need flooring advice/help

[mtwarden]

Got great help a year ago or so ago on countertop questions I had, figured I'd give this a go.

We have a wood floor in our great room and sadly a small amount of the flooring has got water damage (less than 10% of the square footage of floor). When we purchased the home (2014, built in 2012) there was some remaining pieces of flooring, but not enough to replace what is damaged—probably half or so.

I had flooring guy come in and he took one of the spare pieces and ran it by his distributor and he couldn't get it (appears it might be discontinued??). The spare pieces I got with the home weren't in boxes, so no manufacturer or part number unfortunately.

As the floor isn't too terribly old, yo9u'd think somewhere there has to be some laying around???

It's engineered hand scraped Hickory—5" reveal and 15/32-1/2" thick.

Seems silly to replace the entire floor and we love the flooring we have.

Any ideas on how to locate some? Are there custom flooring outfits that can replicate it?

Any and all ideas welcome and thanks in advance!

Pic of the flooring

 

[loganwayne]

if i was a betting man id say its a 75% chance it is a Shaw flooring product.
you may not find a 100% match but if you mix it in with what you already have it may become alot less noticeable that it is slightly different.

If the flooring was thicker refinishing it all would be an option but the "wood" veneer is pretty thin on these thickness of floors.

Durable & Stylish Hardwood Flooring | Shaw Floors

Explore engineered hardwood in oak, hickory, maple and walnut options. Discover durable, scratch-resistant, and pet-friendly styles in various colors.

shawfloors.com

 

[mtwarden]

That looks super, super close.

Two things though—it comes with varying widths, ours is all 5" wide. It also shows it being 3/8" thick—ours is right at 1/2".

Thoughts?

 

[mtwarden]

^ I now see they have several Hickory options; I'll look through them all-thanks!

 

[S.Clancy]

If you can't find it, take a sample piece into a big flooring store, like Pierce in 4-corners or there is one in Billings. I bet they figure it out.

 

[loganwayne]

That looks super, super close.

Two things though—it comes with varying widths, ours is all 5" wide. It also shows it being 3/8" thick—ours is right at 1/2".

Thoughts?

order a sample and compare it to what you have. i bet you it is similar enough or the same thickness.

 

[survivalistd]

If you have closets with the same wood in it and it's not glued down. Replace the bad areas with it and put the new product back in the closets.

 

[Pescetism]

+1 the above comment. If the tongues and grooves are damaged in the removal you can cut them off and glue the planks in place. May require some face nailing though.

That flooring looks more like Armstrong, Bruce, or a box store brand to me due to the core material and length of the tongue. Until recently, Shaw used a compressed core similar to MDF in most of their engineered hardwood lines. The wood in the picture has a laminated (not laminate) core.

 

[mtwarden]

No closet, but our foyer is—but it's all glued down (radiant floor heat)

I'll check Armstrong and Bruce.

Looking again Shaw does have a 4.94" width (they don't call it 5"??), 1/2" thick in a very close tone.

I think that's the plan w/ the floorer is to cut off the tongues.

 

[survivalistd]

Lace work is fun

 

[TaperPin]

Keep in mind not every supplier carries every brand - especially if the regional wholesalers don’t stock it, but in other areas of the country it might be popular. If the corner radius was similar to what you have, the surface finish might not matter as much, but depends on the lighting where it’s going in.

I bet you’ll find something. This engineered Hurst flooring is 1/2”x5”. . . Just the first one that came up when I asked google, so there must be a bunch of companies that make that size in a hand scraped prefinished.

 

[camping1601]

What about stealing some from an end row along a wall and replacing that with something that's close?

 

[loganwayne]

From what im seeing 5" is the new 3.25" flooring. The narrow stuff isn't as popular and the 5" is a good compromise on width and cost. After 5" it goes stupid going wider

 

[mtwarden]

What about stealing some from an end row along a wall and replacing that with something that's close?

it's glued down so not sure how it would come off; the water damage is along a wall

 

[survivalistd]

it's glued down so not sure how it would come off; the water damage is along a wall

Do you have a picture of the water damaged area?

 

[mtwarden]

Do you have a picture of the water damaged area?

 

[survivalistd]

Water damage in the tough areas to repair. Even if it was 3/8 by 5 " you could shim or build up under. Takes finess but can be done..