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Posted by Polly Esther on July 8, 2009, 12:05 am
On flooring - so much depends on your goal. Do you want something that will
make your house easier to sell? Easy care? Comfortable? The HGTV folks
seem to think you must have hardwood and stone of some variety for a quick
sale.
We put in new floors in our 'hard' floor areas back in January. Wanted
something warm, quiet and easy care. Chose a really fine resilient
laminate. It is gentle to our old body parts, a dream to clean and doesn't
bounce noise. Perfect.
A trick for quilters is to put a leftover scrap of batting on the
Swifter. It picks up dirt, dust, pet hair and thread snips and is Free!
Misting with just a bit of water makes it even better.
Don't make a decision by looking at just a small piece. Some floors
that I thought were gorgeous were totally yuck when I got to see them in
full view. Polly
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Posted by Dawne Peterson on July 8, 2009, 4:11 pm
"Polly Esther" wrote .
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> On flooring - so much depends on your goal. Do you want something that
> will make your house easier to sell? Easy care? Comfortable?
Fortunately, I have nothing like selling looming over this adventure. No, I
am just reclaiming the house after years of neglect, and making it the
perfect place for me. (so, no neutral colour schemes or beige anything).
Of course, the perfect place for me inevitably means it will have to
accomodate a few cats and always a dog, generally on the large side. I am
inclined towards something that looks like wood, if not actual wood,
because I like the look, and will probably go for the same stuff throughout
the main floor and upstairs, excepting only the kitchen and the bath. Had
an interesting discussion with DS, who put new hardwood all through their
townhouse, including the kitchen, last year, about the relative
environmental impact of Canadian hardwood vs bamboo, since I want to be
reasonably environmentally responsible.
Dawne
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Posted by on July 8, 2009, 4:17 pm
On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 14:11:44 -0600, "Dawne Peterson"
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>"Polly Esther" wrote .
>> On flooring - so much depends on your goal. Do you want something that
>> will make your house easier to sell? Easy care? Comfortable?
>Fortunately, I have nothing like selling looming over this adventure. No, I
>am just reclaiming the house after years of neglect, and making it the
>perfect place for me. (so, no neutral colour schemes or beige anything).
>Of course, the perfect place for me inevitably means it will have to
>accomodate a few cats and always a dog, generally on the large side. I am
>inclined towards something that looks like wood, if not actual wood,
>because I like the look, and will probably go for the same stuff throughout
>the main floor and upstairs, excepting only the kitchen and the bath. Had
>an interesting discussion with DS, who put new hardwood all through their
>townhouse, including the kitchen, last year, about the relative
>environmental impact of Canadian hardwood vs bamboo, since I want to be
>reasonably environmentally responsible.
>Dawne
Doggie nails will not make the slightest mark on laminate, hands down
it is impervious to hard wear. The only mark I made on it was quite
early on I dropped a carving knife point down. It made a tiny chip
in it. I thought it would work and get bigger, but it didn't in ten
years, stayed exactly as it was the day it was done. I painted it in
a bit to make it unnoticeable except to me.
Also, as I said, it is a floating floor and dead easy to install
yourself.
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Posted by Lucille on July 8, 2009, 4:53 pm
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> On Wed, 8 Jul 2009 14:11:44 -0600, "Dawne Peterson"
>>"Polly Esther" wrote .
>>> On flooring - so much depends on your goal. Do you want something that
>>> will make your house easier to sell? Easy care? Comfortable?
>>Fortunately, I have nothing like selling looming over this adventure. No,
>>I
>>am just reclaiming the house after years of neglect, and making it the
>>perfect place for me. (so, no neutral colour schemes or beige anything).
>>Of course, the perfect place for me inevitably means it will have to
>>accomodate a few cats and always a dog, generally on the large side. I am
>>inclined towards something that looks like wood, if not actual wood,
>>because I like the look, and will probably go for the same stuff
>>throughout
>>the main floor and upstairs, excepting only the kitchen and the bath.
>>Had
>>an interesting discussion with DS, who put new hardwood all through their
>>townhouse, including the kitchen, last year, about the relative
>>environmental impact of Canadian hardwood vs bamboo, since I want to be
>>reasonably environmentally responsible.
>>Dawne
> Doggie nails will not make the slightest mark on laminate, hands down
> it is impervious to hard wear. The only mark I made on it was quite
> early on I dropped a carving knife point down. It made a tiny chip
> in it. I thought it would work and get bigger, but it didn't in ten
> years, stayed exactly as it was the day it was done. I painted it in
> a bit to make it unnoticeable except to me.
> Also, as I said, it is a floating floor and dead easy to install
> yourself.
Tile chips easily. I sometimes think you can drop a cracker and if it
hits it right, it will chip the tile. It's a tweedy/beigy/white textured
mix of color and I fill in the chips with white out. That isn't pure white
and seems to look better then anything else I tried. I'm seriously thinking
of putting a laminate right over it and one day I just might do that.
Lucille
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Posted by on July 8, 2009, 5:03 pm
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>Tile chips easily. I sometimes think you can drop a cracker and if it
>hits it right, it will chip the tile. It's a tweedy/beigy/white textured
>mix of color and I fill in the chips with white out. That isn't pure white
>and seems to look better then anything else I tried. I'm seriously thinking
>of putting a laminate right over it and one day I just might do that.
>Lucille
You can do that as the tiles make an excellent base for it.
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