Log Cabin Hardwood Floors

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Log cabin hardwood floors.

We are now finishing an 18x18 foot addition that has a crawl space underneath. Your log cabin flooring will needs to look and feel right but also must stand up to wear over the years too your log cabin flooring has a big impact on the internal appearance of your log cabin. We often don t think about how temperature affects our flooring but it can lead to major issues. Even if the floor takes a beating over time provided its veneer is thick enough hardwood can be re sanded and refinished to a gleam that echoes back to the time when it was new.

Hardwood floors durability beauty shine and ease of care have topped the list of reasons to choose hardwood. Oak and pine have been used for literally hundreds. Our three season cabin is on the north shore of lake michigan in the upper peninsula of michigan. These imperfections may be in the center of the plank or extend to the edges of the planks.

Apr 9 2019 explore sharon s board cabin flooring followed by 205 people on pinterest. Cabin grade hardwood flooring is characterized by the ample imperfections running throughout each plank. Finish hardwood flooring with several coats of a polyurethane varnish the kind that s used to finish commercial and gymnasium floors. Not all planks will have imperfections.

Some will look perfect while others will have some sort of visible surface flaw such as color variation more mineral streaks pin holes and small knotholes. Years ago almost all log cabins and homes were constructed with heart pine flooring which was often wide plank flooring. Oct 31 2018 explore joyce masson s board log cabin wood floors on pinterest. Cabin grade flooring is a very popular and less expensive alternative to the manufacturer s full priced and fully warranted wood flooring.

For a cabin that is not temperature regulated we would recommend a vinyl plank floor. Be careful of softwood flooring such as pine which will scar easily from things like pet claws. Because hardwood flooring is sourced from a natural product variations including knots pinholes dents and streaks occur. Flooring is also a very tactile aspect of a log cabin as we walk on them every day.

Humidity and drastic changes in any wood based flooring such as laminate or engineered hardwood can leave you with gaps and or buckling planks. Log cabin flooring is not what it used to be. We would like to install some type of hardwood or engineered hardwood on the floors but we re concerned about having no heat in the cabin through the winter months and what that might do to the flooring.