I'm So Old!!!

[Marilyn]

Originally Posted by Janet

It's starting to look nice Haley, but I still have a lot of work to do and I would like to get some new flooring, just not sure what I want yet. I took some ibuprophen and it has helped some. Well, I'd better get back to shampooing.

Janet, you mentioned new flooring. We're getting rid of most of our carpet on the first floor of our home. The area around the living room is ceramic tile, so we are going with tile in the living room. We were thinking of laminate in the bedroom, a type by Armstrong that I mentioned to Judy in an earlier thread, then we looked at something else new. Don't go yuck, when I tell you. It's vinyl plank flooring. The flooring store we use has it down in their entry and the walkway to their office. It looks so much like wood that my hubby the custom builder was fooled. It really looks like wood. The pieces of vinyl are in planks with texture and color like wood. They are even contoured on the edges so that when it is laid, it looks like wooden planks. It's less expensive than laminate, more durable and does not have a hollow sound when you walk on it.

Here are a couple of links to some information on it: http://www.associatedcontent.com/art..._of_vinyl.html
http://homeimprovement.superpages.co...-flooring.html

Here are some pictures:
http://www.owencarpet.com/vinyl_plank.htm
and a video about one manufacturer's product:
http://www.konectousa.com/video/index.html

Just though you and others might be interested. When I mentioned it to some friends and family they could not believe I was actually considering vinyl in our bedroom. They just don't understand what the product looks like. I think I might still put an area rug under the bed or at least a runner down each side. I'm tired of our pets having accidents on the carpet and having to steam clean so often. Think we will do the tile first in the living area and then decide for sure about the bedroom.

[Tink]

Marilyn, that flooring sounds ideal!
I plan to show Greg the info yu shared as I am in desperate need of new flooring and would love something that's durable but looks like wood.

Thanks for sharing!

[jrsygal37]

Janet you sound like me. I have been doing the same. Moved everything myself, spackled and painted and of course cleaned up as well. I still have some more painting to do but took a short a break due to All-Stars (Baseball). Not sure what kind of flooring you are looking for but I just had lamiates put in. They are wonderful. I opted for this over wood as it hold up well. I have five Yorkies and needed soemthig that would withstand them running all over it with their nails and of course the occassional piddle. LOL. Elaine

[Marilyn]

Our flooring supplier recommends the vinyl plank over laminate due to it's appearance, quietness, and durability. It is more moisture resistant than laminate and therefore more resistant to pet accidents.

We buy many thousands of dollars in flooring from her annually for clients. I don't think she would steer us wrong on recommendations for our personal home.

I'm not trying to sell either product, just sharing what we were told by someone who should know since she has to deal with manufacturers and their warranties for the various products on a daily basis.

[highlans]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

Our flooring supplier recommends the vinyl plank over laminate due to it's appearance, quietness, and durability. It is more moisture resistant than laminate and therefore more resistant to pet accidents.

We buy many thousands of dollars in flooring from her annually for clients. I don't think she would steer us wrong on recommendations for our personal home.

I'm not trying to sell either product, just sharing what we were told by someone who should know since she has to deal with manufacturers and their warranties for the various products on a daily basis.

Wow love that we have a lot of wooden flooring around our house but it noisey, this sounds ideal but have not seen it over here.

[Gina]

Janet I just read your thread and I hope that your feeling better, I bet your house is looking beautiful. Post those photos

Marilyn you have not aged since the wedding, those little snots what do they know...lol anyone over 30 is old to them... Btw you still look beautiful.

The vinly flooring looks great, when I go to some homes it is really hard to tell from pergo and vinyl.

[Janet]

Thanks for all the flooring ideas, I really appreciate it. I've been wanting new flooring for a couple of years now and I'm hoping once I get the painting done I'll be able to get it. Tile isn't really a good option for us I don't think. We keep our home cooler in the winter and sometimes the carpet seems cool, so tile would be freezing. I friend of ours has vinyl in her kitchen and I loved it, but it was all one piece...looked like wood.

Where I would really like it is in my family room, but don't think I could get anyone to lay it correctly. Our fireplace is a mixed store fireplace so it where it meets the floor it's not straight by any means like a brick fireplace/hearth would be. Don't know if they could get it to look right or not. Still, I've got to get the painting done first so I'll check it out more later.

You're so right Tink about the recovery time. I was so sore Wednesday night that I was constanctly waking up in the middle of the night in pain when I would rollover or move. Once I got up yesterday and started moving around then the soreness worked itself out.

[DianaB]

Originally Posted by Marilyn

Janet, you mentioned new flooring. We're getting rid of most of our carpet on the first floor of our home. The area around the living room is ceramic tile, so we are going with tile in the living room. We were thinking of laminate in the bedroom, a type by Armstrong that I mentioned to Judy in an earlier thread, then we looked at something else new. Don't go yuck, when I tell you. It's vinyl plank flooring. The flooring store we use has it down in their entry and the walkway to their office. It looks so much like wood that my hubby the custom builder was fooled. It really looks like wood. The pieces of vinyl are in planks with texture and color like wood. They are even contoured on the edges so that when it is laid, it looks like wooden planks. It's less expensive than laminate, more durable and does not have a hollow sound when you walk on it.

Here are a couple of links to some information on it: http://www.associatedcontent.com/art..._of_vinyl.html
http://homeimprovement.superpages.co...-flooring.html

Marilyn, thanks for posting about this! I really like the looks and what was said about it. It would be perfect for our basement, if we ever to finish it.