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I have a house built in 1937. The existing hardwood floors are 1 3/4″ face nailed quatersawn oak strip, with various inlay patterns around the edges.
I put new Accra 1 3/4″ face nailed quatersawn oak strip in the kitchen recently, with a ‘ship deck’ pattern of 3 strips of oak followed by a narrow strip of dark walnut. I saw this pattern in a neighbour’s house of similar vintage, so I figure it’s historically correct.
Now I am looking for ideas for the new family room in the basement. I would like to get away from oak, preferably go with an engineered flooring material (it’s going to be floated over a radiant slab), yet still use a wood that is historically correct. I’d also like it to be light coloured. I’m leaning towards maple, but just can’t seem to get enthused about it, or find any maple that matches the quality of the quartersawn oak strip. Any suggestions on historically correct hardwood for the 1930’s?
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Chestnut or Cherry?
*My '20's vintage house had yellow pine flooring in the "informal" areas.
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I have a house built in 1937. The existing hardwood floors are 1 3/4" face nailed quatersawn oak strip, with various inlay patterns around the edges.
I put new Accra 1 3/4" face nailed quatersawn oak strip in the kitchen recently, with a 'ship deck' pattern of 3 strips of oak followed by a narrow strip of dark walnut. I saw this pattern in a neighbour's house of similar vintage, so I figure it's historically correct.
Now I am looking for ideas for the new family room in the basement. I would like to get away from oak, preferably go with an engineered flooring material (it's going to be floated over a radiant slab), yet still use a wood that is historically correct. I'd also like it to be light coloured. I'm leaning towards maple, but just can't seem to get enthused about it, or find any maple that matches the quality of the quartersawn oak strip. Any suggestions on historically correct hardwood for the 1930's?