Floor Coverings - Ahh Yeah!

[CoventryCat86]

Ah, ok. It's sometimes called backerboard; it's mostly used under tile as a subfloor.

Oh okay, I've never used it before. Is that the same stuff they use to back ceramic tiles for back splashes? If so, I'm not so confident that it would provide an adequate backing for gluing the pennies to in this application. I can see how it would work fairly well to put over a wooden sub floor to then place ceramic tile over but I still can't see it holding up without cracking if you were to simply glue pennies to it and then coat it with an epoxy bar top type of finish never mind just splashing it with a couple of coats of polyurethane.

[FightingFish]

Forget all this other static...any movement on this yet? Leaning any one direction? Inquiring minds want to know.

Will

We are waiting on some rubber flooring samples. I used the info@prfgroup email and never received anything. After calling yesterday, somebody gave me their email @prfgroup.com. So I put another request in for samples.

This penny stuff is rather amusing. I'm afraid that would clash with our nickle flooring in the foyer.
We have carpeting in the kitchenb right now believe it or not. When we moved in the entire house was carpeted except for vinyl flooring in the bathroom. So far we've pulled almost all the carpeting up and refinished some of the old hardwood. After sanding, we simply waxed the hell out of the wood. Kinda a pain to buff every year, but its got a nice country appeal to it. If we go with the rubber flooring I think I'll be getting an oreck orbital.

[badwhale]

Oh okay, I've never used it before. Is that the same stuff they use to back ceramic tiles for back splashes? If so, I'm not so confident that it would provide an adequate backing for gluing the pennies to in this application. I can see how it would work fairly well to put over a wooden sub floor to then place ceramic tile over but I still can't see it holding up without cracking if you were to simply glue pennies to it and then coat it with an epoxy bar top type of finish never mind just splashing it with a couple of coats of polyurethane.

I used cement board under a tile floor in the downstairs bathroom. It is waterproof.

Also, I said I would glue the pennies down, and then grout to the surface of the pennies, then bar top epoxy. I bet it would work.

ETA: I just typed in "cement board" on google, and a shitload of images came up, FYI.

We are waiting on some rubber flooring samples. I used the info@prfgroup email and never received anything. After calling yesterday, somebody gave me their email @prfgroup.com. So I put another request in for samples.

This penny stuff is rather amusing. I'm afraid that would clash with our nickle flooring in the foyer.
We have carpeting in the kitchenb right now believe it or not. When we moved in the entire house was carpeted except for vinyl flooring in the bathroom. So far we've pulled almost all the carpeting up and refinished some of the old hardwood. After sanding, we simply waxed the hell out of the wood. Kinda a pain to buff every year, but its got a nice country appeal to it. If we go with the rubber flooring I think I'll be getting an oreck orbital.

LOL

[heftysmokes]

It would work. I framed in a custom shower stall with hardie backer(basically cement board) with a bench and tiled it. Works great. No cracks in the grout. Of course the bench isn't getting the same use as a kitchen floor, but it's 3/8" thick and holds my fat ass up when I'm too tired to stand in the shower
Cement board screwed down to a a solid subfloor, then pennies glued down with a poly finish...I think it would hold up (based on my experience with pennies, cement board, tile, and glue--I still have a penny glued to my garage floor from the vanity project and that fucker is not at all interested in coming up).
I also think it would look stupid.

[CoventryCat86]

It would work. I framed in a custom shower stall with hardie backer(basically cement board) with a bench and tiled it. Works great. No cracks in the grout. Of course the bench isn't getting the same use as a kitchen floor, but it's 3/8" thick and holds my fat ass up when I'm too tired to stand in the shower
Cement board screwed down to a a solid subfloor, then pennies glued down with a poly finish...I think it would hold up (based on my experience with pennies, cement board, tile, and glue--I still have a penny glued to my garage floor from the vanity project and that fucker is not at all interested in coming up).
I also think it would look stupid.

This penny stuff is rather amusing. I'm afraid that would clash with our nickle flooring in the foyer.

LMAO at the both of you!

[CoventryCat86]

I used cement board under a tile floor in the downstairs bathroom. It is waterproof.

Also, I said I would glue the pennies down, and then grout to the surface of the pennies, then bar top epoxy. I bet it would work.

ETA: I just typed in "cement board" on google, and a shitload of images came up, FYI.



LOL

I'm still not so sure...Since his house is old, the existing flooring probably isn't as stable as new or modern construction which is why I think it will move around and eventually crack your cement board and ultimately the bar top epoxy. I also think that this method winds up being fairly costly, far more than bmock's "~$1.44 sqft"

Oh I'm sorry, the asshole said "approximately"

[cinda]

I drove 85 mph down Route 2 in Glastonbury & Hebron yesterday for twenty minutes and I didn't get a speeding ticket either. I also threw a gum wrapper out of the window.

Citizens arrest!!!!!!!!! Citizens arrest!!!!!!!!!!!!! Hey kitty if you send me a large pizza I will forget this all happened.

[bmock50]

Well, your "approximation" was so far off that you warranted being called a "dumbass."

If I said it was "~175 miles driving distance" from New York to Chicago when it's actually more like four to five times that, it wouldn't surprise me at all if someone called me a dumbass for making a statement as stupid and as dumb as that.

You on the other hand really don't have a good reason to call me one in this case you asshole.

You are right, and thus I'm going to apologize publicly for my asshole-ness. I apologize for calling cc86 a dumbass. Now that we've jacked this thread up, has any decision been made on what's actually going to be used?

[FightingFish]

One good thing about our kitchen is that the subfloor is great. Before the last owner put down this stupid carpet, they at least put in quality subfloor. Received some rubber tile samples yesterday. My wife and I both like the material and the red color we are thinking about. Now I have some sample requests in to another manufacturer. After comparing the Nora rubber and the Activa rubber, I think we'll request price quotes.

[buzz]

So the wifey brought home some floating vinyl plank flooring samples to look at for our living/dining/kitchen. We have thought about going with laminate, engineered wood, hard wood, stained concrete, tile, and now this vinyl plank.

Pros:
Low cost
Durable / fine with dogs
Easy to install
Spills not a problem
Isn't "tappy"

Cons:
Seems "cheap"
Vinyl feel
Need special cleaning product
Not environmentally friendly

http://www.konectousa.com

Anyone have experience with this type of flooring? Wifey says I need to get the flooring project done this summer.

[heftysmokes]

Hey Buzz, when you guys stop in next month I'll show you the laminate I put in the basement a few weeks ago. 9/16" thick, super quiet, multiple board length,attached pad, pretty nice stuff. The wife and I installed 800 sf in about a day and a half. The kicker was it was about $1.60/sf at Sam's club. We did have to pay $40 for a Sam's club membership, so I suppose that raised the price a bit. Same stuff at Lowe's was $4.00/sf.

We considered the vinyl plank for the basement, but I couldn't get over how cheap feeling it was. That slick vinyl just doesn't do it for me.

[buzz]

Hey Buzz, when you guys stop in next month I'll show you the laminate I put in the basement a few weeks ago. 9/16" thick, super quiet, multiple board length,attached pad, pretty nice stuff. The wife and I installed 800 sf in about a day and a half. The kicker was it was about $1.60/sf at Sam's club. We did have to pay $40 for a Sam's club membership, so I suppose that raised the price a bit. Same stuff at Lowe's was $4.00/sf.

I have a Costco membership, I never thought to look there for flooring, I'll check it out. We will be leaving Oregon Mark's place May 27th, so depending on how long we hang out with Canadian Mark we should be at your door the first week of June. ERT is going to be awesome!

We considered the vinyl plank for the basement, but I couldn't get over how cheap feeling it was. That slick vinyl just doesn't do it for me.

This is my main concern with it too.

[heftysmokes]

Ya, we have a Costco membership and I prefer shopping there to what we've seen at Sam's, but in this instance Sam's is far better. There were three or four styles at Costco, but they were much thinner and had that slick laminate feel vs. the stuff we got at Sam's that had that rougher finish. The Sam's stuff also had the bevel edges we preferred, whereas the costco stuff was flat surface. Of course those are more aesthetic choices, so ymmv.

[badwhale]

How about penny flooring? It's only 1.44/SF

[heftysmokes]

$1.44?!?!? Shit, you must be getting your pennies in bulk if you're doing it for that price.

[badwhale]

$1.44?!?!? Shit, you must be getting your pennies in bulk if you're doing it for that price.

That price is APPROXIMATE, duh.

[bmock50]

It's also approximately 15 minutes til beer thirty.

[badwhale]

It's also approximately 15 minutes til beer thirty.

You were doing better by remaining silent.

again.

[VancouverMark]

I have a Costco membership, I never thought to look there for flooring, I'll check it out. We will be leaving Oregon Mark's place May 27th, so depending on how long we hang out with Canadian Mark we should be at your door the first week of June. ERT is going to be awesome!



This is my main concern with it too.

You better be staying for a better part of a week! I booked a weeks vacation and booked a place in Whistler in order to show you and your wife around.

Mark

[badwhale]

You better be staying for a better part of a week! I booked a weeks vacation and booked a place in Whistler in order to show you and your wife around.

Mark

Never take buzz seriously until he's right there at the door. I've been bumped multiple times.