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   RalphBarker | Jul 11, 2012 02:09pm | #1

   wood vs. WOOD

   My guess is that Lumber Liquidators was speaking of the thin laminate strip flooring they sell - flooring that essentially floats on the subfloor. Old-style hardwood flooring was solid wood that was around 1/2" thick, and even older wood flooring was real planks, 4/4, or so. Both were nailed into the subfloor. Nowadays, however, that would get awfully expensive.

   For a less-expensive alternative, you might consider tongue-n-groove OSB (oriented strand board), properly sealed with an epoxy-based floor paint. Consideration whould be given, of course, to what is below the OSB - joists or concrete slab, with the corresponding vapor-barrier treatment.

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   Westchester | Jul 11, 2012 07:23pm | #2

   Weight

   I guess the plywood is on a cement slab - weight is no problem.  Out of high school I worked many years in a large factory building with a cabinet shop on the third floor.  The flooring was oak - painted gray; but as I remember it was comfortable + indestructible. Large machines with guys beating on the place every day - not me of course.

   SA

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   bredonadam | Sep 04, 2012 02:28am | #3

   yes this seems to be a good combination. plywood with diffrent mica coating is a very good option  becuase in mica coating , there is no problem of water spoiling our wood work.cabinate should also be made by better plastic coated mica.

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   256 | Sep 08, 2012 03:39pm | #4

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