Floor Coverings - Ahh Yeah!

**bmock50** · 04-07-2012, 06:02 PM

Originally Posted by CoventryCat86

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** · 04-08-2012, 08:45 AM

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** · 04-26-2012, 10:40 AM

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** · 04-26-2012, 11:29 AM

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** · 04-26-2012, 11:39 AM

Originally Posted by 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.

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!

Originally Posted by heftysmokes

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** · 04-26-2012, 11:58 AM

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** · 04-26-2012, 12:27 PM

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

**VancouverMark** · 04-26-2012, 05:34 PM

Originally Posted by buzz

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** · 04-26-2012, 05:40 PM

Originally Posted by VancouverMark

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.

**buzz** · 04-26-2012, 05:45 PM

Originally Posted by VancouverMark

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

Sweet action, last time we went to Vancouver I think we walked a total of 350 miles when we got lost in Stanley Park. Didn't have the time to make it up to Whistler as a result.

**Irish79** · 04-26-2012, 07:09 PM

Originally Posted by VancouverMark

I booked a weeks vacation and booked a place in Whistler in order to show you and your wife around.

Killer mountain biking in Whistler. I'd love to go there sometime.

**heftysmokes** · 04-26-2012, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by VancouverMark

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

Shit, if that's the case, the wife and I will be there as well!

**CoventryCat86** · 05-06-2012, 01:24 AM

Originally Posted by bmock50

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?

You're nothing but a piece of shit. You give some half-assed public apology yet stalk every post I make with your smart-assed "tags" you little twerp.

You either knock it off or you're going to be forcibly removed from this place, do you understand? Your immature bullshit won't be tolerated here.

**CoventryCat86** · 06-18-2012, 10:53 AM

Originally Posted by CoventryCat86

You're nothing but a piece of shit. You give some half-assed public apology yet stalk every post I make with your smart-assed "tags" you little twerp.

You either knock it off or you're going to be forcibly removed from this place, do you understand? Your immature bullshit won't be tolerated here.

I apologize bmock, someone else told me he was responsible for the "tags" that I took offense to. I was also wrong for continuing to blame you and make offensive comments towards you.

**Mangyrat** · 06-20-2012, 09:47 PM

Its my turn now to hunt for new flooring.

We liked the hard wood we had down but water lines broke and now we have to replace it.

I'm really interested in the rubber flooring but we have cats and them Little fuckers rip and tear threw the house so far the only flooring holding up to them is the lament "fake wood looking stuff" and tile.

IF any one has tried the rubber tiles how well dose it hold up to pets?

**bmock50** · 07-02-2012, 08:39 AM

Originally Posted by CoventryCat86

I apologize bmock, someone else told me he was responsible for the "tags" that I took offense to. I was also wrong for continuing to blame you and make offensive comments towards you.

Don't worry about it