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4. My sister got hemlock flooring in wide planks. It is gorgeous. And they leave the knots

Reply to GoneOffShore (Original post)

Tue Feb 28, 2012, 10:58 PM

Feb 2012

out of the boards as they lay them then they walk around with a woden mallet and hammer the knots back into the holes once they are done. Really nice and dark. Warms up a room.

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New sunroom - need flooring advice, please! [View all] GoneOffShore Feb 2012 OP

What about teak? cbayer Feb 2012 #1

warmish? you actually want it warm, or in color NMDemDist2 Feb 2012 #2

I'd go for the old standards, tile or slate Warpy Feb 2012 #3

I should have been clearer - GoneOffShore Feb 2012 #6

My sister got hemlock flooring in wide planks. It is gorgeous. And they leave the knots applegrove Feb 2012 #4

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2013 #13

Vinyl Plank Flooring Stinky The Clown Feb 2012 #5

i put that all through the Phoenix house NMDemDist2 Mar 2012 #8

We put a premium laminate (allock) in our kitchen. It is holding up well, but I wish I had gone with Stinky The Clown Mar 2012 #9

what color did you use? LaydeeBug Mar 2012 #10

i have no idea what it was called, but it looked like this NMDemDist2 Mar 2012 #11

I know this is an old thread... MadrasT May 2012 #12

And thanks for all the responses! GoneOffShore Feb 2012 #7