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NateG;2010622; said:
Anyone on here have experience with putting flooring in a basement for an entertainment area or bedroom? If so what are my best options?
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If it is a basement and you want it to be an entertainment area I would only do carpet. The accoustics will suck with any type of hard floor unless you cover it with rugs. If its a bedroom you could do anything. Just make sure you use a good pad with a vapor barrier to keep the moisture out.
 
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Buck Nasty;2010811; said:
If it is a basement and you want it to be an entertainment area I would only do carpet. The accoustics will suck with any type of hard floor unless you cover it with rugs. If its a bedroom you could do anything. Just make sure you use a good pad with a vapor barrier to keep the moisture out.
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^^This

Sincerely - an owner of a house that the previous owners fucked up.
 
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NateG;2010622; said:
Anyone on here have experience with putting flooring in a basement for an entertainment area or bedroom? If so what are my best options?
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Are kids going to be using? We went with high end carpet tile a few years ago and love it. Beautiful thing about it is if something gets spilled you pull a 2ft x 2ft section and replace. Looks and feels just like regular carpet. It's a bit expensive in comparision but worked for us. There are some carpet tiles that you can get at Lowes or whatever... but the good stuff you'll likely have to order from a carpet / flooring store.
 
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NateG;2010622; said:
Anyone on here have experience with putting flooring in a basement for an entertainment area or bedroom? If so what are my best options?
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They used to make a carpet called kangaback or something like that, which had a really thick pad already attached to the carpet. It was great for basements and easy to lay down and\or pull up because you didn't need to use tack strips with it.
 
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sparcboxbuck;2011070; said:
Are kids going to be using? We went with high end carpet tile a few years ago and love it. Beautiful thing about it is if something gets spilled you pull a 2ft x 2ft section and replace. Looks and feels just like regular carpet. It's a bit expensive in comparision but worked for us. There are some carpet tiles that you can get at Lowes or whatever... but the good stuff you'll likely have to order from a carpet / flooring store.
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That stuff is awesome! You can also pull it up and wet vac it. Put it on your concrete driveway and let it dry in the sun.
 
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Anyone here have experience with counter resurfacing? We don't need a fancy granite or marble counter, we just need something newer than Bo's last game as head coach, and this appears to be a cost-effective alternative.
 
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jwinslow;2019647; said:
Anyone here have experience with counter resurfacing? We don't need a fancy granite or marble counter, we just need something newer than Bo's last game as head coach, and this appears to be a cost-effective alternative.
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I've seen where people painted their dated counter tops and make them look modern. I've never done it, but when we went searching for paint, there were paints designed specifically for that.

I've also seen people rip off their countertop, put a flat piece of plywood down and then pour a cement type countertop. Now that was cool, and my guess is it would be cheap. There is more that goes into this one, but that's the general gist of it
 
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jwinslow;2019647; said:
Anyone here have experience with counter resurfacing? We don't need a fancy granite or marble counter, we just need something newer than Bo's last game as head coach, and this appears to be a cost-effective alternative.
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http://www.granitetransformations.com/

I have seen a couple kitchens that used their granite-overlay products for countertops, looked good and installed quickly, not sure about cost but certainly less than full granite replacement.
 
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BayBuck;2019639; said:
Anyone have a good recommendation for a Columbus contractor to replace a bath and shower? Thoughts on completely replacing vs. refacing/lining existing units?
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Were you wanting to tile or do an insert? If doing tile, I do reccommend at least thinking about doing it yourself. It really is simple. I did my downstairs shower late summer, it turned out great, was my first time doing it, and it was easy.
 
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BuckeyeMac;2019704; said:
Were you wanting to tile or do an insert? If doing tile, I do reccommend at least thinking about doing it yourself. It really is simple. I did my downstairs shower late summer, it turned out great, was my first time doing it, and it was easy.
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We need to completely revamp/replace the existing bath/shower in one and shower in the other, including whatever we decide on the walls. I can definitely do tile--though I'm leaning away from tile for longterm maintenance--but it's just part of the overall project.
 
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BuckeyeMac;2019672; said:
I've seen where people painted their dated counter tops and make them look modern. I've never done it, but when we went searching for paint, there were paints designed specifically for that.

I've also seen people rip off their countertop, put a flat piece of plywood down and then pour a cement type countertop. Now that was cool, and my guess is it would be cheap. There is more that goes into this one, but that's the general gist of it
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You can get a countertop transformation kit at Lowe's for $250...it's similar to a garage floor paint with paint, sprinkled texture and a sealant coat. It will certainly update the look but after several years it will be time to repaint/replace. It's a good alternative if you're planning on selling the house to BuckeyeMac- I just suggest doing it wrong so we can read about him fixing it. :p
 
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Pheasant;2019735; said:
You can get a countertop transformation kit at Lowe's for $250...it's similar to a garage floor paint with paint, sprinkled texture and a sealant coat. It will certainly update the look but after several years it will be time to repaint/replace. It's a good alternative if you're planning on selling the house to BuckeyeMac- I just suggest doing it wrong so we can read about him fixing it. :p
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You mean BuckeyeMike, he's the one that had all the plaster issues.

My place just needed updated.
 
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Pheasant;2019735; said:
You can get a countertop transformation kit at Lowe's for $250...it's similar to a garage floor paint with paint, sprinkled texture and a sealant coat. It will certainly update the look but after several years it will be time to repaint/replace. It's a good alternative if you're planning on selling the house to BuckeyeMac- I just suggest doing it wrong so we can read about him fixing it. :p
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:lol: With "easy wins" painted beneath the top layer.

It's not a bad countertop, it's just mediocre. If it's more of a bandaid than an alternative, I'll just wait and do it right.

Is it the same basic feedback for the thin layered counter "topper" options?
 
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