August 25, 2009
Day 17: A work of art
In just four hours, I got the new floor installed! First, I used Jeremy’s fantastic jamb saw to cut away a little of the trim moulding around the doors so the new flooring would slide underneath it. (Thanks for the loan, Jeremy!) Then a quick vacuum and mop and I was ready to place the “tile.” I used a product called Allure, which I found at Home Depot (in-store, it’s only about $50 per box, not the $72 the Web site says). The saleswoman just raved about it. It is a vinyl flooring that can be installed right over the existing floor, called a floating floor because it is not fastened down to the subfloor. The tile pieces are in 36-inch strips, and look like three 12 x 12 tiles. An adhesive edge is exposed on one long edge and one short edge, and the tile strips interlock to create a waterproof bond.
It probably took me longer to do the two doorways than it did to do the entire rest of the room! It was very easy to cut — I scored it with a utility knife and then was able to fold along the cut to break it off.
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December 17, 2009 at 9:18 pm
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