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- From: ben@yenta.alb.nm.us (Ben Klausner)
- Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
- Subject: Re: Wood Floors Using Pine!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan21.211408.8315@yenta.alb.nm.us>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 21:14:08 GMT
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- rickt@rmtc.paramax.com (Rick Thompson [RMTC/ISP]) writes:
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- >I have house that was built in (around) 1907 and need to replace the wood
- >floors. The floor will have variable width (2" to 6") planks from 6 to 10
- >feet in length. Currently the floor is fur, I think. After calling around for
- >prices on oak and fur flooring...(deleted)... I've therefore decided
- >to look at pine flooring (lodge pole, sp?). My question is, is using pine a
- >very wise decision?
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- Other alternatives include hardwood veneer plywood strips, and old
- construction lumber taken from demolished buildings and re-sawn into
- flooring boards.
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