Ah, yes, thanks, that was an interesting read for sure. I think I'll try to stay with the tongue and groove at the ends only. grin
On May 31, 2008, at 12:16 AM, Max Robinson wrote: > 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 > > > > > > > Scott Howell [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
