10-24-17, 01:37 PM | |
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Join Date: Aug 2002
Location: Raleigh, NC
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We had a bunch of stuff done and it all took a week. The flooring part took the better part of one day. They started between 7:30 - 8:00 am and finished up around 2:00 - 3:00.
Our part was to move everything out of the room EXCEPT for the big furniture. They moved that to the sunroom and moved the furniture back after it was all done. The worst part of it was the BANG, BANG, BANG, BANG that went on the whole time it was being installed. If you choose hardwood, it's not a quiet process. I worked from home that day, but went out for lunch and found several reasons to walk outside for a few minutes throughout the time.
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10-24-17, 02:39 PM | |
Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Maryland, USA
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Laura - Can you PM the list of folks that your Real Estate agent recommended - I have the hardest time finding responsible contractors who will come when they say they will and do what needs to be done. It is a never ending battle to get stuff done and I lose patience and momentum with it pretty quickly b/c of it.
I will take a list of everyone you have - I have quite a bit of work I want to have done over the next few years - kitchen/bath remodels, flooring, some minor construction, you a name it! Donna |
10-24-17, 03:25 PM | |
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Join Date: Nov 2001
Location: Orange County, CA
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From my experience, I will tell you:
DON'T use laminate planking - it will start popping up after 4 years DON'T get patterned carpet - I mean the kind that is texture patterned, just.....no.
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10-24-17, 03:38 PM | |
Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: West of Chicago in the Illinois Corn Belt
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My two cents is avoid Berber carpet. It has something to do with the fibers. Once it gets dirty it's impossible to clean. It looks good the day you clean it and the next day all the dirt and grime rises back to the top. It also tends to pull away from the wall and unravel after it is installed.
I have mostly hardwood. I was thinking about this the other day when sweeping and mopping the floors. There is so much dirt on the floors and even after sweeping, dusting, vacuuming, then sweeping again when I went to wash the floors they were still dirty. If you think of this in terms of your carpet, it really doesn't get that clean. If you are going to get carpet get a commercial grade (which is not that pretty but they are coming out with some nicer commercial grade carpet designs) and make sure the padding is really good. |
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