Forum: Floors
June 28, 2009
Super Dustless Floor Refinishers
I recently had my wide plank pine and a small amount of parquet sanded and refinished by Scott Krute & Sons. 718-447-6949
They have a dustless system and used a water-based finish. Prices were comparable to non-dustless guys.
He and his crew were very professional, hard-working,good-natured, and did truly excellent work. I cannot recommend them highly enough.
June 20, 2009
Protecting Terrace floor
Hi
I have a terrace and would like to lay something down on the roof to protect it. Any recommendations?
June 18, 2009
floor instalation
I'm having a contractor knock down a wall and lay down a floor-- I am getting the lumber myself (antique heart pine). Only the contractor now is subcontracting the floor to someone else, who is asking 12 dollars a square foot to install and finish the 220 square foot room. The guy at the lumber yard thinks he is crazy to ask so much. Also, I would like the wood installed "buttjointed" not "tongue in groove" and the floor guy is talking about using glue, which the lumber guy also thinks is absurd. In short, I'm confused and would love to find someone who really knows old floors and charges no more than 8 dollars a square foot. This job needs to take place the second week of July. Any ideas?
THANK YOU!
--j
June 17, 2009
Subfloor re-enforcement
I'm about to put down some 9 inch wide pine flooring. My subfloor, which is 3/4 inch plywood, is a little warped, and in some places there is a little flex. I'm thinking about putting down a layer of 1/2 plywood over the existing subfloor, grain in the opposite direction, before putting the flooring down. I'd glue and screw it into the joists.
I could use a flooring edger to knock down some of the existing plywood, but I like the idea of reenforcing, both for the flex, and for sound.
Any recommendations on what I might use to glue down? Does it make sense to use some sort of mastic instead in order to even out the floor?
BTW, I got the flooring from a guy in Michigan who delivered it himself. I haven't put the floor down yet or finished it, but so far it looks like it's going to be great. If anyone is interested, I'll post his url, or email it to you.
June 13, 2009
Bamboo flooring - recommendation
My family is considering doing some work on our house (in Sheepshead Bay), and among the changes we're looking at is installing bamboo flooring over cork underlayment (noise abatement) in our main living area. Might anyone be able to recommend somewhere to get the materials and someone who would install it?
Thanks,
EG
June 8, 2009
Flooring recommendations
I'm getting ready to put down floors and I'm looking for recommendations. The job is 1100 sq ft and we'd be providing the flooring ourselves. The underlayment's already down -- all we need is someone to install the new flooring. Anyone have anyone they can recommend? Thanks --
June 4, 2009
tile on entry way floor?
we are installing new (to us) main entry doors leading to the parlor-level vestibule. Our contractor has suggested ripping up the terracotta type tile that is currently on the floor and replacing it with new tile. What kind of tile would you suggest--or better yet, what kind of tile do you have in your entry way and do you recommend it?
June 2, 2009
Organic water- based
Does anyone know where i can find a organic color water- based ( white) and organic varnishes it will be for my bedroom floor , i want to reduce the toxic fume from the regular polyurethane.
Thanks
May 28, 2009
Hardwood flooring
I want to put in a flooring over the planks in my parlour level.
Does any one do parquet these day ? ideas on cost and/or installers?
May 24, 2009
New Floors for Rental Apt.
I’ve been living in the same rental apartment for 10 years now, and when I moved in, everything was brand new. The living room and bedroom are carpeted, but as you can imagine, after 10 years the carpet needs to go. Besides the look of it, I have severe allergies and asthma (and a shedding cat). I want to convince my landlord that it's time to change out the flooring, particularly to a solid surface floor. Because he is so nice and my rent is so low, I'd like to approach him with some super low-cost options and maybe even some options I could install myself. I’ve been looking online at vinyl planks that have the look of hardwood. Vinyl was my first choice simply because the subfloor in my apartment is EXTREMELY uneven. In the bedroom when walking towards the bed, it actually feels like you are going uphill! The living room isn’t as bad as that, but it’s definitely not level. It was my understanding that vinyl peel and stick planks can be placed on an unlevel floor without using a leveling compound (and maybe just using a self leveling underlayment.) Am I wrong? I’ve read up on a product called Novalis and it seems to get great reviews on gardenweb (picture of Novalis planks seen here - http://tinyurl.com/oodqcy). It’s cheap and would suit my purposes. My living room is about 8’10”x11’2” and the bedroom is about 9’6”x18’. So, figuring that I’d need about 280 square feet of flooring (to be safe), it will cost just over $300. Do you think that flooring would work on an uneven floor? Or will it just peel up on me? I’m super handy so I think I could install it myself. If necessary, how hard is it to level out a floor? Could I do that myself? (the subfloor appears to be plywood planks.) Is there any other super cheap product I could suggest to the landlord besides more carpet?