice on dealing with management.
Really, I think it would be alright to have the wood. Matching can be done. We matched the color of maple flooring for our new kitchen with salvaged maple flooring from a community center in northern Minnesoooota.
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@George-K The management being Mrs. K? Yeah, if I were you I would pass on Jolly's advice on dealing with management.
Really, I think it would be alright to have the wood. Matching can be done. We matched the color of maple flooring for our new kitchen with salvaged maple flooring from a community center in northern Minnesoooota.
@brenda said in Thinking about flooring.:
@George-K The management being Mrs. K? Yeah, if I were you I would pass on Jolly's advice on dealing with management.
Really, I think it would be alright to have the wood. Matching can be done. We matched the color of maple flooring for our new kitchen with salvaged maple flooring from a community center in northern Minnesoooota.
I thought he meant management of the condo. I didn't know he meant the Big Boss. I shall now silently slink away...
“Cry havoc and let slip the DOGE of war!”
Those who cheered as J-6 American prisoners were locked in solitary for 18 months without trial, now suddenly fight tooth and nail for foreign terrorists’ "due process". — Buck Sexton
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I'd never install wood anywhere other than bedroom where it has a warm feel. Oak or bamboo may appear beautiful for a week, but hard as they may theoretically be, my experience is they wear all too soon and look worn.
Kitchen and bathrooms I'd consider durable high quality vinyl.
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@brenda said in Thinking about flooring.:
@George-K The management being Mrs. K? Yeah, if I were you I would pass on Jolly's advice on dealing with management.
Really, I think it would be alright to have the wood. Matching can be done. We matched the color of maple flooring for our new kitchen with salvaged maple flooring from a community center in northern Minnesoooota.
I thought he meant management of the condo. I didn't know he meant the Big Boss. I shall now silently slink away...
@Jolly said in Thinking about flooring.:
@brenda said in Thinking about flooring.:
@George-K The management being Mrs. K? Yeah, if I were you I would pass on Jolly's advice on dealing with management.
Really, I think it would be alright to have the wood. Matching can be done. We matched the color of maple flooring for our new kitchen with salvaged maple flooring from a community center in northern Minnesoooota.
I thought he meant management of the condo. I didn't know he meant the Big Boss. I shall now silently slink away...
LOL, Jolly! I see you're experienced at dealing with the management.
It could be condo management, but since they own their condo, I suspect the management is a lovely redhead.
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@Jolly said in Thinking about flooring.:
@brenda said in Thinking about flooring.:
@George-K The management being Mrs. K? Yeah, if I were you I would pass on Jolly's advice on dealing with management.
Really, I think it would be alright to have the wood. Matching can be done. We matched the color of maple flooring for our new kitchen with salvaged maple flooring from a community center in northern Minnesoooota.
I thought he meant management of the condo. I didn't know he meant the Big Boss. I shall now silently slink away...
LOL, Jolly! I see you're experienced at dealing with the management.
It could be condo management, but since they own their condo, I suspect the management is a lovely redhead.
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@brenda said in Thinking about flooring.:
@George-K The management being Mrs. K? Yeah, if I were you I would pass on Jolly's advice on dealing with management.
Really, I think it would be alright to have the wood. Matching can be done. We matched the color of maple flooring for our new kitchen with salvaged maple flooring from a community center in northern Minnesoooota.
I thought he meant management of the condo. I didn't know he meant the Big Boss. I shall now silently slink away...
@Jolly said in Thinking about flooring.:
@brenda said in Thinking about flooring.:
@George-K The management being Mrs. K? Yeah, if I were you I would pass on Jolly's advice on dealing with management.
Really, I think it would be alright to have the wood. Matching can be done. We matched the color of maple flooring for our new kitchen with salvaged maple flooring from a community center in northern Minnesoooota.
I thought he meant management of the condo. I didn't know he meant the Big Boss. I shall now silently slink away...
I wondered about that. Seemed out of character.
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@Jolly said in Thinking about flooring.:
@brenda said in Thinking about flooring.:
@George-K The management being Mrs. K? Yeah, if I were you I would pass on Jolly's advice on dealing with management.
Really, I think it would be alright to have the wood. Matching can be done. We matched the color of maple flooring for our new kitchen with salvaged maple flooring from a community center in northern Minnesoooota.
I thought he meant management of the condo. I didn't know he meant the Big Boss. I shall now silently slink away...
I wondered about that. Seemed out of character.
@Mik said in Thinking about flooring.:
@Jolly said in Thinking about flooring.:
@brenda said in Thinking about flooring.:
@George-K The management being Mrs. K? Yeah, if I were you I would pass on Jolly's advice on dealing with management.
Really, I think it would be alright to have the wood. Matching can be done. We matched the color of maple flooring for our new kitchen with salvaged maple flooring from a community center in northern Minnesoooota.
I thought he meant management of the condo. I didn't know he meant the Big Boss. I shall now silently slink away...
I wondered about that. Seemed out of character.
Some of us never wondered.
I wonder why?
Nah, I don't wonder about that either.
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I bet you were that insufferable little miss-know-it-all girl in elementary school, weren't you?
@Mik
Gosh, much of my first grade year was spent gazing out the window. I don't know if I was bored or just lacked focus, maybe both.Thank goodness my teacher didn't give me hell for it, Instead, she would walk by and just touch my shoulder to get me to bring my mind back to the classroom . Life at home was bad, and I had a habit of tuning out like that. She had the patience to make a real difference for me, and I have often wondered what would have happened to me without her.
It was also good for me that I had her for both first and second grades. This was a small school, and each classroom was for two grades. Having her for two years got me off to a good start academically.
Several times, I have tried to find her to thank her. Her last name was Williams, which is just common enough to be difficult to track.
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Just now seeing this thread... regarding oak flooring looking good for a week... I've got hardwood all over my house, and there's not a scratch on it anywhere. It looks as good today as it did when I built the place 30 plus years ago. I also have marble in a few places. Not so much as a crack in the grout. It looks just like it did the day it was put down.
My guess is your tile was put down without a separation layer between the tile and the subfloor. Wood expands and contracts, and eventually any tile will fail if there's not a separation layer put down first. It's one of those things that some builders will cheat on if they can. I would get a good tile man in and put down new marble, but go back with 24X24 inch tiles.
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