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Hardwood discontinued redoing kitchen

sherchicago
9 days ago
last modified: 9 days ago

We are redoing the kitchen of a home we bought, and the hardwood is discontinued I’ll need some to replace where the island is currently. Has anyone had any creative solutions to this issue? Or does anyone know where to find discontinued pre finished hardwood? It is a thinner builder grade that would not be able to be sanded down or matched . It would have to be the same product. It is an Anderson product called Casitablanco in Monterey Gray.




Comments (8)

  • sherchicago
    Original Author
    9 days ago
    last modified: 9 days ago

    Thank you Dan. I did see that and contacted them. It is out of production, and they don't have any more in stock.


    Any other leads are appreciated!

  • artistsharonva
    8 days ago

    I hope you find a match for your flooring.


    Maybe contacting a local floor company to come over & offer some suggestions & see if they can find a match for you. That can be a challenge once discontinued trying to find that on your own..


    Sometimes builders or previous owners leave extra leftover pieces in basement or attic or garage.

    If there's another room or closet that's not as obvious, has same flooring that can be relocated. Depends on how it was attached, if it can be removed without damaging.


    Or a creative solution is a " rug tile look". It's when tile or something different is installed around the perimeter of the island. If done right, it can look good as an accent.


    This post has some photo examples.

    https://www.houzz.com/discussions/4502541/tile-around-the-island-only


    Hope you find a solution that works & turns out beautiful :)

  • sherchicago
    Original Author
    8 days ago

    Thank you so much for your suggestions and for the links to the photo's. I was wondering if there were some examples out there.

    I hope I find a solution too! :)

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    BeverlyFLADeziner
    8 days ago

    You don't want wood in the kitchen. The kitchens always sprout leaks and then the floor has to be replaced. Select a contrasting tile for the floor NOT LVP

  • chispa
    8 days ago

    I'm on my 4th house, over 25 years, with wood floor throughout and in the kitchen. I wouldn't want any other flooring and definitely not tile (other than in bathrooms, laundry & mudroom) None of those kitchen have sprouted leaks! And if a rare leak did occur, that is why we pay crazy money to insurance companies.

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    Beth H. :
    8 days ago
    last modified: 8 days ago

    I would get the same size plank made from a solid wood (same species if you can) and get it stained to match. it's an easy color so matching shouldn't be a problem. A custom wood flooring specialist should be able to do all of this for you. Toughest thing to match is the hand scraping. How many square feet do you need? you're removing an island and need to fill it in? you aren't replacing the island?


    (wood flooring in the kitchen is fine. I've dropped lots of water on my floors and they've been fine. you only run into issue if the water sits and gets absorbed. An engineered wood floor is better since it's more forgiving w/moisture. And if you 'spring a leak' that is going to ruin wood floors, then it's also going to ruin LVP. no flooring is meant to sit under water. Besides, that's what insurance is for)

  • sherchicago
    Original Author
    7 days ago

    I am replacing the island, but the island that is here now is extremely large and on an angle. We are straightening it out and adding add in a doorway. We need about 25 sq feet of flooring to cover up the blanket spaces. The previous owner had tile under the island (I assume he replaced the tile with this wood sometime during his ownership. So I don’t have wood under the island. I agree that the scrapping is going to be the problem for a refinished. That may be my best option. I also don’t want tile in the kitchen. Although it’s most practical, I prefer wood. Tile would still require an entire tear out of this floor (glued down on concrete) and the open concept makes starting and stopping a challenge. I don’t think I like the look of tile under the island only as a solution. My quest continues…..