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Anyone know where I can buy "clear" red oak for a decent price?

Discussion in 'New York Tri-State' started by MVDESQ, Jan 17, 2015.

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  1. MVDESQ

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    #1 MVDESQ, Jan 17, 2015
    We recently purchased a home with hard wood floors that need refinishing. That part is a hassle but the kitchen and breakfast room tile must go. In order to match the existing red oak hard wood floors my long time hard wood guy tells us we need "clear" red oak to match them. I called Lumber Liquidators and they told me they don't sell "clear" as they only sell the grade below called "select". I didn't realize it but these 5" and 3" alternating boards are nearly perfect wood. Anyone know a place where I can buy 500 or so square feet of "clear" red oak for a decent price? The Lumber Liquidator salesman told told me he might be able to special order these type at $6 per square foot. That sounds high to me for unfinished wood.
     
  2. bigsquat

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    #2 bigsquat, Jan 19, 2015
    You need to define "clear". There are different grades, even above select, and select may actually be OK if it matches. FAS is the top grade (and there are sub groups of FAS) and references the amount of defects in the board but since this is for a floor you can actually get select wood that has one face that is FAS and one face common. The question is whether it will match what you already have. Search online and you may find a hardwood specialist that can custom mill the floor for you at a discounted price, especially this time of year in the Northeast.
    Either way make sure whoever you are talking to actually understands what they are talking about and if you can, send them a sample of your floor, even if you have to cut it out of a closet.

    Also, will the new areas directly mate to the old? If not you have some room to maneuver and may just need to get 'pretty close" without it being noticeable, especially if the stain is a darker color. The darker the less the grain is an issue.
     
  3. msdesignltd

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    #3 msdesignltd, Jan 19, 2015
    Check Feldman Lumber
     

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