ok.. a little bit of pics..

Apr 07, 2007 12:35

just the livingroom right now.. Kitchen i'll probably post pics tomorrow after floor is in

pics )

new house, pics

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cece00 April 7 2007, 17:36:28 UTC
Looks good! SO much better. What are toe boards? Is that like molding and shoe molding?

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nikc April 7 2007, 17:58:08 UTC
yeah.. shoe molding.. the bottom of the wall molding

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cece00 April 7 2007, 18:38:27 UTC
Oh, ok. Well again, I think it looks GREAT. I really like the floors, and I bet they were pretty easy to install. We have real wood & even though I like the look, the maintenance and TIME it took to install are just outrageous. I worry so much about getting water on our wood and it sucks when its time to clean it.

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nikc April 7 2007, 19:03:02 UTC
that room actaully took almost 12 hours for michael! lol
but he'd never done it before,had no help & wanted to make sure everything was lined up right ..
he got quicker 2nd half of the room though,once he got the hang of it

I love hardwood..but I dont think you can put it in manufactured homes since under the subfloor the house is built on steal beams & hardwood has to be nailed down (right?)
but we wouldnt have been able to afford hardwood anyways..

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lucsgirl April 7 2007, 17:37:43 UTC
It looks so good!!

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katicarsonadam April 7 2007, 18:06:26 UTC
Oh WOW! What a difference! It looks so much nicer!

We are thinking of buying the house we are currently renting and want to put in floors like that. Can I ask how much approximately it cost? Was it hard for Michael to install? Has he ever done it before?

Anyway, it looks amazing! =)

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nikc April 7 2007, 18:53:12 UTC
I got ours CHEEP! i paid $725 for 687 sq ft of floor.. which is enough to do the living,kitchen,2 halls & a laundry.
& if theres not much waste i should have 1 box to return & get $20 back
it was $.99 a sq ft with the padding

dont go to lowes or home depot! they charge alot more!
i got ours from a local lumber & barns place..

lumber liquidators also has great prices .. even as low as $.78 a sq ft! (but you gotta buy the padding which is gonna add $.10 a sq ft)

I found good prices at other local lumber places,building supply stores,flooring places .. but I knew i wanted something with a redish tint to go with the kitchen cabinets.. so i shopped around untill i found the best price & a color that matched

michael has never installed it before..but he's a handy guy that can figure out how to do anything!
it did take him a long time to do just this one room! but he got faster on the 2nd 1/2 of the room..once he got the hang of it..so i think he'll finish the rest alot quicker ( ... )

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katicarsonadam April 7 2007, 20:44:04 UTC
Thanks for the info. It just makes the room look so much larger, up to date, and elegant. I'm jealous here! LOL!

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red_curls April 7 2007, 20:36:14 UTC
OMG that looks awesome!!!
Talk about a huge difference!

Is this the stuff that is pergo ? What do you clean it with, can you use water?
I want floors like that so bad. That and tile...what a difference. (and makes it so much easier to clean when the dog freaks out. LOL)

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nikc April 7 2007, 21:40:58 UTC
pergo is a brand of laminate.. but its the same thing.. i dont even know what brand we bought..id have to look at the boxes

& you can mop it.. just not with a soaking wet mop.. use a mop with a squeezable head.. they sell laminate floor cleaner.. i bought a big bottle for $2 at the dollar store

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libragirl_77 April 7 2007, 21:48:44 UTC
That looks SO much better!

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