New flooring for the home... - Page 2

Hoof Hearted · 01-21-2007, 09:13 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Hey, you could cover the slab with sand and rake it like an oriental garden. Handy for the cats, too.

...when walking barefoot through the sand... DON'T step on the lumpy mounds!

yesman065 · 01-21-2007, 10:49 AM

Low maintenance also - when its dirty you can just vacuum it up and lay new sand.

CaliforniaMama · 01-21-2007, 11:35 AM

Laminate definitely does the best of both worlds: the smooth feel AND the look of wood.

I was pretty annoyed that the floor people didn't tell me about the problem of standing water.

BUT, my father in law tells me that he sealed all the joints, so no seepage problems at all. And it is still a floating floor.

yesman065 · 01-21-2007, 12:25 PM

The biggest drawback can be a hollow echo sound, but that is easily remedied by putting down the proper subflooring material - foam underlayment.

Pie · 01-21-2007, 01:02 PM

I have solid hardwood floors (red oak). No problems with water, but there are some scratches that have shown through over the last decade. No problems with cat barf / hairballs.
Use area rugs under chairs that move frequently (dining room, etc.)

jinx · 01-21-2007, 03:30 PM

Just because I'm bored...
Here's some 200yo+/- American Chestnut showing some "character"

And 150yo+/- Pine with amber shellac.

01-21-2007, 04:47 PM

I am fond of the bamboo.

Hoof Hearted · 01-21-2007, 05:57 PM

Jinx, when I think of "wood floors" THAT is what I'm talkin' about! Yeah, baby!

I am really leaning towards tile. My neighbor had brought home a brochure last year about a new tile, perhaps ceramic?, that was 'warmer'...I want to go to a flooring place and check things out...
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Pie · 01-21-2007, 09:42 PM

My parents did tile throughout their home. It's in Arizona, so the heat/cold argument certainly makes sense. They didn't want desert sand tracked in to mar the floors.

01-21-2007, 11:35 AM	#18
CaliforniaMama I wonder . . . Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: The Left Coast, a pretty good place to be. Posts: 1,278	Laminate definitely does the best of both worlds: the smooth feel AND the look of wood. I was pretty annoyed that the floor people didn't tell me about the problem of standing water. BUT, my father in law tells me that he sealed all the joints, so no seepage problems at all. And it is still a floating floor. __________________ Take time for silence. You never know what you might hear.

01-21-2007, 01:02 PM	#20
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	I have solid hardwood floors (red oak). No problems with water, but there are some scratches that have shown through over the last decade. No problems with cat barf / hairballs. Use area rugs under chairs that move frequently (dining room, etc.) __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

01-21-2007, 03:30 PM	#21
jinx Come on, cat. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: general vicinity of Philadelphia area Posts: 7,013	Just because I'm bored... Here's some 200yo+/- American Chestnut showing some "character" And 150yo+/- Pine with amber shellac. __________________ Crying won't help you, praying won't do you no good.

01-21-2007, 05:57 PM	#23
Hoof Hearted ...you smell something? Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Monroe, GA Posts: 420	Jinx, when I think of "wood floors" THAT is what I'm talkin' about! Yeah, baby! I am really leaning towards tile. My neighbor had brought home a brochure last year about a new tile, perhaps ceramic?, that was 'warmer'...I want to go to a flooring place and check things out... hh __________________ I have the ability of single-minded determination and focu...Hey, look! A horse!

01-21-2007, 09:42 PM	#24
Pie Gone and done Join Date: Sep 2001 Posts: 4,808	My parents did tile throughout their home. It's in Arizona, so the heat/cold argument certainly makes sense. They didn't want desert sand tracked in to mar the floors. __________________ per·son \ˈpər-sən\ (noun) - an ephemeral collection of small, irrational decisions The fun thing about evolution (and science in general) is that it happens whether you believe in it or not.

01-21-2007, 10:49 AM	#17
yesman065 Banned - Self Imposed Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,847	Low maintenance also - when its dirty you can just vacuum it up and lay new sand.

01-21-2007, 12:25 PM	#19
yesman065 Banned - Self Imposed Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,847	The biggest drawback can be a hollow echo sound, but that is easily remedied by putting down the proper subflooring material - foam underlayment.

01-21-2007, 04:47 PM	#22
rkzenrage Guest Posts: n/a	I am fond of the bamboo.

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