Wicked easy flooring

[Guppy]

Originally Posted by Rmarsh

i busted my cherry laying strip oak oflooring....at 2" wide... laying six courses along the width of a house would only get you a foot of coverage. We had to drill and hand nail the first few courses then use a "powernailer" to nail no more than 8" apart.
Not sure why they called it that because it was not a pneumatic device....power was supplied by the installer with a weighted mallet swung with gusto to drive flooring tight. Try that for eight hours a day......your back will be aching/burning badly.



Lowes has the vinyl planks for $2.40 a sq ft. ... 7" wide strips make for quick yardage...and there is no minimal waste when you use starter cutoffs at the ends.

I think Mine is still out in the shed somewhere,,,,,,, you can have it! :-)
The last few courses up against a wall is A real pleasure also... LOL

[Rmarsh]

Originally Posted by Guppy

I think Mine is still out in the shed somewhere,,,,,,, you can have it! :- LOL

Thanks Ray....I have one taking up space over here......hasnt been used in literally decades. I keep stuff around ...even though I will certainly never use again.

The wooden mallet handle is puckered to help keep your grip......some spit has been used on occasion for that too

[Guppy]

Originally Posted by Rmarsh

Thanks Ray....I have one taking up space over here......hasnt been used in literally decades. I keep stuff around ...even though I will certainly never use again.

The wooden mallet handle is puckered to help keep your grip......some spit has been used on occasion for that too

That’s the one! My back heart’s lookin at it....

[nightfighter]

Screw that....It's been ten years since I actually did the installing of a wood floor, but whenever I rented the tool, it was going to have a nipple for my air hose... I subbed out the big floor installs anyway.

[Rmarsh]

Originally Posted by nightfighter

Screw that....It's been ten years since I actually did the installing of a wood floor, but whenever I rented the tool, it was going to have a nipple for my air hose... I subbed out the big floor installs anyway.

Yeah Ross we sub out most flooring installs too, we make the call to do it ourselves when schedules and manpower dictate. When we sub it out we get many more complaints and often have to replace the pieces with obvious defects that the morons installed. They also way overdo it with the excessive face nailing of final courses.....totally unnecessary. Another example of a guy with a nail gun overnailing the crap out of something.

I worked for a custom home builder who kept the use of subs to a minimum.... even poured our own concrete floors. I use to get a sick feeling in my stomach...hearing the concrete trucks pulling up to the job first thing in the morning....

[bloocrab]

Originally Posted by Guppy

The last few courses up against a wall is A real pleasure also... LOL

HA... that brought back some un-fond memories. Played GC for my first house, was told I'd save a boat-load of money if I did. Decided to do the hardwood myself...roughly 2,600 sq. ft, with the other 300 tiled, never did flooring before...wifee wanted no thresholds, all rooms ran into one another.... ... quite the challenge, created a jig of sorts to handle the wall courses, I did damage the sheetrock a little, but the baseboard offered forgiveness....avoided nail holes at all costs. Lotta blood, sweat and tears,,, but did save a boat load of $$ -

I'll have to check out that procore stuff....thinking of laying out a 2700 sq ft basement, my gut says keep it polished concrete, but wifee is leaning hard with the elbow again...

[Rmarsh]

Originally Posted by bloocrab

HA... that brought back some un-fond memories. Played GC for my first house, was told I'd save a boat-load of money if I did. Decided to do the hardwood myself...roughly 2,600 sq. ft, with the other 300 tiled, never did flooring before...wifee wanted no thresholds, all rooms ran into one another.... ... quite the challenge, created a jig of sorts to handle the wall courses, I did damage the sheetrock a little, but the baseboard offered forgiveness....avoided nail holes at all costs. Lotta blood, sweat and tears,,, but did save a boat load of $$ -

I'll have to check out that procore stuff....thinking of laying out a 2700 sq ft basement, my gut says keep it polished concrete, but wifee is leaning hard with the elbow again...

Gilly...for a first timer laying that much flooring is impressive!
And.....hitting the wall with the mallet as you get closer to finishing is typical....got to choke up on that handle...like right up to the head!
The vinyl planks are excellent for basement floors.
If you would like to see the install I did and grab a few leftovers for samples send me a pm...your welcome to come by the job and check it out. It's at 999 Main Rd.....multi-use commercial property we are slowly rehabing. Westport Marine is one of our tenants.

[bloocrab]

Originally Posted by Rmarsh

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The vinyl planks are excellent for basement floors.
If you would like to see the install I did and grab a few leftovers for samples send me a pm....

Bob & Ed, I read the reviews on the Lowe's site....(not that I trust them completely) but it states that they break easy during installation and that they scratch easily?? I trust both your words over any online review....

What's your thoughts on that? I can't imagine it being that bad??

I have a vapor barrier below the slab, even forced the crew to tape the seams before they poured... would I need another between the slab and the flooring? Or does this stuff just lay right on the concrete?

[Rmarsh]

Originally Posted by bloocrab

Bob & Ed, I read the reviews on the Lowe's site....(not that I trust them completely) but it states that they break easy during installation and that they scratch easily?? I trust both your words over any online review....

What's your thoughts on that? I can't imagine it being that bad??

I have a vapor barrier below the slab, even forced the crew to tape the seams before they poured... would I need another between the slab and the flooring? Or does this stuff just lay right on the concrete?

Gil...I've not broken a single piece ...and to be clear...not my first time using this stuff...couple thousand sq ft by now....and I havent noticed any scratches at all. (what scratches easier than hardwood??) You can install directly over concrete...or anything else. Finished a huge basement floor with it last summer.....looks great. You could take a ride and see the install I just did and also one for a tenant in light industrial business that I did a year ago.
I have some extra pieces here that you could take with you to evaluate.