Comments on: All About Flooring http://stevish.com/archives/210 From a mind that only One can understand Sat, 05 Jul 2008 18:00:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Stevish http://stevish.com/archives/210#comment-51403 Stevish Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:26:37 +0000 http://stevish.com/archives/210#comment-51403 I would think some kind of deck finishing would be the best. I'm not really sure though. My expertise is indoor stuff. I would think some kind of deck finishing would be the best. I’m not really sure though. My expertise is indoor stuff.

]]> By: Aynsley R King http://stevish.com/archives/210#comment-51401 Aynsley R King Sat, 02 Feb 2008 18:15:54 +0000 http://stevish.com/archives/210#comment-51401 I would like to put down a penny floor. I have a semi covered outside patio and want to lay single pennies side by side as the floor covering. What sort of shelac or material should I lay over them to waterproof/smooth the surface. :-) Thanks for your help Aynsley King Tucson, AZ I would like to put down a penny floor. I have a semi covered outside patio and want to lay single pennies side by side as the floor covering. What sort of shelac or material should I lay over them to waterproof/smooth the surface. :-)

Thanks for your help

Aynsley King
Tucson, AZ

]]> By: Don http://stevish.com/archives/210#comment-36593 Don Sat, 04 Aug 2007 01:57:04 +0000 http://stevish.com/archives/210#comment-36593 I am putting baseboard down on laminated flooring. With the baseboard I am putting down a 1\4" quarter round with it. Can you tell me the best way you would fasten it down? Is glue on baseboards a good idea. How long after you stain with varathane can you intall it? Thank for your response. Don I am putting baseboard down on laminated flooring. With the baseboard I am putting down a 1\4″ quarter round with it. Can you tell me the best way you would fasten it down? Is glue on baseboards a good idea. How long after you stain with varathane can you intall it? Thank for your response. Don

]]> By: Stevish http://stevish.com/archives/210#comment-25761 Stevish Tue, 15 May 2007 02:22:07 +0000 http://stevish.com/archives/210#comment-25761 Well, Rob... I don't know what to tell ya. I have absolutely no experience with that. I have thought of it before, and there is a fairly pain-free way to test it out. Just peel back a corner of your carpet and stain a small section of the particle board. If you don't have any stain, then you can still see what a natural finish would look like by just getting it wet with a damp rag. Ultimately, I don't think it'd be all that attractive, but I can understand your reasoning as I am on a penny-tight budget right now, and would probably be considering the same thing you are. Another thing to consider would be painting it. The dining hall at the camp where I work is just a painted OSB subfloor, and it doesn't look all that bad. Just be sure to get a good floor paint. I hope that helps. -Steve Well, Rob… I don’t know what to tell ya. I have absolutely no experience with that. I have thought of it before, and there is a fairly pain-free way to test it out. Just peel back a corner of your carpet and stain a small section of the particle board. If you don’t have any stain, then you can still see what a natural finish would look like by just getting it wet with a damp rag.

Ultimately, I don’t think it’d be all that attractive, but I can understand your reasoning as I am on a penny-tight budget right now, and would probably be considering the same thing you are. Another thing to consider would be painting it. The dining hall at the camp where I work is just a painted OSB subfloor, and it doesn’t look all that bad. Just be sure to get a good floor paint.

I hope that helps.

-Steve

]]> By: Rob http://stevish.com/archives/210#comment-25734 Rob Mon, 14 May 2007 19:05:57 +0000 http://stevish.com/archives/210#comment-25734 Hi Steve, I just bought a house with crappy carpet over particle board. I have no money to replace the carpet, but have heard that it can "look cool" to stain and urethane the particle board if it's in good shape. I can't find anything online at all abotu this idea, and I'm not sure how "cool" it really is. Do you have any experience with this? Thanks, Rob Hi Steve,

I just bought a house with crappy carpet over particle board. I have no money to replace the carpet, but have heard that it can “look cool” to stain and urethane the particle board if it’s in good shape. I can’t find anything online at all abotu this idea, and I’m not sure how “cool” it really is. Do you have any experience with this?

Thanks,
Rob

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