Boop, You said that you had cork flooring throughout the entire house except the kitchen. You had it in the bathroom as well?
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boop Sent: Friday, February 23, 2007 10:28 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] Re: still staring at the floor Q: How does the cork flooring hold up in high traffic areas? Our flooring is 55 years old, so the new flooring may not be the same, but ours has held up very well, even in the high traffic areas. You can see a difference in the flooring where it has been covered with carpet, but you'll have that with any kind of flooring. We are about to cover up the cork flooring and install new on top of it. After 55 years, I think it's time, huh? Q: Does it leave indentations when you move heavy furniture? There are some indentations where heavy furniture has been sitting in the same spot for years. I would be careful moving heavy furniture over it, but don't think you have to be more careful than with any other kind of flooring. Q: Any difficulty in cleaning it? What happens if you spilled water on it? This may have changed with the new cork flooring, but we had to get special cleaner for the floor. We also needed special wax for it. We have had trouble finding the cleaner lately, but I think that's because we live in a small town, and it seems cork flooring was sold much for quite awhile. Some cleaners will say on the bottle, not to use it on cork. I used Murphy's Oil Soap when I couldn't find the special cleaner. When we clean this, it's important not to soak the floor. I would clean a small area, then use a rag to dry the area, then move on to the next area. My washer valve stuck open one time and flooded part of the house, including some of the cork flooring areas. We had to replace a couple of the tiles, but most of it was fine. The damaged tiles were next to the wall, so water had gotten under the tile as well. The tiles curled when they dried. We had some left over tile, so replacing it wasn't that bad. Caring for cork flooring is a little different than other flooring, but it sure is warmer on the feet than other flooring. We didn't buy cork flooring to replace what we have, but that is because we got a good deal on some Pergo flooring. Hope this is helpful. Boop __________ NOD32 2077 (20070223) Information __________ This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/4It09A/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/86xolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday The Pod Cast address for the Cooking In The Dark Show is. http://www.gcast.com/u/cookingindark/main.xml Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the new archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups - Join or create groups, clubs, forums & communities. Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindhandyman/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups - Join or create groups, clubs, forums & communities. is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
