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Help me decide - re: hardwood floor (LONG!!!)
So, DH and I have been mulling over this for the past 2 days and still can't decide, so I thought I would turn to the second best decision makers I know - - you ladies!!! Here's what we've got:
We bought solid wood hardwood floor a few months ago to install in our kitchen and eating area. We live in a townhouse so the problem we are dealing with is that we have a cement slab that we would be putting the floor down on to. Here are our options and the reasons why we can't decide.
First - install a plywood subfloor. Cost $350, but very labor intensive. The problem with this is that with the plywood and the flooring, it would bring our floors up to almost the bottom of the pantry and the 1/2 bath door, which I am not sure would work so well. Fixable with a saw, but not sure how well it would work.
Second - glue down the wood Cost potentially $650 (who knew glue was so expensive!!) Very messy and very permanent, but solid and research shows not as much creaking.
Third - http://www.lumberliquidators.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=7504&WT.mc_id=CSE_Google_07&CAWELAID=586908366 It's called Elastilon and it is an all-in-one product that looks really great, super easy to instally, but expensive! Cost $700 in the end.
There are Pros and Cons to every option. I like the ease of the Elastilon but the cost of the subfloor. What do you ladies think? Anyone have experience with this situation? Anyone married to a man who does this for a living and would be willing to talk with us about this?!?!?! All of the installation places I have talked to won't consult with you unless you bought the wood there. We bought the wood at Lumber Liquidators and their prices are great but their customer service is sub-par.
Thanks for reading this ladies!!! Happy weekend 
Re: Help me decide - re: hardwood floor (LONG!!!)
Hard wood in the kitchen/eating may be a disaster for a future buyer, so think about what the best options are if they want to either remove, or do something over the flooring. I have no idea for people who hate hardwood in kitchens, if they would actually not buy the home or if they would do something over it?
You could try calling Floors by Steve in Roseville. They're super friendly and their website has lots of great info. They may be able to help educate you and do the install? The owners are my hs friends uncle/aunt.
I agree with this. If you ever want to sell, it's something to consider. I LOVE my hardwood floors, but I can't stand them in the kitchen. So I would keep resale in mind if any buyers might want to rip it out.
Boy/girl twins born at 37w1d and 37w2d
I think I would go with the third option. Permanently glued down wood makes me feel itchy when thinking about ever replacing it.