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Hardwood floors
I'm currently shopping for prefininshed oak flooring, for the
first time. The samples I've been finding all visually appear to have a grain, as you would expect, with oak. But when touching the surface I can feel no grain imprint. Looking at it at an angle shows no blemish or indent in the surface, it just looks flat and artifical. Is this a real "clear" finish on real oak or is it a printed on pattern. Looking at the end grain sort of gives the impression that it is the real grain, but how do they get it so damn smooth. |
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On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 05:44:48 GMT, Nirodac wrote:
I'm currently shopping for prefininshed oak flooring, for the first time. The samples I've been finding all visually appear to have a grain, as you would expect, with oak. But when touching the surface I can feel no grain imprint. Looking at it at an angle shows no blemish or indent in the surface, it just looks flat and artifical. Is this a real "clear" finish on real oak or is it a printed on pattern. Looking at the end grain sort of gives the impression that it is the real grain, but how do they get it so damn smooth. It is the difference between what can be accomplished in a highly sophisticated and controlled industrial process as compared to on-site. I am working on a job currently where they will use Giordano (sp?) flooring. I had a look at some samples and it is an incredible product. Somewhere around $15/sq/ft I believe. |
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Greetings and Salutations...
On Sun, 10 Sep 2006 05:44:48 GMT, Nirodac wrote: I'm currently shopping for prefininshed oak flooring, for the first time. The samples I've been finding all visually appear to have a grain, as you would expect, with oak. But when touching the surface I can feel no grain imprint. Looking at it at an angle shows no blemish or indent in the surface, it just looks flat and artifical. Is this a real "clear" finish on real oak or is it a printed on pattern. Looking at the end grain sort of gives the impression that it is the real grain, but how do they get it so damn smooth. Now...if it is "engineered" flooring, what you are looking at is, basically, a very good quality photograph of oak planking, printed on vinyl, and coated with a very strong clear-coat. It is amazingly hard to tell it from the "real" thing, these days, as it is very good. Short of taking a pocket knife to the flooring, one can tell that it is engineered by laying out the pieces in a box or two...you should find some pieces that are clones of each other. I am not entirely sure that it is possible to put enough pore filler on real oak to make it that smooth, and still have it look good. The grain is just too rugged. Regards Dave Mundt |
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