Flooring choice for basement/tank area

[lastlight]

so could i spill on bamboo? I'd really like to not do a tile border around the tank =)

[lastlight]

This looks nice:

http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/s...k=P_PartNumber

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by lastlight

This looks nice:

http://www.homedepot.ca/webapp/wcs/s...k=P_PartNumber

The tiger stuff is pretty ugly in person, thought about this myself but saw a whole floor done in it and almost threw up a little And I like tiger wood which is what I put in my house. The regular bamboo is much nicer IMO.

[lastlight]

I'd love to find bamboo in a darker espresso colour. Then again that would show all the dust down here. I like the regular stuff as well.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by lastlight

I'd love to find bamboo in a darker espresso colour. Then again that would show all the dust down here. I like the regular stuff as well.

You can get it dark, rona has a darker one which is pretty cheap. Totem also has a darker one for around $2, last time I looked at it anyway.

[wickedfrags]

As you have a subfloor.......consider 36" or ceramic tile around the tank and then carpet in the rest of the area.

Hands in and out of the tank is tough on materials other than ceramic.

[lastlight]

Originally Posted by wickedfrags.com

As you have a subfloor.......consider 36" or ceramic tile around the tank and then carpet in the rest of the area.

Hands in and out of the tank is tough on materials other than ceramic.

I think that's the smartest choice. I've just had tile and carpet in all my places and wanted to try something new. I'd have to tile the back corner where my chair is as well which is not a huge deal but makes that space permanently different than other areas (moving desk later wouldn't be as attractive).

[therealshark]

bamboo would be nice. for $2 a square, that is very reasonable. i couldnt find that anywhere near that price in lethbridge.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by therealshark

bamboo would be nice. for $2 a square, that is very reasonable. i couldnt find that anywhere near that price in lethbridge.

Yeah it was on sale at the time so not sure what the regular price was, regular price at rona is like $3.50 but you could check timber town which is usually pretty reasonable.

[sphelps]

Originally Posted by lastlight

so could i spill on bamboo? I'd really like to not do a tile border around the tank =)

Yeah to a point, you'll still have to clean up any spills but it's suppose to be pretty good, plus it floats so it's easy to replace boards worst case. I almost did bamboo in my house, it looks really nice. The problem with laminate and vinyl flooring is they tend to look fake and cheap.