Pacific Madrone Flooring

[TR6BILL]

My sister-in-law and her husband installed Pacific Madrone wood flooring in their home years ago and watched as holes appeared in the floor, here and there. As time went on, the holes became more visible. Found that they had a worm in the wood that would not die. Had to replace the whole floor (4 rooms) with new Madrone wood flooring to the tune of $35K. Ouch. Research your wood before you install.....

 

[DNK]

Thems dirty trees

 

[DrEntropy]

Ceramic tile has some advantages.

:smirk:

 

[DNK]

Cold

 

[DrEntropy]

In Florida that has advantage, bub.

 

[DNK]

Not here,And who you calling Bub, Pal?

 

[DrEntropy]

Who ya callin' "pal", bub?

 

[BabaKahawa]

let the floods come in and you be call-n the insurance man...

 

[elrey]

I installed a madrone floor years ago in a large kitchen here in S.L.O. The owners held a shindig to show off the remodel. unfortunately a bunch of babes showed up in stiletto heels and put divots throughout the floor. I refinished it the next week and so far no bugs. The floor now looks even better than it did new, mellowed with age. I have had an entire set of cabinets I made with ash get holed by bugs though. Ruined them. Hate them bugs. -- Elrey

 

[DrEntropy]

The primary reason we went with tile was the bugs. I'd love wood flooring for parts of th' hovel but we live in tropic conditions and have W.D.O.'s all around us, all year long. Just went thru a "scorched earth" program of Timbor/Termidor treatment and are in-process of repairing all the damage. Hateful li'l monsters dictate some of the lifestyle changes.

I'm thinkin' SALT for additional ground treatment around th' perimeter.

 

[Mickey Richaud]

Anyone tried cork flooring? S'posed to be bane to termites.

 

[anthony7777]

I'm thinkin' SALT for additional ground treatment around th' perimeter. [/quote]... doc, great time sava, dat way alls ya gots ta do is drag ya hambuggers, steeks, an chichen wings cross the ground b'foe ya toss em on the grill.

 

[elrey]

Neat stuff! Resiliant, quiet. But it can wear in heavy traffic areas. Seen where refrigerators damaged it Most bugs do not cotton to it never seen a termite in it, but the gall wasp does infect the tree. Fire resistant and insulatory. Not to mention I have been told to put a cork in it at times. -- elrey :laugh:

 

[DrEntropy]

May try the cork in a bedroom, if we ever get to the point we can FIND the floor in there...
it has become a storage bin for garage and shed "stack overflow". :smirk:

 

[elrey]

Perfect place for it! --elrey

 

[anthony7777]

doc, befor installing wood flooring in the climatic conditions you endure the flooring should be treated with a "borate insecticide", when bugs have infected an already installed floor sanding it down below the finnish treat with a borate insecticide then add top finish.

 

[DNK]

...I'm thinkin' SALT for additional ground treatment around th' perimeter.

Works great in Margaritas Too.

 

[DrEntropy]

We're all about dual-use materials, Don. :laugh: :thumbsup:

 

[DrEntropy]

doc, befor installing wood flooring in the climatic conditions you endure the flooring should be treated with a "borate insecticide", when bugs have infected an already installed floor sanding it down below the finnish treat with a borate insecticide then add top finish.

Understood. We've gone thru all the replaced/repaired/new construction with borates.

When we poured the new concrete for Her shed, the stuff went down before a plastic vapor barrier. All framing at the concrete interface was treated wood wrapped outside with Tyvec, glued with construction adhesive and we used HardyPanel on the exterior. Let's see those eevile monsters eat their way thru THAT! :laugh:

The original shed was skinned with T-111! It literally crumbled away when we demo'd.