I saw this on Facebook

[RGIvy]

I saw this on Facebook and thought it worth sharing. Pity the quality of the pic isn't better because I'd like to see more detail of the construction.

 

[Trevanion]

The staircase alone would be nice, the floor just looks totally wrong.

 

[Droogs]

brings a new meaning to Axminster carpet

 

[bjm]

Read more about it here

 

[Cabinetman]

I bet there’s a whole load of woodworm in that sapwood just waiting to get out.

 

[AJB Temple]

Oh dear. Beyond hideous.

 

[Nigel Burden]

That's not improved my headache.

Nigel.

 

[Yojevol]

No wonder he's got magnolia walls

 

[doctor Bob]

I like biscuits but you can overface yourself sometimes opening the third pack of hobnobs can make you feel queezy, sometimes it's better to have a few hobnobs and maybe an apple just to break it up a bit ........... just saying.

 

[marcros]

I bet there’s a whole load of woodworm in that sapwood just waiting to get out.

@sunnybob @sunnybob, how should we fix this issue...?

 

[Steliz]

I like the stairs but not the floor.

 

[transatlantic]

Bacon

 

[Bm101]

Ever eat a whole bag of sweets as a kid and then get stomach cramps and feel shi*e?
There is such a thing as too much of a good thing.

 

[AndyT]

Apart from the appearance, isn't there a bit of a structural problem? All those treads and risers with a portion where the grain goes the wrong way, held in by sapwood and filler?

 

[SamTheJarvis]

Feel like this sort of thing could work without the contrast of sapwood and heartwood. With the bark, bright sapwood and dark heartwood it's very distracting, a prime example of function following form. It's a floor and the beauty of a good floor is nested within its function.

 

[Rich C]

Apart from the appearance, isn't there a bit of a structural problem? All those treads and risers with a portion where the grain goes the wrong way, held in by sapwood and filler?

Depends if it's solid. Wouldn't surprise me if it's a veneer on plywood.

 

[RGIvy]

Depends if it's solid. Wouldn't surprise me if it's a veneer on plywood.

Would anyone do that on stairs not covered by carpet (or similar)?
I would think they would last a very short time.

 

[Rich C]

Would anyone do that on stairs not covered by carpet (or similar)?
I would think they would last a very short time.

Engineered wood floors as they call them are very common, no issues with it lasting as far as I'm aware. The "veneer" is usually 2-6mm thick, rather than being a thin furniture veneer.

 

[MikeJhn]

Hideous is exactly the word I thought when I saw that picture.

Oh dear. Beyond hideous.