May 11, 2006
Basement: Flooring!
I'm writing this entry with my tongue. It's the only part of my body not burnt out by putting down this flooring.
It's all reach and force and knees and leverage. My stomach muscles burn, my arms are on fire (but big and sexy as blood bulges them up a bit) and I've got a very nice neck strain headache, thankee very much.
On the other hand, the cork floor feels fantastic, looks even better, and is coming along swimmingly with no major problems! In fact, I ordered 10% extra for slop and trimming the boards but I'm currently running at 1% slop so far (in the early easy going).
Of course, if I end up with extra we'll have to figure out what to do with 30-50sqft of cork.
Anyway, I put down a SupR-Kwality underlayment that is thick and cushy and all of that. Combined with the cork, it's a really nice combination so far.
I'm thinking of getting a table tennis setup. You know: ping pong! I'll even let the kids play with it occasionally.
Posted by BilFish at May 11, 2006 07:17 PM