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OT Laminate flooring
I want black and white (diagonal) checkerboard-pattern flooring in my
kitchen and bathroom in my little cottage. I've never had laminate flooring and have concerns about whether it will be slippery if used in the kitchen with the miriad possiblilites of spills and in the bathroom with water spills. Second, a friend said he thought there were laminates available 12 in. black and white square 'sections'. I tried searching online but haven't found anything but wood patterns. Has anybody seen laminates in 12 in. squares and solid colors? And can I install a laminate floor all by myself??? Thanks for any advice and/or help. Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. |
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I'm just going to spout out my HO and not be the mildest bit insulted if you
ignore me completely. Okay? Mr. Esther's sister, the decorator - and she was a grand one - did her own kitchen in black/white tile sections. The white blocks showed everything but if they happend to miss a bit of dust, flour or whatever else was tracked in, the black blocks happily took care of them and amplified their existence. It was only pretty when just vacuumed and mopped. Other than that, it ALWAYS looked like she never cleaned house. She hated it. Okay. There. There it is. Now, OTOH, we put down a whole lot of laminate flooring about 2 years ago. Not because it was cheap; mercy no. It was not cheap. We were looking for soft, quiet and easy care. And warm. Well, warm-ER than assorted stone stuff. Yes, we did try the 12" square tiles DIY in Mr. Esther's bathroom. Big mistake. They didn't stay stuck. The fine fellow that installed the other floors said our mistake was not using glue in addition to the stuff already on the separate tiles. YMMV. Your knees may vary too but that is a hard job. I say go with the professional floor guy and let him do it. I'm guessing your son is decades younger than Mr. Esther and I, and he might be fine but we surely were not. Our new laminate floor is a beauty and a joy to live with. And, just one more thing. We had never noticed until all was done but the way the tiles line up, there is a line that runs from the bar in one kitchen, through the laundry room all the way to the far end of 'my' kitchen. The floor guy got it so straight and perfect that we could enter it at Paducah. HTH, Polly "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message ... I want black and white (diagonal) checkerboard-pattern flooring in my kitchen and bathroom in my little cottage. I've never had laminate flooring and have concerns about whether it will be slippery if used in the kitchen with the miriad possiblilites of spills and in the bathroom with water spills. Second, a friend said he thought there were laminates available 12 in. black and white square 'sections'. I tried searching online but haven't found anything but wood patterns. Has anybody seen laminates in 12 in. squares and solid colors? And can I install a laminate floor all by myself??? Thanks for any advice and/or help. Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. |
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On Jul 11, 2:56*pm, "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO."
wrote: I want black and white (diagonal) checkerboard-pattern flooring in my kitchen and bathroom in my little cottage. * I've never had laminate flooring and have concerns about whether it will be slippery if used in the kitchen with the miriad possiblilites of spills and in the bathroom with water spills. *Second, a friend said he thought there were laminates available 12 in. black and white square 'sections'. * I tried searching online but haven't found anything but wood patterns. Has anybody seen laminates in 12 in. squares and solid colors? *And can I install a laminate floor all by myself??? Thanks for any advice and/or help. Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. I have no experience with laminate, myself. BIL/SIL are looking at the wood versions for their home. One thing they have found is that, as Polly says, it ain't cheap if you want a good product. Also with most, the grain/color does not run through the entire plank/square - only the top layer. I don't think I'd use it in my home with my 2 labs and their nails. DH isn't much better with what he tracks in the house, either! In fact, I want to put ceramic tile in my dining room. It's a room that we use very infrequently and it's the one every dog we've ever had opts to get sick in! We have ceramic in our kitchen/powder room and I love it. Does get a bit slippery when dripping wet from the pool to the potty but otherwise it's great. I went with a mottled brownish/tanish color and used dark brown grout. Have chocolate labs. Until the hair gets to tumbleweed size, you never see a speck of dirt on this floor. DH and I laid that floor by ourselves - 20 years ago. It was a chore but entirely doable. I really want to get rid of all the carpet but that's not going to happen. Good luck! |
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Pretty much the worst thing you could choose, I'm afraid, Leslie.
Laminate does not like water - you are not supposed to clean it even with water - there is a special stuff. I have it on most of my ground floor, but not in bedrooms (carpeted), nor in kitchen, bathroom, utility room - all the potentially watery areas. For those areas I have a cushion floor vinyl - quite suitable for wet areas. There are numerous vinyls with a black and white tile pattern. However, the best bet is, probably, to check out the colour of the mud at the new house and ensure that the floor covering you choose blends with it! With your big dogs, you'll need to be aware of mud! Finally, if you do decide to risk all and lay laminate, you will have to take off the skirting board (I've forgotten what you call it - would it be base board?), so that the laminate goes under it and then put it back. If you don't do that, you have to use a fairly visible (mine is about 1" wide) along all the walls. Where I have the vinyl, the flooring chap put a seal of silicone all around the edges, so that water could not get underneath. I just went and put a bit of water on this (study) floor and checked for slippery: yes, very slippery, even with my rubber soled slippers. I can't see any advantage, even if you could find black and white squares. Cushion floor vinyl is so warm and easy on the feet, and easy to lay. .. In message , Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. writes I want black and white (diagonal) checkerboard-pattern flooring in my kitchen and bathroom in my little cottage. I've never had laminate flooring and have concerns about whether it will be slippery if used in the kitchen with the miriad possiblilites of spills and in the bathroom with water spills. Second, a friend said he thought there were laminates available 12 in. black and white square 'sections'. I tried searching online but haven't found anything but wood patterns. Has anybody seen laminates in 12 in. squares and solid colors? And can I install a laminate floor all by myself??? Thanks for any advice and/or help. Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. -- Best Regards Pat on the Green |
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Uh oh. Apparently, ...! I don't know the difference in laminate and
cushion floor vinyl. It's probably time for me to go get my tracking chip implanted. Polly "Pat S" wrote in message news Pretty much the worst thing you could choose, I'm afraid, Leslie. Laminate does not like water - you are not supposed to clean it even with water - there is a special stuff. I have it on most of my ground floor, but not in bedrooms (carpeted), nor in kitchen, bathroom, utility room - all the potentially watery areas. For those areas I have a cushion floor vinyl - quite suitable for wet areas. There are numerous vinyls with a black and white tile pattern. However, the best bet is, probably, to check out the colour of the mud at the new house and ensure that the floor covering you choose blends with it! With your big dogs, you'll need to be aware of mud! Finally, if you do decide to risk all and lay laminate, you will have to take off the skirting board (I've forgotten what you call it - would it be base board?), so that the laminate goes under it and then put it back. If you don't do that, you have to use a fairly visible (mine is about 1" wide) along all the walls. Where I have the vinyl, the flooring chap put a seal of silicone all around the edges, so that water could not get underneath. I just went and put a bit of water on this (study) floor and checked for slippery: yes, very slippery, even with my rubber soled slippers. I can't see any advantage, even if you could find black and white squares. Cushion floor vinyl is so warm and easy on the feet, and easy to lay. . In message , Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. writes I want black and white (diagonal) checkerboard-pattern flooring in my kitchen and bathroom in my little cottage. I've never had laminate flooring and have concerns about whether it will be slippery if used in the kitchen with the miriad possiblilites of spills and in the bathroom with water spills. Second, a friend said he thought there were laminates available 12 in. black and white square 'sections'. I tried searching online but haven't found anything but wood patterns. Has anybody seen laminates in 12 in. squares and solid colors? And can I install a laminate floor all by myself??? Thanks for any advice and/or help. Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. -- Best Regards Pat on the Green |
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Oh Polly, I NEED black and white floors! Wah! I want the little
cottage to look Victorian even if I can't afford to really do it properly. The bathroom I have dreamed about has black cabinets. In the little groove in the molding on the doors I want a tiny strip of gilt gold paint and a decoupage effect of a deep pink rose in the center of flat panel on the doors. The kitchen needs white cabinets for the gorgeous floral wallpaper border I want to use- it's about 28 in. wide. and will go above the baseboards with a chair rail at the top edge of the border. Black and white is the only thing that will work in this extra girly house- for me for forever. Will you forgive me? ;-) Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. On Jul 11, 2:32*pm, "Polly Esther" wrote: I'm just going to spout out my HO and not be the mildest bit insulted if you ignore me completely. *Okay? * * Mr. Esther's sister, the decorator - and she was a grand one - did her own kitchen in black/white tile sections. *The white blocks showed everything but if they happend to miss a bit of dust, flour or whatever else was tracked in, the black blocks happily took care of them and amplified their existence. *It was only pretty when just vacuumed and mopped. *Other than that, it ALWAYS looked like she never cleaned house. *She hated it.. * * Okay. *There. *There it is. * * Now, OTOH, we put down a whole lot of laminate flooring about 2 years ago. *Not because it was cheap; mercy no. *It was not cheap. *We were looking for soft, quiet and easy care. *And warm. *Well, warm-ER than assorted stone stuff. * * Yes, we did try the 12" square tiles DIY in Mr. Esther's bathroom.. *Big mistake. *They didn't stay stuck. *The fine fellow that installed the other floors said our mistake was not using glue in addition to the stuff already on the separate tiles. *YMMV. *Your knees may vary too but that is a hard job. *I say go with the professional floor guy and let him do it. *I'm guessing your son is decades younger than Mr. Esther and I, and he might be fine but we surely were not. * * Our new laminate floor is a beauty and a joy to live with. *And, just one more thing. *We had never noticed until all was done but the way the tiles line up, there is a line that runs from the bar in one kitchen, through the laundry room all the way to the far end of 'my' kitchen. *The floor guy got it so straight and perfect that we could enter it at Paducah. HTH, Polly "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in ... I want black and white (diagonal) checkerboard-pattern flooring in my kitchen and bathroom in my little cottage. * I've never had laminate flooring and have concerns about whether it will be slippery if used in the kitchen with the miriad possiblilites of spills and in the bathroom with water spills. *Second, a friend said he thought there were laminates available 12 in. black and white square 'sections'. * I tried searching online but haven't found anything but wood patterns. Has anybody seen laminates in 12 in. squares and solid colors? *And can I install a laminate floor all by myself??? Thanks for any advice and/or help. Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Kim, I am refinishing the original wood floors in all downstairs rooms
but the kitchen and bath. If I use ceramic tiles won't I have a good 1/4 in. thickness to deal with from the level of the wood floors to the ceramic tiled floors? How do you deal with the change from room to room? Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. On Jul 11, 3:35*pm, AuntK wrote: On Jul 11, 2:56*pm, "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote: I want black and white (diagonal) checkerboard-pattern flooring in my kitchen and bathroom in my little cottage. * I've never had laminate flooring and have concerns about whether it will be slippery if used in the kitchen with the miriad possiblilites of spills and in the bathroom with water spills. *Second, a friend said he thought there were laminates available 12 in. black and white square 'sections'. * I tried searching online but haven't found anything but wood patterns. Has anybody seen laminates in 12 in. squares and solid colors? *And can I install a laminate floor all by myself??? Thanks for any advice and/or help. Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. I have no experience with laminate, myself. *BIL/SIL are looking at the wood versions for their home. *One thing they have found is that, as Polly says, it ain't cheap if you want a good product. *Also with most, the grain/color does not run through the entire plank/square - only the top layer. *I don't think I'd use it in my home with my 2 labs and their nails. *DH isn't much better with what he tracks in the house, either! * In fact, I want to put ceramic tile in my dining room. *It's a room that we use very infrequently and it's the one every dog we've ever had opts to get sick in! *We have ceramic in our kitchen/powder room and I love it. *Does get a bit slippery when dripping wet from the pool to the potty but otherwise it's great. *I went with a mottled brownish/tanish color and used dark brown grout. Have chocolate labs. *Until the hair gets to tumbleweed size, you never see a speck of dirt on this floor. *DH and I laid that floor by ourselves - 20 years ago. *It was a chore but entirely doable. *I really want to get rid of all the carpet but that's not going to happen. * Good luck! |
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(sigh) I think you just talked me out of laminate. The vinyl will
probably cost a whole lot less, too. Okay. Laminate is out. Thanks! VBG Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. On Jul 11, 4:14*pm, Pat S wrote: Pretty much the worst thing you could choose, I'm afraid, Leslie. Laminate does not like water - you are not supposed to clean it even with water - there is a special stuff. *I have it on most of my ground floor, but not in bedrooms (carpeted), nor in kitchen, bathroom, utility room - all the potentially watery areas. *For those areas I have a cushion floor vinyl - quite suitable for wet areas. *There are numerous vinyls with a black and white tile pattern. *However, the best bet is, probably, to check out the colour of the mud at the new house and ensure that the floor covering you choose blends with it! *With your big dogs, you'll need to be aware of mud! Finally, if you do decide to risk all and lay laminate, you will have to take off the skirting board (I've forgotten what you call it - would it be base board?), so that the laminate goes under it and then put it back. *If you don't do that, you have to use a fairly visible (mine is about 1" wide) along all the walls. *Where I have the vinyl, the flooring chap put a seal of silicone all around the edges, so that water could not get underneath. I just went and put a bit of water on this (study) floor and checked for slippery: yes, very slippery, even with my rubber soled slippers. I can't see any advantage, even if you could find black and white squares. Cushion floor vinyl is so warm and easy on the feet, and easy to lay. . In message , Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. writes I want black and white (diagonal) checkerboard-pattern flooring in my kitchen and bathroom in my little cottage. * I've never had laminate flooring and have concerns about whether it will be slippery if used in the kitchen with the miriad possiblilites of spills and in the bathroom with water spills. *Second, a friend said he thought there were laminates available 12 in. black and white square 'sections'. * I tried searching online but haven't found anything but wood patterns. Has anybody seen laminates in 12 in. squares and solid colors? *And can I install a laminate floor all by myself??? Thanks for any advice and/or help. Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. -- Best Regards Pat on the Green |
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Polly, dear, we'd all be honored to take turns keeping track of
you..... the chip won't be necessary! ROFLOL Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. On Jul 11, 4:34*pm, "Polly Esther" wrote: Uh oh. *Apparently, ...! * I don't know the difference in laminate and cushion floor vinyl. * * It's probably time for me to go get my tracking chip implanted. * * Polly "Pat S" wrote in message news Pretty much the worst thing you could choose, I'm afraid, Leslie. Laminate does not like water - you are not supposed to clean it even with water - there is a special stuff. *I have it on most of my ground floor, but not in bedrooms (carpeted), nor in kitchen, bathroom, utility room - all the potentially watery areas. *For those areas I have a cushion floor vinyl - quite suitable for wet areas. *There are numerous vinyls with a black and white tile pattern. *However, the best bet is, probably, to check out the colour of the mud at the new house and ensure that the floor covering you choose blends with it! *With your big dogs, you'll need to be aware of mud! Finally, if you do decide to risk all and lay laminate, you will have to take off the skirting board (I've forgotten what you call it - would it be base board?), so that the laminate goes under it and then put it back. *If you don't do that, you have to use a fairly visible (mine is about 1" wide) along all the walls. *Where I have the vinyl, the flooring chap put a seal of silicone all around the edges, so that water could not get underneath. I just went and put a bit of water on this (study) floor and checked for slippery: yes, very slippery, even with my rubber soled slippers. I can't see any advantage, even if you could find black and white squares. Cushion floor vinyl is so warm and easy on the feet, and easy to lay. . In message , Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. writes I want black and white (diagonal) checkerboard-pattern flooring in my kitchen and bathroom in my little cottage. * I've never had laminate flooring and have concerns about whether it will be slippery if used in the kitchen with the miriad possiblilites of spills and in the bathroom with water spills. *Second, a friend said he thought there were laminates available 12 in. black and white square 'sections'. * I tried searching online but haven't found anything but wood patterns. Has anybody seen laminates in 12 in. squares and solid colors? *And can I install a laminate floor all by myself??? Thanks for any advice and/or help. Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. -- Best Regards Pat on the Green- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - |
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Leslie, I don't know about the tile type but we have the wood
look laminate from Costco. 5 Years in and it still looks like new with the exception of where I drop knives in the kitchen. (only a few of those nicks and they have been touched up so I really notice them just when I clean) DH did the install himself and it went pretty smooth. A nice big square room helps there though. The earlier manufactured stuff was hit and miss but I think from about the time we got ours forward it is pretty tough. I took a scrap of the stuff and tossed it in a pie plate of water for a good several weeks (I can't remember exactly how long but it was a while) That stuff showed not a bit of bother from the water. It was amazing. The dogs don't seem to give it any wear. It is amazing stuff. The trim gets pricey if you need a lot of that so keep that in mind. I think you and your son could do a good job with it. Oh, we are on a slab foundation so not sure how your old wood one would be in comparison. HTH, Taria "Leslie & The Furbabies in MO." wrote in message ... I want black and white (diagonal) checkerboard-pattern flooring in my kitchen and bathroom in my little cottage. I've never had laminate flooring and have concerns about whether it will be slippery if used in the kitchen with the miriad possiblilites of spills and in the bathroom with water spills. Second, a friend said he thought there were laminates available 12 in. black and white square 'sections'. I tried searching online but haven't found anything but wood patterns. Has anybody seen laminates in 12 in. squares and solid colors? And can I install a laminate floor all by myself??? Thanks for any advice and/or help. Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. |
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