Hello,
we purchased a condominium with 114 sqm (1,227 sq ft) and selected the flooring. There was an upcharge of 40€/sqm (4 USD/sq ft) net to upgrade from strip parquet to wide plank flooring. The floor is glued down, and we were genuinely excited, but now that it has been installed, we notice significant brightness variations. In the showroom, it appeared much more uniform. I have attached some photos here.
When we raised the issue of the inconsistency, we were told that they generally don’t mix planks but install them package by package in sequence as they come, and the floor will still be oiled. The company is actually quite reputable and correspondingly expensive, but I would have sorted the planks better myself.
we purchased a condominium with 114 sqm (1,227 sq ft) and selected the flooring. There was an upcharge of 40€/sqm (4 USD/sq ft) net to upgrade from strip parquet to wide plank flooring. The floor is glued down, and we were genuinely excited, but now that it has been installed, we notice significant brightness variations. In the showroom, it appeared much more uniform. I have attached some photos here.
When we raised the issue of the inconsistency, we were told that they generally don’t mix planks but install them package by package in sequence as they come, and the floor will still be oiled. The company is actually quite reputable and correspondingly expensive, but I would have sorted the planks better myself.
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NoggerLoger17 Apr 2021 22:49Sure, I think so too. Still, a bit more care could have been taken. After we complained, the same flooring was installed at the neighbor’s without significant variations in brightness. Thanks already for the feedback so far.
NoggerLoger schrieb:
Basically, we also like the rustic look, which is why the floor is natural wood, but those three dark boards and that small section are a bit distracting, or am I overreacting?It really comes down to personal taste. But if it helps at all: I think the floor looks beautiful just as it is. The color variations actually make it look more natural and highlight the authentic material. Honestly, I’m a bit envious. Overall, we’re happy with our vinyl flooring in wood design, and manufacturers do try not to make it look too uniform, but compared to your plank floor, mine suddenly looks like something picked up at a discount store. 🤨P
pagoni202018 Apr 2021 00:19Of course, mixing them would have been possible, but then the darker boards would stand out individually. Here, we are using mostly second-grade boards, and the professional just started laying them down, even though I gave him a furniture layout plan and repeatedly asked him to place the “less attractive” boards under the kitchen units, pantry, bed, etc.
Despite being second-grade, the quality is great, but he already installed the third board with a small defect. Under the bed, everything is perfect. The same goes for the kitchen and living room, although there are two reddish boards placed right in the middle of the room. On the other hand, the pantry and the area under the sofas look great. Honestly, not even a beating would have helped. He was really nice, but didn’t understand what I meant. You can also see his clumsiness in the way he handled the corner joints of the stairs...
I’d say even here, it’s a minor issue, so I wouldn’t worry too much for your situation, even though it could have been done better.
Depending on the type of oil or pigments in the finish, you might hardly notice anything later—kind of like the first defect you end up barely caring about… 😀
Despite being second-grade, the quality is great, but he already installed the third board with a small defect. Under the bed, everything is perfect. The same goes for the kitchen and living room, although there are two reddish boards placed right in the middle of the room. On the other hand, the pantry and the area under the sofas look great. Honestly, not even a beating would have helped. He was really nice, but didn’t understand what I meant. You can also see his clumsiness in the way he handled the corner joints of the stairs...
I’d say even here, it’s a minor issue, so I wouldn’t worry too much for your situation, even though it could have been done better.
Depending on the type of oil or pigments in the finish, you might hardly notice anything later—kind of like the first defect you end up barely caring about… 😀
pagoni2020 schrieb:
is probably similar to the first dent you still mourn about….. 😀Yeah, yeah… we spent weeks going back and forth over “country-style staircase, yes or no” – in the end, we invested a four-digit sum in the beautiful stringer staircase, instructed the moving company and all the tradespeople to be EXTREMELY careful with the stairs – and then my 1-year-old throws his constantly drooling “feed me” dino with full force over the stair gate. 🙄 The worst dent from the whole incident is right in the impact angle of the daylight coming through the front door. You just can’t not see it.
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