tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254064820989091642.post839213382185482326..comments2018-10-16T08:50:35.768-05:00Comments on Grey Stone Green: My New Shop, Episode 7: Slinging MudEthanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10762615024207105680noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254064820989091642.post-21104710111691175192009-07-24T08:19:26.098-05:002009-07-24T08:19:26.098-05:00Thanks, Kari! It is exciting to see it shape up!
...Thanks, Kari! It is exciting to see it shape up!<br /><br />Since it is a sub-level concrete floor, I wouldn't easily be able to do a solid hardwood. Otherwise, I'd probably already have picked up some reclaimed flooring from some place or another.<br /><br />My first thought was to use a floating engineered cork floor. It is something I'd be able to do myself, it is somewhat ecologically friendly (I think we won't fully know our impact on cork trees for several years), it would further dampen sound, and it would be the most tool edge friendly.<br /><br />But even though this is a relatively small space, it still calculates out to ~300 square feet. The lowest I've ever been able to find it for is $3.49/square foot. That figures out to about $1200 all said and done - ouch.<br /><br />My next thought was to use a different renewable source - bamboo. I believe I can pick it up for about $1.99/square foot, which would save me close to $450. But now that I think about it, I'm not sure if that was for a floating style, which is what I want.<br /><br />My final option would be to just use engineered hardwood (oak or maple or cherry or whatever - I'm not terribly picky).<br /><br />Considering how much time I'd like to spend down there and how long we'd like to continue living in our house (we hate moving, so we bought this house to live in for many, many years), maybe I should try to save up the additional money and go with what I really want.Ethanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10762615024207105680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7254064820989091642.post-54973128909912071042009-07-24T05:50:02.050-05:002009-07-24T05:50:02.050-05:00What kind of floor are you eventually planning to ...What kind of floor are you eventually planning to install? I worked on concrete for 12 years and it's really hard on your legs and feet (as I'm sure you know). Now I have T&G knotty pine that I bought at a builders' auction and it makes all the difference.<br /><br />Your shop space is shaping up nicely!Kari Hultmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224053263659415329noreply@blogger.com