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Originally Posted by wrickem
Why? I can understand if you don't take care of leaks and stuff, but a leak here and there isn't going to kill your wood floors.
FWIW, my house was built in 1864 with random width pumpkin pine floors throughout. I'd take a guess that the wood's got to be at least 400 years old by now, and the floors are one of the nicest features in the house (if you like old houses, of course). Our kitchen floor is usually the first thing people comment on, especially after a light screen and coat which we've done 2x in 19 years.  |
considering area space is small, most traffic space out of the whole house...tile or stone is better. Even in high end apt, wet areas have tile/stone.
of course it would be nice to have custom hardwood floors everywhere but its not practical.