Dennis Thompson
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Is hardwood flooring something a reasonably handy person can install himself?
Thanks
Dennis
Thanks
Dennis
My comment is that it is so easy that no book is needed.Dennis,
I would recommend picking up a bood by Bruce Bollinger on installing hardwood floors (http://www.amazon.com/Hardwood-Floo...bs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1201894176&sr=8-1). This book will tell you pretty much everything you need to know.
It's easier to install the hardwood than to finish. I've installed 3 floors but have always had a professional do the sanding and finishing.
Greg
Let it rest at least two weeks and with the boxes opened, Cardboard is a great insulator and delays the acclimation.
Art shows in his photos, an important step, many omit and pay the price later... Allowing the wood to acclimate to your home.
A minimum or a week with the boxes opened and exposed but two weeks would be better. Open the boxes (although SWMBO will insist it looks messy)
This is especially true with severe weather changes going on now. If you buy it in the summer at the BORG for instance, AC and cool then truck it home and not as cool, etc. etc. Or hot from the delivery truck traversing across country to fill your order, then into an AC house. Guess what? Or Cold in delivery truck trucking across the frozen Tundra then into your happy warm home. Ta Da!
See what I mean? Let it rest at least two weeks and with the boxes opened, Cardboard is a great insulator and delays the acclimation.