Flooring choice for basement/tank area

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Are you doing stairs as well? This creates a real delima between safety and ease of cleaning.

Yes the stairs need to be done. Hence me not wanting to do carpet since I won't touch stairs...

[therealshark]

i did some searching on it before i purchased it but couldnt find anything. i purchased it from homehardware.
here is a link to there. there is more options than the 4 shown here.
http://www.homehardware.ca/en/cat/se...resso+flooring

i think it was around $2.50 or $2.75 a square foot. kinda pricey, but no more than good quality laminate.

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by therealshark

i did some searching on it before i purchased it but couldnt find anything. i purchased it from homehardware.
here is a link to there. there is more options than the 4 shown here.
http://www.homehardware.ca/en/cat/se...resso+flooring

i think it was around $2.50 or $2.75 a square foot. kinda pricey, but no more than good quality laminate.

Oh they're press and go? Yeah I'm def wanting something that installs like hardwood. My experience with stick ons has been mixed.

Now that I look again they are planks...weird they call it press and go. Do these lock together?

[therealshark]

this isnt the peel and stick stuff. it has 2 grooves that clip together, i used a rubber hammer. you will have to see it in person to see how easy it is.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by lastlight

Yes the stairs need to be done. Hence me not wanting to do carpet since I won't touch stairs...

Hardwood stairs can be pretty dangerous, especially if kids are around, hardwood stairs are also pretty expensive as you have to buy the nosing which costs around $60-$90 per stair. Carpet is much safer but hard to keep clean, installers do charge more for stairs but not that much more.

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by sphelps

Hardwood stairs can be pretty dangerous, especially if kids are around, hardwood stairs are also pretty expensive as you have to buy the nosing which costs around $60-$90 per stair. Carpet is much safer but hard to keep clean, installers do charge more for stairs but not that much more.

Yeah somehow I keep getting excited about the floor and forget about the nose pieces. I suppose I could carpet the stairs and do the hardwood downstairs...