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Clit Commander
Join Date: Feb 2008
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Now's the time to buy. I picked this one up for $106k and change "OTD". The bank's paying up to $7k (subtracted from total of $116.5k) in my closing costs and all their costs, too. There's two bedrooms and a decent size loft on the second floor, and a 2-car garage. 1926 sq/ft.
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Join Date: Nov 2008
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Soul Man
Join Date: Nov 2008
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If Barbie was going to install a new floor in her "Malibu Fun House", it would be a laminate floor. In short, laminate floors are for pussies. There. I said it. JC
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yeah I've heard great things about the Bamboo floors
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Bring on the Zombies!
Join Date: Feb 2008
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3. Good underlayment is a great idea. It helps with sound and a bit of insulation. Also, laminate is not nailed down at all. 5. This is your best bet, but you can also use a circular saw if need be. Just use a fine tooth miter blade and wrap the line youre going to cut with painters tape or masking tape. This will keep the finish from getting messed up. 6. Yes its a 1/4" gap, it allows for the expansion and contraction of the floor, the gap will get covered by the quarter round molding. 9. See if you can rent or borrow a nailer, all that you need it for is the trim pieces. Laminates are considered floating floors beacuse they do not attach directly to the subfloor in any way. 11. Laminate pieces come in boards (typically about 3 feet long) and are all the same length. Only hardwood and engineered wood comes in uneven lengths. The pattern is printed onto the boards and the seams typically blend very well so they will not be noticed. I do typically recommend staggering them a little bit from one row to the next though. 12. A tapping block is what hes referring to. Its just a plastic block, but a piece of wood works just as well. 13. Very good idea. |
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Join Date: Feb 2008
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I HATE the look of quarter round. If it can't be covered by regular trim, count me out. Quarter round looks like Bubba didn't measure correctly and had to install quarter round to cover up his mistakes. I'm also not a fan of laminate flooring, but that's just my personal opinion. |
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Bring on the Zombies!
Join Date: Feb 2008
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I definitely like the look of hardwood floors better, but they scratch A LOT easier. We went with laminate and it turned out great, plus my dog would have scratched the shit out of the finish on a true hardwood floor. |
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DLIT...congrats on buying a place. Thats a big step. And a wise move. Also...nice fucking place man. Really nice.
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