Hello AT,
I'm having my fir floors finished, but the finisher says he can't do anything with the two oak (?) planks between the living room and dining room. My father wants to install small benches that would double as bookshelves there, but I'm afraid it's going to disrupt the flow. The planks are 29" long and 6.5" wide. The bench would be 7.25" wide and about 18" high. The space between the attic ceiling and the top of the floor is 9". I was thinking about installing either glass bricks or dark blue glass tiles in the space left by the planks. Any suggestions?
Thanks, Doug
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I am very surprised that your refinisher said that there is nothing that he can do. I think you shuld shop around for another refinsher. Point out the problem to the next refinisher and ask how he would handle the problem. Like Maxwell said the space can be filled in with other boards of the same species. Even if they have to be custom made, it wouldn't be to difficult.
I agree with Maxwell here. Why can't new planks be put in and stained to match. If you're getting the whole floor refinished then you'll get a good match.
Speaking of refinishing, can anyone recommend a good furniture refinisher that isn't too expensive. Found a cute nightstand that needs to be stripped down and fixed.
Appreciate any leads in the NYC area.
You need a new floor guy. This is easy to fix. Consider pulling up even more flooring until you have a symmetrical area. Then you can use other woods in another direction as a threshold.
As Maxwell and the above posts state, you should get a second opinion regarding using fir to finish your floors. Fir is widely available. If you don't have any recommendations for contractors you can start with doing a search at the Franklin Report.
http://franklinreport.com/NY/Categories/Flooring.html
You can also find furniture refinishers
http://franklinreport.com/NY/Categories/furniture.html
Timothy-
You're awesome. Thanks for the lead.
T.P.
i myself have patched holes in old flooring. it is no problem. get a new guy, this is common and easy to patch. you will even find articles on the subject in fine woodworking. and if you're worried about consistency in color then you could pull some wood and re-do the whole threshold with a cool stripe. do it before the floor is re-finished.