Any Wood Floor Experts out there?
- Thread starter durallymax
- Start date
Another repair and refinish... Some Walnut for you guys, seems a lot of folks love them some walnut. Mold had to be sanded off and plywood bleached.
Where do you live? I've worked out of state as far as Minnesota, Colorado, and West Texas!
SC ,,, Lake city area .. was going to do my all dark walnut study in cocabola but that shit is $$$$ ... my bro was going to do a zebra wood border an gave up on it so i made my wife a jewlery box with it
i know shevles look crooked but its just the grain of the wood .. dont know if u have worded with zebra wood but it is very heavy
you can see my oak floors not finished in the pics
i know shevles look crooked but its just the grain of the wood .. dont know if u have worded with zebra wood but it is very heavy
you can see my oak floors not finished in the pics
Last edited:
Another repair and refinish... Some Walnut for you guys, seems a lot of folks love them some walnut. Mold had to be sanded off and plywood bleached.
they didnt put a moister berier down ? before hardwood ?
This was a second floor repair. Nevertheless we always use #15 felt paper as a vapor barrier between hardwood/plywood. In those pictures I had already cut out the old felt to expose the mold.
Subfloors over concrete are supposed to have 6mil plastic between the concrete and 1st layer of plywood. It is also supposed to wrap up the walls until installation is complete, at which time it's cut flush with the finished floor. Houses built on crawl spaces are SUPPOSED to have black 6mil plastic on top of the ground throughout the entire crawl space.
Plastic is not a good choice between hardwood and plywood. In the event of a surface/interior leak, the moisture has nowhere to go. It will sit, mold, and not dry out. Felt paper seals around protruding nails and cleats well and will allow transferrance of the moisture. In this case somehow the plywood still got some mold. Your cabinets are awesome! Well done.
Subfloors over concrete are supposed to have 6mil plastic between the concrete and 1st layer of plywood. It is also supposed to wrap up the walls until installation is complete, at which time it's cut flush with the finished floor. Houses built on crawl spaces are SUPPOSED to have black 6mil plastic on top of the ground throughout the entire crawl space.
Plastic is not a good choice between hardwood and plywood. In the event of a surface/interior leak, the moisture has nowhere to go. It will sit, mold, and not dry out. Felt paper seals around protruding nails and cleats well and will allow transferrance of the moisture. In this case somehow the plywood still got some mold. Your cabinets are awesome! Well done.
i went with the hevier tar paper ... i was just wondering ... i went with engineering trust an 2 peices of 3/8's advanteck then the tar papaer ... i built my house way up so im sure that helps with moustier and then put a mouisture berrier of this plastic over the sand ... im no pro but im learning... thinking about even putting fans on the vents just cause... ill take a pic of my brothers house with 3 coats of gym finish
Last edited:
I doubt you'll have much trouble in your crawl space. In more humid climates, some have to have dehumidifiers down there. If you're worried about it,
Look into the wave ventilation system. Drainage is so important! Make sure the ground around the outside of the house is sloped well away from the exterior. Gutters/down spouts are also important ad they should not leak and be directed downhill.
im in SC no gutters yet ... but u say they are needed ? i hauled 120 loads of dirt in .. and all the dirt in from the pond the golf course dug
back yard looks like this now some golfer riped down my sign ima put up cameras
ima order a gamo hi powered air file an tech my 5yr old daughter how to shoot ... because if my daughters get hit by a golf ball .. its their ass .. ive already been to the club house an the guy acted stupid who talked shit to my bro's wife who lives next to me... wouldnt give us names
btw thats my 02 309k 8.1 2500
back yard looks like this now some golfer riped down my sign ima put up cameras
ima order a gamo hi powered air file an tech my 5yr old daughter how to shoot ... because if my daughters get hit by a golf ball .. its their ass .. ive already been to the club house an the guy acted stupid who talked shit to my bro's wife who lives next to me... wouldnt give us names
btw thats my 02 309k 8.1 2500
Last edited:
I'm sorry I saw SC and then the word Lake and I just ran with Salt Lake City, my mistake.
Yes gutters def needed. Any time you can direct water away from your crawl space or foundation you should
Yes gutters def needed. Any time you can direct water away from your crawl space or foundation you should
Thats right down there you guys have crawl spaces.
Around here the majority of crawl spaces are under "portable" houses.