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   floman47 | Dec 14, 2002 06:14am | #1

   Hi Janet

   Maple is a grate floor a little unstable but with good acclamation its no problem. 

   Do you wont to do a solid or engineered floor? 

   Jeff in so cal

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   IanDG | Dec 14, 2002 09:52am | #2

   Janet,

   "In what way is maple a bad choice for floors?"

   If it has been laid and finished before then there should be no trouble at all re-finishing it.

   Here's a link to Ken Fisher's site which is a good source for flooring information.

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   floman47 | Dec 14, 2002 10:30pm | #3

   Ian

   Interesting site,  thinks! 

   They sure spend a lot of time taking pictures?

   Jeff in so cal

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   fourquarter | Dec 16, 2002 02:04am | #4

   I recently laid maple in our living room. Aside from maple being hard as a rock, I wouldn't say it's too difficult. It seems like it moves more than oak in the seams, but that could have been my installation technique.

   Also, maple doesn't take stain well, but it looks fantastic when it's finished with just a clear product.

   Plan on spending a while behind the sander and even longer behind the buffer. But the results are worth it.

   Good luck.

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   DWRead | Dec 16, 2002 02:25am | #5

   Now that you mention staining, that was probably what article meant about maple being difficult to refinish.

   Thanks for all the input.

   Janet

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   floman47 | Dec 16, 2002 11:31pm | #6

   I've had success staining maple with jell stain.  It's hard to wipe off because a little goes a long way.  

   Jeff in so cal

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