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<\/p>\nNever say never.<\/p>\n
Several days ago I told my readers that I’d never mention my new floors or their installation again – a vow I fully intended to keep. But because:<\/p>\n
a). the installation process, which was ‘supposed’ to take 2 – 21\/2 days ended up taking 3 1\/2 days, and..<\/p>\n
b). I was stuck at home during installation which meant I couldn’t be out shooting so ‘the project’ prevented me from posting new bird photos to my blog and…<\/p>\n
c). many readers (at least five of you) asked to see photos of my new floors when installation was complete…<\/p>\n
I decided to relent and post a few photos.<\/p>\n
Andrew, my installer, completed the project at about noon yesterday. All told I now have new floors in my kitchen, dining area, two bathrooms and two stair landings. The following photos are of the kitchen and dining area. They’re cell phone photos taken in the interior in less than ideal light so colors aren’t very accurate but you’ll get the idea.<\/p>\n
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My dining area at the end of the third day of installation. Andrew’s tools are scattered about, trim and new heat registers haven’t yet been installed and the floor is covered with a fine layer of dust and sawdust.<\/p>\n
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One view of the kitchen area. I may replace the trim at the base of the cabinets. It’s the trim supplied by the manufacturer to match this particular floor but I’m having a hard time getting used to it.<\/p>\n
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Looking from the kitchen into the adjacent dining area after most of my ‘stuff” has been moved back into it’s proper place.<\/p>\n
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A different view of the dining area.<\/p>\n
Technically my new floors are neither hardwood planks or vinyl planks. These planks are made of a special kind of waterproof plastic that is maintenance free and virtually indestructible. One of the many reasons I like this material so much is that it looks so much like real wood and it actually has wood texture. You can literally see and feel the texture of the grain and the knots in the “wood”.<\/p>\n
This particular material is more expensive than vinyl planks but less expensive than many real hardwoods and ceramic tile and it has none of their maintenance issues so at this point at least I’m very pleased with my choice. With my lifestyle I’m hard on floors.<\/p>\n
As he was leaving yesterday for the final time Andrew told me the only thing I have to be careful about with my new floors is heat. High heat can damage the plastic so he told me to avoid leaving a hot curling iron on the floor.<\/p>\n
I told him not to worry. I haven’t used a curling iron since I lost most of my hair years ago.<\/p>\n
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Late Addendum: Apparently some readers took me seriously when I strongly implied that at some point in my life I used a curling iron. Believe me, when I said that my tongue was so firmly planted in my cheek it almost came out the other side.<\/em><\/p>\n <\/p>\n .<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Never say never.<\/p>\n