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-MIKE-

On 5/1/17 5:43 PM, wrote:
On Monday, May 1, 2017 at 11:16:27 AM UTC-5,
wrote:

That would be my take as well. The factory finishes are great if
you buy a good material to begin with and should last 15 - 20
years with good care. Then refinish.

15-20 years??? I've lived in several houses that had real hardwood
floors, oak, that were 50-75 years old when we were there. I would
very happily use my rip claw to beat to death any fool who bragged
about a floor lasting 15-20 years. The carpet in my house is 20
years old and it doesn't look all that bad.

We're not talking about the actual flooring, we're talking about the
finish.
Anyone who has had their solid wood floors refinished can attest to how
incredible they look when they are redone. You don't notice how dull
they get because it happened so slowly over those decades. Once it's as
good as new, you realize how dull they were.

The other point we're making is that no consumer actually expects finish
flooring to last more than 20 years because people remodel so often,
now. It's a different consumer market than it was when our grandparents
were deciding on flooring material.

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