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Installed fake hardwoods....
Here are some pics of the before/during/after.
Before...    
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First!
where's the afters?
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The FIRST!! thing is so fucking gay! Ill bet the floors look good man.
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11-26-2007, 08:45 PM
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During...
Carpet and tile ripped up    I laid 15lb tar paper over the concrete to absorb some of the "hollow" sounds that these fake wood floors give. Then laid the proper padding.   Half way finished laying it...  
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And here are the afters...
  
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11-26-2007, 08:50 PM
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So we went from this....
To this....
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11-26-2007, 08:59 PM
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Looks good I just had my hardwood floors redone this year and it is the best thing I could have done to the house.
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11-26-2007, 09:07 PM
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Looks good. Too much work for me though.
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nice tv setup
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As of 10pm this evening, it is now mounted on the fireplace above the mantle One step at a time, now I get to route wires through walls and the attic 
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11-26-2007, 10:10 PM
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I moved the mantle down quite a bit, then mounted the TV.......actually, clockworkorange mounted it, and I just watched
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Looks good..
Your fat lil pup looks confused, lol
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UGH! She's NOT FAT! She's just a little big boned
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Nick, what is the color of the wood called? I plan on installing hardwood in my house in the near future.
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Dark Red Wood
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Looks great, man! I'll let you know when I'm ready for mine.
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Home Depot. I think it was right around $1.70 sq ft. With the padding and the tar paper, it was right at $2.50sq ft
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I will have to say I am kind of disapointed in you. I figured you would go with real hardwood. I thought you knew how to wax man.
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11-27-2007, 11:29 AM
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Dang Nick.. Looks like you and I are on the same page.
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Trust me, I wanted to go with the real stuff. But, I have enough on my plate right now, and there just isn't enough time to be maintaining floors. I'm satisfied with what I got. It's not exactly what I wanted, but I'm happy with it..........for now 
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11-27-2007, 06:09 PM
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Did you undercut the fireplace? That's what scares me about diy.
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Yes I did. I was scared to do it also, but it wasn't so bad.
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11-27-2007, 08:12 PM
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11-29-2007, 12:30 PM
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I just bought a fixer upper ans have been working away from home but got the house painted inside and out and new floring.Here are some b4 pics.Ill post after when I get home 4 Christmas
   
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That lot is awesome! Couch is pretty cool also
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11-29-2007, 01:05 PM
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Looks great, really darkened the room. Now you need to paint the room with coordinating colors LOL.
That's a laminate floor, not engineered right? No glue needed? I was wondering why you used the tape? the laminate floors I put down lock together hard and wouldnt separate if you wanted them to. I did about 300sq ft in my renthouse earlier this year. Had never done it before it and it was easier than I thought. I was working with a buddy that had done his house and under his advice used the shoe molding. I wont do that again for two reasons. First, its ~$20 stick (10ft length?)and it adds up REAL quick. Second, it makes the floor look added on. I will remove the existing base board next time. probably more trouble with paint touch up and all but it has a more original and finished look.
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This floor locked together. But I was more afraid of something coming loose as I got down the line. So th be a little cautious, I used the tape on the joints. Probably overkill, but I'd hate to miss a gap after the floor was completely laid
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Cool - so where did you find the fixxer-upper? I am looking to PU some more investment properties. The market is so prime right now, I was considering finding a larger home for my primary residence. I'd love to have more sqft on a large lot with space for a shop, pool, etc.
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11-29-2007, 01:39 PM
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Big difference in the installed price vs doing it yourself. I asked around, and seemed the going rate to be about $5 sqft just for the installation.
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I just redid my whole house in Tile, well worth it. Looks great Nick!!
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11-29-2007, 02:22 PM
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looks good, I prefer a lighter wood, but that looks really nice!
a lot of people dislike that laminate for whatever reason, but real hardwood can be a liability. I've dealt with both, and all things considered, I prefer the faux stuff for my own crib
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looks great I have been wanting to do this as well
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11-29-2007, 07:06 PM
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here's a couple of shots of my renthouse and the floors we put down. I think the lighter colors tend to blend better and look more retro. I think this was about .99 sq ft.
I installed a couple of sticks of the 3/4" matching laminate shoe molding and didn't like it. It was big and made the floor look "added on". As an alternative, I went and bought the cheap 1/4 round in 1/2" dia. Painted it the same color as the base boards and put it down instead. To me it looked much better than the big-ass expensive laminate molding.
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Looks good. Laminate is just as good as hard wood and durable.
I hope you left atleast a 1/4" space between laminate and the wall though.
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i did mine a while back in my kitchen and dining room i wish that i had done the living room too instead of ceramic tile
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looks good i was going to try and do same thing for my house, but was worried about two big dogs scratching it up. that and i didnt want to move a 100 gallon fish tank. compared to other houses you have been to that have same set up, do you think the tar paper made that much of a difference?
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