Hardwood is soooo easy. And it doesn't have to be expensive at all. Case in point, just a couple months ago I bought 300 feet of carbonized bamboo for $2.50 a suare foot at Reid's Auction. It looks fantastic. I installed it myself, and was incredibly easy to do. Read up a bit on the net for the little things you need to know about installing hardwood and it'll be a piece of cake.
So I spent $2.50 a square foot, while you're looking at $12. That's $2,850 in savings, just for a small piece of floor.
At these auctions (I've been to a couple) nothing seems to go for more than $4.50 per foot. And they have some really, really nice and pretty stuff. I really liked the chestnut there.
Oh, if you do it yourself, make sure you get an air-assist nailer. You don't even want to try using the manual ones. You won't be able to use your arm for 2 weeks after the install.
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