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MADem

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7. By "engineered wood" do you mean Pergo, or something like that?
Wed Feb 13, 2013, 02:45 AM
Feb 2013

I have a "wood" floor made of rubberish material out on my (unheated and can-get-VERY-cold-in-winter and can-get-warm-in-Summer) sunporch that has taken a fair amount of abuse over the last six or so years.

It cleans with a damp mop, it looks like wood, it really does--it fools people--and it takes spills and keeps on going. It is "dirt colored" dark "wood" (matches the dirt in the yard)--the grain on it looks real. I had a flooring guy come with a crew and put it in, I did not "DIY." They glued it down.

I put something similar in a tiny entryway in a cottage--it did not glue down, it had these tabs and it stuck to itself. Cut easily with an exacto knife. I used a lighter "wood" pattern in that installation. That stuff has been going for about four years and still looks new. Damp mop--nothing else. Real easy care.

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No. Go to a hardware store and pick their brains on how to get it up Warpy Feb 2013 #1
I hear you about the water and the tile. Adsos Letter Feb 2013 #2
I don't think it will perform well in a BATHROOM Warpy Feb 2013 #3
Ah, ok. Adsos Letter Feb 2013 #4
beware of asbestos. jonthebru Feb 2013 #5
Thanks for the heads up. Adsos Letter Feb 2013 #6
By "engineered wood" do you mean Pergo, or something like that? MADem Feb 2013 #7
A 5-ply wood core with a hardwood veneer, prefinished. Adsos Letter Feb 2013 #9
While you're out shopping, have a peek at the rubber "wood" floors. MADem Feb 2013 #11
Stink wouldn't really be a problem if it dissipates as quickly as that. Adsos Letter Feb 2013 #14
Is it sheet vinyl or sheet linoleum? LiberalEsto Feb 2013 #8
You're correct, it is vinyl, not real linoleum. Adsos Letter Feb 2013 #10
You might start a thread over here: Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2013 #12
Thanks for the link. Adsos Letter Feb 2013 #13
I was thinking about how many vinyl floors I floored over ! Wash. state Desk Jet Feb 2013 #15
Thanks! You are right, it's only about 30 sq. ft. Adsos Letter Feb 2013 #16
Finished that project Adsos Letter Mar 2013 #17
nice! Kali Mar 2013 #18
Thanks, Kali! Adsos Letter Mar 2013 #19
Nice job! Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2013 #20
Thanks! Adsos Letter Apr 2013 #22
A++++.....looks fantastic! Well done, you! nt MADem Apr 2013 #21
Thanks! I forgot to mention that the cabinet was originally oak. Adsos Letter Apr 2013 #23
It looks stunning--like a brand new cabinet. And the construction of even a MADem Apr 2013 #24
Really nice job ! Hula Popper Apr 2013 #25
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