What kind of flooring should you put in a 3rd floor 1908 vintage home?
Question:Right now there is just a sub floor and I want to turn it into a reck room. I kind of want to keep it original and not have a new fancy look!
Answers:
hardwood floors
oak, or carpet.
Open wood flooring
Hard wood floor. (Like oak wood.)
I own a 3 storey home built in 1909 that has been designated as "historical" by the city. I have been in it for 10 years and bought it partly due to the fact that it had never been renovated or "modernized" so every finish and detail is original. With the exception of the bathrooms and kitchen, which are vintage mosaic tile, all the floors are hardwood. As was common in those days, the quality and expense of the wood decreases with each floor you go up. The main floor is oak, the 2nd floor is maple, and the 3rd is maple again, in a wider strip and rougher finish. ( this floor was the "servant's' quarters.) The 3rd floor wood was often painted instead of stained and varnished. Staircases were also hardwood with carpet runners on them held in place with brass rods at the bottom of each stair.
In wealthier or larger homes, you might have found marble or mosaic tile entry floors, and mosaic tile in kitchen, butler's pantrys and baths. This small tile is honeycomb shaped and was usually white with black or green accent tiles to make borders or some geometric patterns in the white. Also in special rooms ( dining, ball rooms, formal sitting rooms or "smoking rooms" ( dens ) you may find wood parquet floors. ( often intricate patterns of inlaid hardwood. )
For more info you can search "Victoriana" or Victorian era architecture on the internet.
Hope this helps.
find used wood/floorboards, maybe from an older barn. They clean up beautifully, but have some wear.
Also, don't forget you can stain the subfloor.
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