Flooring help needed

Polly Esther wrote:
Oh boy, what a challenge. A barefooted quilter in Washington state? Golly.
I wonder if anyone here has tried the new version of cork. It's
supposedly finished so you can mop it but is also supposed to warm and
quiet. Lately, the decorators on tv have been going crazy about it but I'd
like to hear from some real people. Anybody here claim to be a "real
people". Naaah. Probably not. Polly

DM has cork in her kitchen and sewing room, it is warmer than tiles and
warmer than the old lino stuff we havein the kitchen and laundry.
She's had the cork down since some time in 1983 with some sort of
polyuerathan(sp) finish, no problems with the sewing room it's been swept
or vacuumed as it has carpeted room either side. The kitchen needs
sanding back and re-finishing, it has been mopped, swept and possibly
vacuumed. If they ever replace the flooring I think they'll go with
something non-slip for the kitchen, although the cork isn't terribly
slippery, unless you're only wearing socks :-)

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the insulating pad under the pergo flooring makes them warm, soft and quiet.
I love my pergo - has a runover from the washing machine that was quickly
wiped up without any problem of buckling.

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"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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If you might choose wood flooring, you need to be warned about buckling.
Something that can leak such as a hot water heater, or ice maker can cause
the floors to ripple and buckle. The tiny bit of "grow room" they leave
under the base boards won't be enough to let them stretch and shrink. Not
once but twice, we had outside moisture cause our magnificent pecan floors
to wave like a seascape. This wasn't anything inside but simply the
thoroughly (and then some!) soaked grounds and air outside.
Those floors were cold, hard, loud and just absolutely gorgeous. IMHO.
Polly


"Roberta Zollner" wrote in message
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My main sewing room is also the laundry room, with ceramic tiles. Very
easy to clean! Very easy to see dropped pins, etc. And with under-floor
heating, still pleasant in winter.
Roberta in D

"Mary in Washington" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Once again, I am calling your expertise and experience concerning the
floor for my sewing room. Without dishing the dirt on the previous
owner, I do wish that his bellybutton pops out, his legs fall off and
the house inspect have to carry him around. What we thought was going
to be a simple update turned into a 3-year construction party.

We have worked hard for 3 years to get this house up to standards. New
carpet, paint, hardwood, tile, moldings, fixtures, so on and so forth
has brought us to the outside paint which will happen next summer and
the floor in my sewing room. This is the space that I have always
coveted and have been thrilled with the set up. The carpet now is gold
shag right out of the 70's and other then a good cleaning before I
move in it has had nothing done to it. I am ashamed to say that I am
even afraid to vacuum in there because when I am in a project it gets
totally trashed. But I pick up and put everything back in order after
each project...but I am sure I miss some pins.

That being said, I am also a bare foot quilter. Can't stand
shoes!!!! In winter I will compromise with socks but that is it and
nice carpet would be nice.

Do I put hard wood, tile, carpet, and if so what kind. Please tell me
what you have and why you love, like or hate it.

My gratitude in advance.

Mary

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get place to place without much effort in my padded rolling chair. I love
it. I have Pergo in my kitchen, laundry and dining room but very dense
carpeting with high end padding. My hips love the deep padding and my chair
rolls across it very nicely.

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"Pat in Virginia" wrote in message
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Don't worry about rolling around in the chair Mary. It is better for you
to get up and move now and then.
I set up my Ironing station & my Cutting station so I would have to get up
to go to either one.
Quilting is primarily a sedentary activity, and too many quilters do not
get enough exercise anyhow.
JMO... PAT in VA/USA

Mary in Washington wrote:

Many thanks. Had DH read all of the post this morning and he thinks we
need to go with a laminate with the heater under it. It would me
redoing the sub floor, so more work.........frown..... but worth the
extra work and money.

I have concerns about rolling around in my chair but can always toss a
rubber backed runner down on the path. I have a 10' table that holds
my cutting mat, sewing machine and ironing pad and just sail back and
forth. love it

We too are shoes off. Once a month we have a poker party here and even
our friends are comfortable enough to drop thier shoes at the door. I
told them it was not nesessary but everyone just seems to be more
comfortable. I keep a pair of flip flops at every door in the house.
It gets alittle funny when I go to step outside and DH or DS have my
shoes on with thier feet hanging over.

Thanks again for all you advice. I knew that I could count of all of
you and it was ALL taken into consideration and discussed.


Mary

The key to your love affair with your carpet is due largely to its being
a natural fiber. When my parents moved us to Wisconsin we got the wool
oriental rugs that were in the house. They lasted thru dogs and kids and
even moved with us to the next house. I have one of the area rugs, it is
a minimum of 40 years old and still looks wonderful.
On the other hand in this trailer we live in they put acrylic plush
carpet in most of the rooms. The living room looks like it was beaten
with buzzard guts and drug thru hell backwards (catchy phrase, that). DH
tried to steam clean it for 4 hours, using every chemical in his arsenal
to remove the stains from koolaid and chocolate milk. (Meg learned to
drink from a cup shortly after we moved here) and the carpet looked
cleaner the next day. The day after that it lost its resolve and went
limp and filthy again. One day DH will come home from work and find bare
pressboard flooring here. And now, a tale which I warn you, may not be
for the squeamish. In fact I will put a squeamishness avoiding space he











Ok. If you scrolled down this far you dont squeam easily, or you failed
to take my warning seriously. Yesterday I sat on the floor sorting toys
and crayons so I could vacumm safely. When I knelt to get up I felt an
odd cramping pain in my leg. When I twisted round to see what was
causing such gut twisting sensations I saw what I thought was a piece of
wire protruding from my calf. When I grabbed it I realized that a needle
with thread in it had been driven quite deeply into the muscle and
possibly hit the bone. Its out now, it still aches. My tetnus shot is up
to date so now I will just keep my eye on it and hope it heals quickly.
I wont miss the carpet. Id rather have wood underfoot. Barefeet and all.
I hope I didnt squick anyone out to badly.
Diana

Polly Esther wrote:
My first employer had a rather picturesque expression that I'm not sure is
okay to use in polite company, but it was "beat with buzzard guts and drug
through Hell backwards". That pretty well describes what out carpet has
been through including hairballs, chainsaws and creative toddlers. Our
carpet is wool. It does not electrocute me in the winter, it is kind to
every step, old cold feet, and it always looks nice. So, yes, Cheryl. When
the carpet lovers of the world unite, come hold my hand. Polly

"Cheryl" wrote in message
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Carpet lovers of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your cold
feet.

I scrolled all the way down - no squeamish here! All I can say is
OUCH!!!!!!!

I am enjoying all the posts about "carpet/no carpet". DH & I will be
building a new house in two years and have decided to go "no carpet". You
have just convinced me that we made the right decision! I hope your knee
heals well.

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"Diana Curtis" wrote in message
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The key to your love affair with your carpet is due largely to its being a
natural fiber. When my parents moved us to Wisconsin we got the wool
oriental rugs that were in the house. They lasted thru dogs and kids and
even moved with us to the next house. I have one of the area rugs, it is a
minimum of 40 years old and still looks wonderful.
On the other hand in this trailer we live in they put acrylic plush
carpet in most of the rooms. The living room looks like it was beaten with
buzzard guts and drug thru hell backwards (catchy phrase, that). DH tried
to steam clean it for 4 hours, using every chemical in his arsenal to
remove the stains from koolaid and chocolate milk. (Meg learned to drink
from a cup shortly after we moved here) and the carpet looked cleaner the
next day. The day after that it lost its resolve and went limp and filthy
again. One day DH will come home from work and find bare pressboard
flooring here. And now, a tale which I warn you, may not be for the
squeamish. In fact I will put a squeamishness avoiding space he











Ok. If you scrolled down this far you dont squeam easily, or you failed to
take my warning seriously. Yesterday I sat on the floor sorting toys and
crayons so I could vacumm safely. When I knelt to get up I felt an odd
cramping pain in my leg. When I twisted round to see what was causing such
gut twisting sensations I saw what I thought was a piece of wire
protruding from my calf. When I grabbed it I realized that a needle with
thread in it had been driven quite deeply into the muscle and possibly hit
the bone. Its out now, it still aches. My tetnus shot is up to date so now
I will just keep my eye on it and hope it heals quickly. I wont miss the
carpet. Id rather have wood underfoot. Barefeet and all.
I hope I didnt squick anyone out to badly.
Diana

Polly Esther wrote:
My first employer had a rather picturesque expression that I'm not sure
is okay to use in polite company, but it was "beat with buzzard guts and
drug through Hell backwards". That pretty well describes what out carpet
has been through including hairballs, chainsaws and creative toddlers.
Our carpet is wool. It does not electrocute me in the winter, it is kind
to every step, old cold feet, and it always looks nice. So, yes, Cheryl.
When the carpet lovers of the world unite, come hold my hand. Polly

"Cheryl" wrote in message
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Carpet lovers of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your cold
feet.

Mines a natural poly blend fiber!! LOL!

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"Diana Curtis" wrote in message
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The key to your love affair with your carpet is due largely to its being a
natural fiber. When my parents moved us to Wisconsin we got the wool
oriental rugs that were in the house. They lasted thru dogs and kids and
even moved with us to the next house. I have one of the area rugs, it is a
minimum of 40 years old and still looks wonderful.
On the other hand in this trailer we live in they put acrylic plush
carpet in most of the rooms. The living room looks like it was beaten with
buzzard guts and drug thru hell backwards (catchy phrase, that). DH tried
to steam clean it for 4 hours, using every chemical in his arsenal to
remove the stains from koolaid and chocolate milk. (Meg learned to drink
from a cup shortly after we moved here) and the carpet looked cleaner the
next day. The day after that it lost its resolve and went limp and filthy
again. One day DH will come home from work and find bare pressboard
flooring here. And now, a tale which I warn you, may not be for the
squeamish. In fact I will put a squeamishness avoiding space he











Ok. If you scrolled down this far you dont squeam easily, or you failed to
take my warning seriously. Yesterday I sat on the floor sorting toys and
crayons so I could vacumm safely. When I knelt to get up I felt an odd
cramping pain in my leg. When I twisted round to see what was causing such
gut twisting sensations I saw what I thought was a piece of wire
protruding from my calf. When I grabbed it I realized that a needle with
thread in it had been driven quite deeply into the muscle and possibly hit
the bone. Its out now, it still aches. My tetnus shot is up to date so now
I will just keep my eye on it and hope it heals quickly. I wont miss the
carpet. Id rather have wood underfoot. Barefeet and all.
I hope I didnt squick anyone out to badly.
Diana

Polly Esther wrote:
My first employer had a rather picturesque expression that I'm not sure
is okay to use in polite company, but it was "beat with buzzard guts and
drug through Hell backwards". That pretty well describes what out carpet
has been through including hairballs, chainsaws and creative toddlers.
Our carpet is wool. It does not electrocute me in the winter, it is kind
to every step, old cold feet, and it always looks nice. So, yes, Cheryl.
When the carpet lovers of the world unite, come hold my hand. Polly

"Cheryl" wrote in message
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Carpet lovers of the world unite! You have nothing to lose but your cold
feet.

Thank you, brave reader! LOL
Diana

Laurie G. wrote:
I scrolled all the way down - no squeamish here! All I can say is
OUCH!!!!!!!

I am enjoying all the posts about "carpet/no carpet". DH & I will be
building a new house in two years and have decided to go "no carpet". You
have just convinced me that we made the right decision! I hope your knee
heals well.

8 legs at least :-p
Roberta in D

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Yeah!! What was it in life? You got us all excited and then left us
hanging.
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uhhhhhhh........... kinda scared to ask......... what did it resemble in
its
flatness?

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"Roberta Zollner" wrote in message
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Ha! One night after unwisely drinking a lot of tea just before bedtime,
I
had to get up at an hour when my eyes don't open. Didn't turn lights
on,
I
can find the bathroom in the dark. Fortunately put my slippers on. The
next morning I found a very large squashed corpse right in the middle
of
the bathroom! Vaguely remembered a sort of lump in the floor during my
nighttime excursion...
Roberta in D, who will never ever even think of going barefoot in the
dark

"Hanne Gottliebsen" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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The other night, in the middle of the night, I had to go to the
toilet,
and right outside the bathroom door sat this huge spider. Now I wasn't
wearing my glasses even, but still saw it. The spiders here are of
course
quite safe (for humans, not for themselves).

Wnet back through the flat, collected glasses (why? I didn't really
waht
to see it), and shoes (not slippers). Sad to say, the spider did not
survive.

Sorry, but those big ones don't belong in my flat, and I can't get
myself
to handle them alive...


Hanne in London


Cheryl wrote:
I had friends on a rural property years ago. They had three young
children.
As everyone came in through the back door, shoes were stacked there.
No-one
was allowed out without sturdy shoes on - even/especially in hot
weather -
as this was snake territory! This also worked fine for inside - less
dirt
on the carpets for mum to clean.

Until one night we three adults were slumped down on chairs with our
legs
stretched out in front of us, relaxing after a day of tree planting
(500
seedlings, but that's another story).

Suddenly he elbowed me. I looked over and elbowed her. We all sat
there
not moving as the very large scorpion wandered past him and towards
me.
As
soon as it was well past him and obviously eyeing off the females
present he
got up quietly, went into the laundry and returned with a boot.
Squashed
scorpion! Then we all went back to watching the movie. No-one had
said
a
word.

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Diana Curtis wrote:

Deleted Diana's tale of injury that is not for the squeemish.

My tetnus shot is up
to date so now I will just keep my eye on it and hope it heals quickly.
I wont miss the carpet. Id rather have wood underfoot. Barefeet and all.
I hope I didnt squick anyone out to badly.
Diana

I hope you recover quickly! My leg aches just thinking about it!

marcella

In article ,
Diana Curtis wrote:

Ok. If you scrolled down this far you dont squeam easily, or you failed
to take my warning seriously.


OWWWWWW! I hope you're feeling better by now, Diana!
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