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   ScottMatson | Jun 02, 2003 04:13pm | #1

   Hey, I can't tell from the photo what your point is. I can kind of guess, but maybe you could elaborate?

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   luvmuskoka | Jun 02, 2003 10:03pm | #2

   I didn't have my digital with me on the first day. The border separates 2 floors. An old floor on the kitchen side, and a new floor on the dinette side. The installers simply butted the ends of the new floor to the ends of the old floor. It was an unsightly bond, with large gaps which they planned on filling.Ditch

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   CAGIV | Jun 03, 2003 04:01am | #4

   Nice work, but who in their right mind would just butt two floors together?

   Some people should just not be allowed to play with tools.

   Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, Professionals build the Titanic.

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   luvmuskoka | Jun 03, 2003 10:31pm | #5

   CAG,

   Either you don't spend a lot of time in the field, or you work around professionals all the time.

   Nice work, but who in their right mind would just butt two floors together?

   The Dutchies (Amish) were responsible for this gaff.Ditch

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   FastEddie1 | Jun 02, 2003 11:58pm | #3

   If you go back and read the original post, it makes a lot of sense...and it's a neat fix.Do it right, or do it twice.

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   skipj | Jun 04, 2003 03:44am | #6

   Ditch,

   I can see that the border may help to define the space, but I find that the extra work to weave the new floor into the old, and then sand and finish the whole thing is almost always worth it.

   skipj

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   luvmuskoka | Jun 04, 2003 04:52am | #7

   skipj

   but I find that the extra work to weave the new floor into the old, and then sand and finish the whole thing is almost always worth it.

   I explain this project a little bit on the other thread. The board ends didn't  match evenly, the edges were off by more than 1/4". Threading them in would have been impossible............ Even if I could have: This room was 11'.6"  wide. That's 61  laces. That's very expensive. Prohibitively for a lot of folks.

   These people already got beat once. They were of modest means just trying to get a 12X14 addition put on. I make that border from leftover stock..... so I have a lot of it....I charged them a hundred bucks to install the border and the problem was fixed....

   ...and I think the border does a good job separating the kitchen from the dinette ....even if it wasn't planned.Ditch