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Ridgetop
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You have been running at full speed!
We were planning to help you with moving but with this earlier sale it looks like we will be getting back just as you are about to finish moving. Bringing our truck and tools. I will lay the bedroom floor for you, and we can install all the bedroom moldings afterwards. If you don't get the other bedroom moldings taken care of we can do them when we get back there too.
We were planning to help you with moving but with this earlier sale it looks like we will be getting back just as you are about to finish moving. Bringing our truck and tools. I will lay the bedroom floor for you, and we can install all the bedroom moldings afterwards. If you don't get the other bedroom moldings taken care of we can do them when we get back there too.
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Baymule
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I bought floor tiles today. I'm leaving in the morning to go to Groveton and work on that fugly disaster bedroom. Carpenter will be working with me or maybe I'll just be getting in his way. I got 2 gallons of Kilz to cover the eyesore paint. I'll be back Friday. Then I'll be packing all week, may make a load down there. I dunno. I'll take you up on putting the moldings in the bedroom. I have a nice miter chop saw for that!
BUT I WILL need help building a shelter for the sheep and dogs. And building fence, repairing fence and all that fun stuff.
I've got to get everything out of here so I can refinish the floors. Can't turn it over to the new farm family with scratched up and worn floors. LOL
Ridgetop
Herd Master
Did you get vinyl strip flooring or square tiles?
Also the come alongs and fence stretcher? All the levels, T-squares, and . . . . I better add to the list.
Here are a few suggestions when laying the floor -
Use the best knee pads you can buy and then kneel on a garden foam pad as well. (The first floor I laid I got blisters on my knees before I invested in strap on knee pads! After aying the second floor I went back and upgraded to a better pair of strap on knee pads!
) When cutting the vinyl tiles use one of those chop type paper cutters. it makes a nice straight cut. Use paper to make a pattern for any funny shape cuts. When you get to the end of the room and have to cut the tiles lengthwise to finish, flip them over to measure for the width. You want any cut edges to always be against the walls never against a factory edge. Even though the instructions say to leave a gap of 1/8"-1/4" at the walls, ignore that and lay them in all the way, otherwise they can slip apart. If it is cold, use a space heater to warm up the strips before cutting and laying them. Rent a floor roller to go over the floor. It will help the strips adhere. Buy more tiles than you need to allow for mistakes and later repairs. You can never get the same color run later.
I was really looking forward to laying another floor! By the way, that glue is super sticky. Use alcohol to clean off your cutter, scissors, and hands. Then use oil to remove the rest of the sticky. Don't even try to wear gloves since they will get stuck in the glue and end up glued between the tiles and the subfloor!
So I should bring the air compressor and nail gun right?
Also the come alongs and fence stretcher? All the levels, T-squares, and . . . . I better add to the list.Here are a few suggestions when laying the floor -
Use the best knee pads you can buy and then kneel on a garden foam pad as well. (The first floor I laid I got blisters on my knees before I invested in strap on knee pads! After aying the second floor I went back and upgraded to a better pair of strap on knee pads!
) When cutting the vinyl tiles use one of those chop type paper cutters. it makes a nice straight cut. Use paper to make a pattern for any funny shape cuts. When you get to the end of the room and have to cut the tiles lengthwise to finish, flip them over to measure for the width. You want any cut edges to always be against the walls never against a factory edge. Even though the instructions say to leave a gap of 1/8"-1/4" at the walls, ignore that and lay them in all the way, otherwise they can slip apart. If it is cold, use a space heater to warm up the strips before cutting and laying them. Rent a floor roller to go over the floor. It will help the strips adhere. Buy more tiles than you need to allow for mistakes and later repairs. You can never get the same color run later. I was really looking forward to laying another floor! By the way, that glue is super sticky. Use alcohol to clean off your cutter, scissors, and hands. Then use oil to remove the rest of the sticky. Don't even try to wear gloves since they will get stuck in the glue and end up glued between the tiles and the subfloor!
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Baymule
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Square tiles. What's a floor roller? Cant use knee pads. I sit on my butt and scoot. LOL I bought extras. Only one pattern had enough boxes to do the job, so I bought them.
No nail gun, I use a drill and screws. I got a come along, squares and a level. Drywall will be done, I got tape today.
No nail gun, I use a drill and screws. I got a come along, squares and a level. Drywall will be done, I got tape today.
Ridgetop
Herd Master
A floor roller is a big heavy roller on a long push handle. It weighs 50-100 lbs. You can rent them from DIY places and sometimes from garden centers. You use it to roll over vinyl flooring to make sure there are no air bubbles that might make the vinyl lift off the subfloor.
They are also used to roll sod and asphalt surfaces to make them flat and level. Sometimes you can find one to rent that you fill with water. They are lighter to transport. You fill it before using it, then empty the water before bringing it back. I don't like them as well as the super heavy metal ones, but they are easier to use when you don't have a Mr. Atlas to load and unload it for you!
They are also used to roll sod and asphalt surfaces to make them flat and level. Sometimes you can find one to rent that you fill with water. They are lighter to transport. You fill it before using it, then empty the water before bringing it back. I don't like them as well as the super heavy metal ones, but they are easier to use when you don't have a Mr. Atlas to load and unload it for you!
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Baymule
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Or you could throw a party and do a line dance on the floor.
Ridgetop
Herd Master
Put on socks and slide over the tiles to weight them down.
Senile_Texas_Aggie
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Bruce
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Might make a big difference if one is laying them in hot humid weather or cold weather. I assume that gap is for expansion? If the baseboard is put on after it would cover a gap.
