I would definitely go with the kind with the padding on the back. The kind with a tongue and groove on all four sides needs a special tool to install. Be sure you get one if you go with that kind. You can read about my adventures with this flooring at the following URL.
http://www.angelfire.com/electronic/funwithtubes/Teddybear_cottage.html It's a little more than half way down the page if you want to skip down to it. I only learned about the special tool by watching the DIY channel long after the project was completed. Regards. Max. K 4 O D S. Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Transistor site http://www.funwithtransistors.net Vacuum tube site: http://www.funwithtubes.net Music site: http://www.maxsmusicplace.com To subscribe to the fun with tubes group send an email to, [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 5:18 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] click together flooring > Folks, I'm back on this as I've b een doing some additional research > and scoping prices. First it seems that the best warranty and price is > at Costcos at about $34 for 20.some odd feet with a 35-year warranty. > Seems pretty good stuff. Looked at Lowes and Pergo flooring that was > very nice as well was around $3.77 or so per square foot and a box had > about 17 square feet at nearly $53 or so. I can't recall what the > Costco brand was, but Home Depot had some nice stuff at about $2.75 or > around there per square foot and their boxes had about 20.84 square > feet in a box. Now the one thing I noticed that both Lowes and Costos > offerings had, but don't recall with Home Depots products, is they > came with the backing material, the foam-type stuff already attached. > This stuff at Home Depot was about $25 per 100 square feet which > seemed like a lot to me. I also leared that you can not put this stuff > over padding that is used for carpeting unless it's incredibly thin, > like the stuff they require you to install or this would void the > warranty. What I'm curious is if the stuff with the backing presents > any issues and I'm also curious about one other thing. > I noticed that some of the stuff Home Depot showed us was very thin, > was obviously cheap at $.97 per square feet and at half the thickness > of the Pergo so one would assume it would be of lesser quality, but it > also seem to have a tongue and groove on not just either end, but on > both sides. The Pergo only had it at either end. Would this make any > difference? Is there any advantages either way? > I'm thinking of putting a little lesser quality, but something pretty > good in the basement hall, and put the better stuff in the livingroom. > > tnx > Scott Howell > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > ------------------------------------ > > To listen to the show archives go to link > http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=33&MMN_position=47:29 > 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 > > Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various > List Members At The Following address: > http://www.jaws-users.com/JAWS/handyman/ > > Visit the archives page at the following address > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > If you would like to join the JAWS Users List, then visit the following > address for more information: > http://www.jaws-users.com/ > For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man > list just send a blank message to: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] Groups Links > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG. > Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.24.4/1475 - Release Date: 5/30/2008 > 2:53 PM > >
