Laying the floor

are [i]you[/i] wanting to redo the kitchen floor at your place?
anyways, first thing you need to do is get a jackhammer

home depot has books on this sort of thing. they may also have it online. lowes might have it to.

It really depends on what is on the floor right now. Because if there is already wood floors down - then you can just sand them and refinish them. If you have wood floors and want to put carpet - you can go right over it.

Now if you're replacing or getting rid of tile or lanolium (sp?) - it can get a little more complicated.

Why don't you tell me more about the situation and I'll try to help you out the best I can.

I've put in hardwood floors, awhile ago, and will be laying tiles and carpeting in an apartment and colonial house, so if you figure out what you want i could probably give first hand experience. Tiles are interesting because you can fuck them up beautifully when the floor is warped, or when you start from the walls instead of the center. You can also make designs with tiles, so your character could create messages or images. Another annoying fuck up is when you lay floorboards on plywood without rosin paper in between, then every time you walk on it you hear squeak squeak squeak.

the floor doesn't need to be ripped up, it was redone a few years ago so its all flat and ready, its just that the linoleum that was used is the cheapest and is all scratched now and never gets clean.

We had all of the carpet removed from the first floor of our home and had the concrete slab sanded, stained and scored. Now it looks like we have dark chocolate borders and light coffee tiles (it was designed with the look of 24 inch diagonal tiles). I can give some specifics on that process, the chemicals involved, and why no person should ever do that in a home in which they currently live.

i bet it looks good, i was thinking of painting faux tiles.

It does look great and it is very low work but the mess generated by grinding down the concrete was intense. There was so much concrete dust pouring out of the doors and windows of the house while the work was going on, it looked like the place was on fire.

Now it is great though - easily cleaned and looks a billion times better than the carpet. We have a large area of solid chocolate color in one area where they couldn't score it. I thought about painting it with an interesting design.

I used to have to lay tile in kitchens at this place I worked when I was like 19...

I was fucking horrible, the worst job ever...

I would go up to the apartment roof to hide, it was nice and quiet up there...

do you think peel and stick tiles are viable anyone or are they just gonna come up later?

Check out a library book. Seriously. Every library will have tons of books on home remodeling and stuff. Find one with good pictures so you can write descriptions.
After that, if you've got the cash, go to Home Depot and buy enough supplies to lay a small floor. ANd just do it on a piece of cardboard or something. You'll have lots to write about if you do it yourself.

i'm not actually writing about it, i'm planning on doing it, i just pretended to be writing about it cause of the forum and all.

[QUOTE=morey;952419]do you think peel and stick tiles are viable anyone or are they just gonna come up later?[/QUOTE]
I was renovating a house with the peel and stick - they work for a while but they are so temporary. If you like to change the floors a lot, then they're very simple to pull out and replace if you want a good look. I personally hate renovating the house though.

Hey Morey,

Maybe if you took a picture of the "character's" current floor and posted that - people would have an idea what you're - I mean he's - working with. Also how much are you wanting to spend might be a good way to help you out more. As it is now your question is kind of vague.