Got the fence done for the pooch late last night. Well not completely done, i need to replace my plywood wall with an actual door soon. :lol:
Anyway, i went to a freinds house for a BBQ this past week-end and he showed me around his house that he and his dad built (a little 2 bedrm in the country) and fell in love with his hardwood flooring. Its what i want in my basement when i finish it.
The color is called 'Stone', its a bluesish/greyish color and just looks so fawkin 'rich' its amazing.
I've called the rona and Home deopt here but they dont know what Im talking about. anybody know a place that specialise in this stuff? Maybe I can get further with my search....
The hardwood guy we found for my moms place in brantford was amazing...
he ended up saving us about 25k from the builders price on the hardwood.
I'll see if i can get the number off of her tonight. I believe the place was burlington flooring or something.
Don't put hardwood in the basement.
DON'T!
Ask Meford why.
ANTHONYD,Jul 5 2006, 11:58 AM Wrote:Don't put hardwood in the basement.
DON'T!
Ask Meford why.
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ummm...ok...why?
Quote:he ended up saving us about 25k from the builders price on the hardwood.
That isnt hard, just dont go with the option of having the builder put in the flooring :P
I almost leaped and punched out the lady when she told me the prices for a hardwood flooring upgrade.
Its criminal and even worse, people pay it without questioning it. :blink:
Flofocus,Jul 5 2006, 12:13 PM Wrote:ANTHONYD,Jul 5 2006, 11:58 AM Wrote:Don't put hardwood in the basement.
DON'T!
Ask Meford why.
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ummm...ok...why?
Quote:he ended up saving us about 25k from the builders price on the hardwood.
That isnt hard, just dont go with the option of having the builder put in the flooring :P
I almost leaped and punched out the lady when she told me the prices for a hardwood flooring upgrade.
Its criminal and even worse, people pay it without questioning it. :blink:
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hahaha, youre telling me.
My moms house in brantford was like 274,000 when she bought it.
for the cheap hardwood, the builder wanted 37,500... Some of the options at that time were insane! they had some random tile that was 80.00 per sq/ft....
Come to think of it, the most i would do in a basment would be floating floor.
Tile seems to be the best option, because if that basment ever floods kiss the wood or carpet goodbye...
Tile in the basement?
Yuk and farkin cold. My nieghboor has the floating floor down there, looks really good to.
Its cold, but i'd do it just because i wouldnt want to worry about ripping it up when the basment leaks.
I'm hoping there is no "when the basement leaks" :P
I wouldn't put hardwood in a basement - too much moisture and your house is brand new - which increases the risk. I would look to a good quality berber carpet with a thick underpad. My two cents. Some interesting reading below: Engineered hardwood is a possibility ?
Can I install a solid 3/4" hardwood floor in my basement?
Solid 3/4" Hardwood flooring cannot be installed below grade (below the soil line) or over concrete. When a solid product encounters moisture it reacts very negatively. Therefore, a laminate or engineered flooring must be used. Laminate flooring is constructed by fusing 4-plys of material together to form a product with unprecedented strength and durability. An engineered product is very similar with the exception that they usually have a real wood layer on top of the constructed core.
Flofocus,Jul 5 2006, 12:40 PM Wrote:I'm hoping there is no "when the basement leaks" :P
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Its a new house, its bound to happen.
In our last house we had a couple random leaks until it was about 2 or 3...
dlb,Jul 5 2006, 12:47 PM Wrote:Solid 3/4" Hardwood flooring cannot be installed below grade (below the soil line) or over concrete. When a solid product encounters moisture it reacts very negatively. Therefore, a laminate or engineered flooring must be used. Laminate flooring is constructed by fusing 4-plys of material together to form a product with unprecedented strength and durability. An engineered product is very similar with the exception that they usually have a real wood layer on top of the constructed core.
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Does this apply to me though? My basement isnt below the soil line. Walkout basement and the pitch is steep!!
You still have 3 walls of dirt-impacting basement wall. Unless your property slopes away on all sides, you might well have an issue - especially at spring melt if there's enough accumulation of snow and ice.
scoobasteve,Jul 5 2006, 12:50 PM Wrote:Its a new house, its bound to happen.
In our last house we had a couple random leaks until it was about 2 or 3...
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Better not. I'd be the only 1 on the street that has had flooding problems if thats the case. Theres a few neighboors that have been there for 1.5 years and no flooding whatsoever. The one neighbbor complained about mold in his garage, the builder re-did the whole garage under warranty for them. Thats about it for *major* problems. Oh, and I guess a lot of the neighbours were complaing about poor ventilation to the top floors, but that was fixed when they re-designed the ducting with my house! Gotta alove that, get all the bugs worked out with their houses and build mine even better. :D
NOS2Go4Me,Jul 5 2006, 01:06 PM Wrote:You still have 3 walls of dirt-impacting basement wall. Unless your property slopes away on all sides, you might well have an issue - especially at spring melt if there's enough accumulation of snow and ice.
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Like I said the pitch is really steep, so no, not 3 walls....I'd say there is only a few feet at the top under the soil line, the rest is exposed just like the rest of the house. If you guys saw the house you'd know what I mean.
Flofocus,Jul 5 2006, 01:09 PM Wrote:NOS2Go4Me,Jul 5 2006, 01:06 PM Wrote:You still have 3 walls of dirt-impacting basement wall. Unless your property slopes away on all sides, you might well have an issue - especially at spring melt if there's enough accumulation of snow and ice.
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Like I said the pitch is really steep, so no, not 3 walls....I'd say there is only a few feet at the top under the soil line, the rest is exposed just like the rest of the house. If you guys saw the house you'd know what I mean.
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If it's THAT elevated, you're lucky. You might be spared some new house settling!
Flofocus,Jul 5 2006, 01:06 PM Wrote:scoobasteve,Jul 5 2006, 12:50 PM Wrote:Its a new house, its bound to happen.
In our last house we had a couple random leaks until it was about 2 or 3...
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Better not. I'd be the only 1 on the street that has had flooding problems if thats the case. Theres a few neighboors that have been there for 1.5 years and no flooding whatsoever. The one neighbbor complained about mold in his garage, the builder re-did the whole garage under warranty for them. Thats about it for *major* problems. Oh, and I guess a lot of the neighbours were complaing about poor ventilation to the top floors, but that was fixed when they re-designed the ducting with my house! Gotta alove that, get all the bugs worked out with their houses and build mine even better. :D
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We never had a major flood in the 12 years we lived in that house. alot of the stuff was minor leaks that you barley would notice.
but as soon as it gets under the wood. Its toast.
Cool...well...I may start looking at tiles, its just that I never find any that i really, really like. This color of hardwood made me hard for hardwood. :lol:
Actually, now that I think about it, the main floor and basement floor have the exact same dimensions...I can probably tear out the carpet on the main floor carefully, then set it downstairs and have the nice hardwood on the main floor with the nice furniture.
Good stuff...
I'm not a big fan of tile either, But ive noticed in my condo the hardwood is sorta lifting a bit in the kitchen. I'm pretty sure its just laminate though. so its expected.
NOS2Go4Me,Jul 5 2006, 01:19 PM Wrote:If it's THAT elevated, you're lucky. You might be spared some new house settling!
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That and the fact that my house is built in a foundation of rock and not dirt. 1 hour per hole to do the fence posts. 6 inches of dirt with the dingo machine, then stop, take out jackhammer, chizel 3 foot hole in rock, add gravel for drainage, set post in cement...in the rock. My posts ain't movin. :lol:
Hahaha, thats awesome.
I guess youre not planning to get a pool anytime soon eh :lol: