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#15 by Paul on 07 May, 2008 04:35
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I have two french doors with glass centers sitting in the garage that I need to stain and put up in the den. Then the next big project in to have the carpeting taken out and wood floors put in. Finally I would like to get somebody to install ceramic tile in the entry way.
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#16 by Timmay on 07 May, 2008 06:42
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I have the best tile installer in southern indiana here Paul.....want me to send him up?
He has been doing it for 25+ years.... -
#17 by PianoMan on 07 May, 2008 07:10
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I'm having a guy come and put lattice around the bottom of my deck this week. He's also coming back to finish a project I started in one of our upstairs baths. I primed it all to be painted and it's been sitting for 3 months. He's coming to put up wainscoating the first week in June and finish it for me. To me it's worth the extra $$ to have someone else do it.
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#18 by Paul on 07 May, 2008 07:38
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I have the best tile installer in southern indiana here Paul.....want me to send him up?
He has been doing it for 25+ years....
Appreciate the offer but the cost of gas he would have to add to the bill to get up here would make the job prohibitive. (We're now up to $3.89 a gal) -
#19 by champ007 on 07 May, 2008 21:29
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Anyone want to loan me about $150k?
Looks like ya gotta sell the jet Ty!! -
#20 by champ007 on 07 May, 2008 21:35
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Then the next big project in to have the carpeting taken out and wood floors put in.
Paul, I put laminate flooring in my house. I found it was cheaper from Sams Club which had the flooring with the foam backing glued to it. It only required 6mm plastic between the laminate and my cement floor, so I found the poly we use under our tarps on lumber loads quite handy (and cheap) for that. Plus, once spread out it is about 25' wide.
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#21 by Timmay on 09 May, 2008 20:37
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Champ just curious as to how much you spent per sq ft on your laminate. We have all kinds of people around here that think they can go to Lowe's or Sam's Club and get it cheaper. Right now I have laminate instock in 5 different colors made by Shaw with a 25 year warranty w/o the foam backing for only $1.19 square foot. Its an 8 mil product and very nice looking with register embossing. For those who dont know what registered embossing is....it is tht you can feel the graining where the graining should be. Just as if you were actually touching a real board.
Getting the foam on the back adds no value or quality to the floor. Most people say well yeah but its easier to install...
? Really? because if you buy the foam that goes under it by the roll....which comes 100 sq ft per roll for only $12.99, all you do is roll it out ...tack it down in a few places to keep it from moving and then lay your laminate down.
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#22 by Paul on 10 May, 2008 05:36
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Champ, appreciate the input. I put laminate in the house I had before though and was not satisfied with it at all. That's why I am choosing to go with the real wood floor this time around. Also helps to increase value of the house as I understand it.
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#23 by GASlick on 10 May, 2008 06:58
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We're getting estimates now on rebuilding our 25 yr+ deck. The nails and coming up and the planks are all warped. It's just not safe anymore. The second thing is hopefully we are going to convert our pool over to a saltwater system. It'll depend on how much the deck costs.